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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 20, 1943
Playing career | |
1962–1965 | Ripon |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1965–1966 | West Bend HS (freshmen) |
1966–1968 | Mineral Point HS |
1968–1969 | Marion HS |
1969–1972 | New London HS |
1972–1976 | Eau Claire Memorial HS |
1976–1985 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
1985–1995 | Green Bay |
1995–2001 | Wisconsin |
2003–2006 | Washington State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 489–307 (college) |
Tournaments |
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Richard A. Bennett (born April 20, 1943) 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. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the father of former Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett and former Northern Illinois women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett.