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Altman retires as winningest coach in Oregon hoops history
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Oregon men's basketball coach Dana Altman has retired after 16 seasons, the school announced Wednesday. Altman, 68, is the winningest coach in Oregon program history, going 382-182 and reaching the NCAA tournament nine times, including the Final Four in 2017, during his tenure. "I've loved every minute of coaching here, and stepping away is difficult and truly painful," Altman said in a statement.
Oregon men's basketball coach Dana Altman has retired after 16 seasons, the school announced Wednesday.
Altman, 68, is the winningest coach in Oregon program history, going 382-182 and reaching the NCAA tournament nine times, including the Final Four in 2017, during his tenure.
"I've loved every minute of coaching here, and stepping away is difficult and truly painful," Altman said in a statement. "I love coaching, it's what I know best and what I've been fortunate enough to do for almost five decades.
"... It's been the honor of my life to coach the Ducks."
Longtime assistant coach and former DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield will serve as the interim head coach for the upcoming season.
Oregon struggled to a 12-20 mark last season, including a 5-15 record in Big Ten play.
Altman also coached at Marshall, Kansas State and Creighton during his career, posting a 792-425 mark.
"I have had to make two really tough decisions in my coaching career," Altman said. "The first was leaving Creighton, a place my family and I dearly loved, to come to Oregon. This is the second.
"... I'm going to miss my coaches, my players and our incredible fans more than I can express. But I know this is the right thing to do at this time."