Richard A Bennett was born on April 20,1943 and is an American former college basketball coach who is best known for building the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball program into a mid-major power and revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program.
11 Facts About Dick Bennett
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Dick Bennett was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Clintonville, Wisconsin.
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Dick Bennett had enormous success at each level of collegiate coaching in Wisconsin.
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Dick Bennett then was varsity head coach at Marion High School in Marion, Wisconsin for two seasons from, New London High School in New London, Wisconsin, and Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Dick Bennett coached Wisconsin to three NCAA tournament appearances, including the 2000 Final Four.
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Dick Bennett recruited players who were willing to place teamwork and discipline ahead of personal statistics.
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Dick Bennett's players excelled in the classroom as well as on the court.
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Dick Bennett was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Dick Bennett is best known for devising the "pack line" defense, a gap defense that clogs up potential driving lanes and prevents ballhandlers from getting to the paint.
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Dick Bennett's son continued using the "pack line" after succeeding him at Washington State, and took the defense with him to Virginia.
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Dick Bennett went to high school in Clintonville, Wisconsin and graduated from Ripon College.