New Mexico State University Athletics

Played guard for NM State men's basketball team under head coach Presley Askew...Won a trio of New Mexico State Championships as head coach at Las Cruces High School from 1959-61...Head coach at Hardin-Simmons from 1962-66...Head coach at NM State from 1966-75 and from 1999-2005...Head coach at Illinois from 1975-96...Nineteen NCAA Tournament and four NIT appearances...Two Final Four teams - 1970 at NM State and 1989 at Illinois...Overall head coaching record if 779-422 ranks among the top 15 in NCAA history.