Corey Gipson (born January 22, 1981) is an

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basketball

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who is the current head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Gipson played his first two years at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri before transferring to

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where he was part of two Governors Ohio Valley Conference regular season titles, including the 2003 OVC tournament title for a berth in the NCAA tournament.

Coaching career

After graduating, Gipson started his coaching career as an assistant at

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from 2005 to 2009 before joining the staff at

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where he would coach under both

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and

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. Gipson would return to his alma mater as an assistant coach from 2012 to 2015, then become an assistant coach at

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in 2016. On March 21, 2022, Gipson was named the 10th coach in Northwestern State's history, replacing the retiring

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Head coaching record

References

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