Terry Truax (June 10, 1945 – February 15, 2015) was an American basketball coach, best known for his tenure as head coach for Towson University from 1983 to 1997.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1945-06-10)June 10, 1945 Hancock, Maryland |
Died | February 15, 2015(2015-02-15) (aged 69) Fairfax, Virginia |
Playing career | |
1966–1968 | Maryland |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1983–1997 | Towson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 202–203 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 ECC tournament (1990–1992) | |
Awards | |
2x Big South Coach of the Year (1993, 1994) | |
Truax played college basketball at Maryland before embarking on his coaching career.[1] Truax was an assistant to Morgan Wootten at DeMatha Catholic High School in 1969–70.[2] He held coaching staff roles at North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Colorado and Mississippi State before being named head coach at Towson in 1983.[1] Truax led the Tigers to a 202–203 record, highlighted by leading the Tigers to their first three NCAA tournament appearances from 1990 to 1992.[3] He also coached at the high school and junior college levels and had stints in China and South Korea.[1]
Towson Tigers men's basketball head coaches | |
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Big South Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year | |
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