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>> HE SUCCEEDED A LEGEND IN THE

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MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC. OTHER

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THAN THAT, IT'S BEEN BUSINESS AS

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USUAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF

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INDIANAPOLIS'S NEW VICE

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PRESIDENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE

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ATHLETICS BILL BENNER HAS MORE

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IN THIS WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA

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SPORTS. BILL.

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>>

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AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NEW

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VP, SCOTT YOUNG, IS AS FAMILIAR

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WITH UINDY AND GREYHOUND

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ATHLETICS AS ANYONE COULD

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POSSIBLY BE, HAVING GRADUATED

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FROM THE SOUTHSIDE INSTITUTION

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IN 1999 AND THEN REMAINED THERE

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AS AN ASSISTANT COACH, ATHLETIC

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TRAINER AND DIRECTOR OF

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COMPLIANCE BEFORE SUCCEEDING DR.

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SUE WILLEY LAST FALL.

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AND WE WELCOME SCOTT TO OUR

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PROGRAM.

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THANKS FOR JOINING US.

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>> THANKS, BILL.

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>> YOU'VE TAKEN OVER A PROGRAM,

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YOU'VE BEEN PART OF A PROGRAM

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THAT'S REALLY BEEN A MODEL FOR

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DIVISION 2 SUCCESS.

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YOU'VE LED THE GREAT LAKES

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VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL SPORTS FOR

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EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

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SOCCER, SWIMMING TEAMS, WHAT'S

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KIND OF THE THREAD THAT RUNS

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THROUGH THAT ALL, SCOTT?

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>> BILL, I THINK IT'S REALLY THE

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COACHES THAT WE HAVE HERE AT

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U-INDY FOCUSED ON THE MISSION OF

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THE UNIVERSITY BRINGING IN HIGH

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QUALITY PEOPLE THAT ARE GREAT

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STUDENTS, GREAT INDIVIDUALS, AND

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TREMENDOUS STUDENT ATHLETES.

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SO I THINK IT IS THE COMBINATION

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OF THE COACHING STAFF, THE

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ADMINISTRATION, AND JUST THE

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QUALITY RECRUITING, AND BRINGING

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IN THE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT

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MEET THE MISSION OF THE

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UNIVERSITY, LIKE I MENTIONED, I

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REALLY FOCUS ON THE WORD WIN

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WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT, THAT IS

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OUR MOTTO AS A GROUP.

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WE WANT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES TO

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WIN AS STUDENTS, PEOPLE AND

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ATHLETES.

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IT IS ALL ABOUT WINNING AT THE

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UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

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>> MORE THAN JUST LIP SERVICE,

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THE PROOF IS IN THE OUTCOMES.

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U-INDY HAS BEEN IN THE TOP TEN

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DIVISION TWO ACADEMIC RANKINGS

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FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

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>> YEAH, WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE

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ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ABOVE A

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3.0GPA, I THINK YOU GIVE THE

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CREDIT TO THE STUDENT ATHLETES,

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OUR ACADEMIC ADVISORS, OUR

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COACHES, THERE IS REALLY A FOCUS

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ON ACADEMICS, AND THE ACADEMIC

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SUCCESS, AND THE OVERALL COLLEGE

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EXPERIENCE THAT'S NOT JUST

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WINNING ON THE COURT ON THE

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FIELD, OR IN THE POOL.

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IT IS WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM,

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AND WINNING WITH OUR COMMUNITY

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SERVICE AND ALL OF THE POSITIVE

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THINGS THAT WE DO BESIDES JUST

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BEING AN ATHLETE

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>> SCOTT, WE MENTIONED THE

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LEGEND DR. SUE WILY IN THE

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OPENING.

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YOU WORKED FOR SUE ALL THOSE

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YEARS SHE WAS DIRECTOR OF

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ATHLETICS.

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WHAT HAVE YOU TAKEN IN YOUR ROLE

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AS VP OF ATHLETICS?

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>> SUE WAS A TREMENDOUS MENTOR,

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JUST REALLY BROUGHT THE DIVISION

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2 PHILOSOPHY AND THAT IT'S MORE

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THAN JUST BEING AN ATHLETE, THAT

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YOU NEED TO BE A HIGH QUALITY

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STUDENT, YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON

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BEING A GOOD PERSON, YOU'RE

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ALWAYS REPRESENTING THE

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INSTITUTION.

