Nolan Richardson
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 27, 1941 El Paso, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1964 | Texas Western |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1978 | Bowie HS |
| 1978–1981 | Western Texas JC |
| 1981–1985 | Tulsa |
| 1985–2002 | Arkansas |
| 2009–2011 | Tulsa Shock |
| International | |
| 2005–2007 | Panama |
| 2007 | Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 508–206 (.711) (college) 7–38 (.156) (WNBA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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NCAA Division I: (1994) |
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| Awards | |
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1998 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014 |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008 |
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NCAA Division I: (1994)
3× Regional Championships - Final Four (1990, 1994, 1995)
NIT (1981)
NJCAA Division I (1980)
2× MVC regular season (1984, 1985)
2× MVC Tournament (1982, 1984)
3× SWC regular season (1989–1991)
3× SWC Tournament (1989, 1990, 1991)
2× SEC regular season (1992, 1994)
4× SEC West Division (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
1998 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
1998 SEC Coach of the Year
1995 USBWA Most Courageous Award
1994 NABC National Coach of the Year
Nolan Richardson Jr. (born December 27, 1941) is a former American basketball head coach best known for his tenure at the University of Arkansas, where he won the 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, Richardson coached teams to winning a Division I Basketball National Championship, an NIT championship, and a Junior College National Championship, making him the only coach to win all three championships. During his 22 seasons of coaching in NCAA Division I, Richardson made a post-season tournament appearance 20 times.
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