Don Corbett
Biographical details | |
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Born | Lincoln (MO) | October 5, 1942
1979–1993 | North Carolina A&T |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 413–204 (.669) |
Tournaments | 0–7 (NCAA Division I) 6–5 (NCAA Division II) 0–1 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
7 MEAC regular season (1981, 1982, 1984–1986, 1988, 1992) 7 MEAC tournament (1982–1988) 3 MIAA regular season (1972, 1975, 1977) MIAA tournament (1977) | |
Awards | |
6× MEAC Coach of the Year (1982–1986, 1988) | |
Don Corbett (October 5, 1942 – September 12, 2018) was an American college basketball coach for North Carolina A&T State University, where he led the program to seven NCAA tournament appearances from 1982 to 1988.[1]
Corbett was born in
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In 1979, Corbett moved to Division I North Carolina A&T. After an initial rebuilding season where his Aggies went 8–19, Corbett's teams ran off a string of eight consecutive seasons winning either the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season or tournament championship (winning both in five seasons). The Aggies program won seven consecutive MEAC tournament titles between 1982 and 1988, a streak only equaled in Division I history by the Kentucky Wildcats.[1][5] Corbett retired in 1993 with a 256–145 record in his thirteen seasons.
Corbett was inducted into several basketball halls of fame - including the MEAC Hall of Fame, the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame, the MIAA Hall of Fame and the Lincoln University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2006, North Carolina A&T named the court of the Corbett Sports Center after Corbett and fellow Aggie coaching great Cal Irvin.[4][6]
Corbett died of cancer on September 12, 2018.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Lincoln Blue Tigers (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ) (1971–1979)
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1971–72 | Lincoln | 22–6 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA College Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1972–73 | Lincoln | 19–7 | 9–3 | ||||||
1973–74 | Lincoln | 18–8 | 7–5 | ||||||
1974–75 | Lincoln | 19–9 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1975–76 | Lincoln | 20–8 | 8–4 | NCAA Division II First Round | |||||
1976–77 | Lincoln | 22–6 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
1977–78 | Lincoln | 22–6 | 9–3 | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | |||||
1978–79 | Lincoln | 17–9 | 7–5 | ||||||
Lincoln: | 159–59 (.729) | 71–25 (.740) | |||||||
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1979–1993) | |||||||||
1979–80 | North Carolina A&T | 8–19 | 0–6 | 5th | |||||
1980–81 | North Carolina A&T | 21–8 | 7–3 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
1981–82 | North Carolina A&T | 19–9 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1982–83 | North Carolina A&T | 23–8 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1983–84 | North Carolina A&T | 22–7 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1984–85 | North Carolina A&T | 19–10 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1985–86 | North Carolina A&T | 22–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1986–87 | North Carolina A&T | 24–6 | 12–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1987–88 | North Carolina A&T | 26–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1988–89 | North Carolina A&T | 9–18 | 6–10 | T–6th | |||||
1989–90 | North Carolina A&T | 12–17 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
1990–91 | North Carolina A&T | 17–10 | 10–6 | T–2nd | |||||
1991–92 | North Carolina A&T | 18–9 | 11–4 | T–1st | |||||
1992–93 | North Carolina A&T | 14–13 | 9–7 | T–2nd | |||||
North Carolina A&T: | 254–145 (.637) | 127–58 (.686) | |||||||
Total: | 413–204 (.669) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b c Mills, Jeff (September 13, 2018). "Don Corbett, former A&T basketball coach, dies". News & Record. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Don Corbett obituary". News & Record. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Carr, Dan (March 31, 2014). "Former LU coach Don Corbett to be inducted into MIAA hall of fame". lubluetigers.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Dell, John (March 8, 2009). "Legend: Don Corbett led the Aggies to seven consecutive MEAC Tournament championships A&T". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Callenna (September 13, 2018). "Renowned A&T basketball coach, Don Corbett, dies at 75". hbcugameday.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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