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March 26,
2007
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HEAD COACH BOB WALSH &
SENIOR GUARD KINSEY DURGIN
HONORED BY RHODE ISLAND
BASKETBALL MEDIA |
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Providence, RI—Rhode
Island College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Walsh and senior
guard Kinsey Durgin (Greenwood, ME) were honored by the Rhode
Island Basketball Media at the annual Cox Sports Television R.I.
Basketball Media Awards Luncheon on Monday, Mar. 26 at the Radisson
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Walsh was named the Coach of the Year in the Div. II, III and
Community College Division. He led
Rhode Island
College to a 27-4 overall record and a berth in the 2007 NCAA Div. III
Men’s Basketball Tournament, where the Anchormen advanced to the Elite
Eight. The Anchormen established school records for the most wins in a
season, won their first-ever Little East Conference Men’s Basketball
Tournament and were the LEC Regular Season Champions for the second
time in the past three years. Rhode Island College made its first NCAA
Tournament appearance in 28 years. In two seasons at the helm, Walsh
has posted a 46-14 (.767) record at RIC. |
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Durgin shared the Player of the Year honors for the Div. II, III and
Community College Division with Bryant University’s Chris Burns.
Durgin was named to the All-Northeast Second Team by the National
Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and was awarded the same
honors by D3Hoops.com. He was named First Team All-Little East
Conference for the second consecutive season. Durgin was also named
the Most Outstanding Player of the 2007
Little East
Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, also garnering All-Tournament
Team honors. He played in 31 games, starting all of them. He averaged
14.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
Durgin leaves Rhode Island College as the program’s all-time leader in
games played (115). He totaled 1,290 points, 472 rebounds, 308 assists
and 131 steals in his four-year career. He is 11th all-time
at RIC in career scoring and ninth in assists. |
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John
Wolfe from Cox Sports Television Presents Head Men's Basketball Coach
Bob Walsh and Senior Guard Kinsey Durgin With Their Awards. |
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