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I THINK I'VE JUST TAKEN THAT

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FROM SUE, AND THAT'S REALLY BEEN

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THE PHILOSOPHY AT U-INDY.

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WE CONTINUED THAT FORWARD.

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AS LONG AS WE HAVE GOOD COACHES

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IN PLACE AND GOOD STUDENT

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ATHLETES HERE WE'LL CONTINUE TO

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HAVE THAT SUCCESS IN ALL ASPECTS

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OF THE COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE

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>> I'M INTRIGUED, YOU ANNOUNCED

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A CLUB SPORTS INITIATIVE THAT

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WILL INVOLVE, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS

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NOT JUST STUDENT ATHLETES, BUT

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STUDENTS IN GENERAL AT U-INDY.

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TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT WILL

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ENTAIL.

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>> WELL, WHEN WE STARTED TALKING

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ABOUT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES

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AND WAYS THAT WE COULD BRING

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MORE STUDENTS INTO OUR

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DEPARTMENT AND TO THE

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UNIVERSITY, AND THAT RECRUITMENT

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AND ALSO RETENTION PIECE, WE

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FELT LIKE CLUB SPORTS WOULD BE A

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GREAT AVENUE.

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WE FOUND THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF

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INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT THE

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COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

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BUT NOT QUITE READY FOR THAT

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FULL COMMITMENT TO NCAA DIVISION

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TWO ATHLETICS.

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WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THAT HOME

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BETWEEN INTERMURALS AND DIVISION

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TWO FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT

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WANT HIGH LEVEL COMPETITION BUT

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JUST NOT QUITE AT THE INTENSITY

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OF DIVISION TWO ATHLETICS, AND

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WE FOUND SOME DIFFERENT SPORTS

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THAT ARE GOING TO PROVIDE THOSE.

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AND GET THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING

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A STUDENT ATHLETE HERE AT THE

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UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, AND

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JUST REALLY HAVE THAT QUALITY

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EXPERIENCE THAT OUR CURRENT

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STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE

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>> SOME OF THOSE SPORTS WILL BE,

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FOR EXAMPLE?

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>> WE HAVE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S

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TENNIS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S POWER

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LIFTING.

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WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MEN'S AND

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WOMEN'S BOWLING.

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CHEERLEADING AND DANCE, ULTIMATE

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FRISBIE, WATER POLO.

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CURRENTLY ON CAMPUS, WE'RE

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ADDING THOSE INTO OUR DEPARTMENT

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GOING FORWARD

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>> I LOVE JUST THE THOUGHT OF

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THAT, FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO

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WEREN'T ELITE ATHLETES DURING

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THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.

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AS WE WRAP UP,

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PAUL -- OUR -- U-INDY GUY, NOW

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THE MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH,

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MEN'S BASKETBALL UNDER WAY, AND

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I KNOW YOU LOOK FORWARD TO A

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SUCCESS SEASON ON THE HARDWOOD.

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>> COACH -- PAUL, HAS DONE A

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GREAT JOB COMING INTO U-INDY,

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TAKEN FORWARD THE PROGRAM THAT

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STAN GERARD HAD BUILT FOR MANY

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YEARS.

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WHEN HE LEFT, HE MADE A DECISION

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TO GO TO SOUTHERN INDIANA THE

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DAY I WAS ANNOUNCED.

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IT WAS QUITE A CELEBRATION FOR

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ABOUT FIVE MINUTES INTO WORK

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FINDING OUR NEXT MEN'S

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BASKETBALL COACH.

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GREAT TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS

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AN ALUM, CONNECTED TO THE SOUTH

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SIDE OF THE CITY, LEADING OUR

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PROGRAM.

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HE'S A GREAT COACH, A GREAT

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PERSON, HAS TREMENDOUS STUDENT

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ATHLETES AND REALLY BUYS INTO

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THE MISSION OF U-INDY AND THE

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QUALITY STUDENTS, THE QUALITY

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PEOPLE, AND JUST BEING HIGHLY

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SUCCESSFUL ON THE COURT

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>> SCOTT, WE APPRECIATE YOU

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COMING ON THE PROGRAM.

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CONTINUED SUCCESS AT U-INDY.

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AGAIN, A MODEL FOR DIVISION TWO

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ATHLETICS, WE WISH YOU ALL THE

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BEST GOING FORWARD.