Ervin Lee Inniger, Jr. (born January 16, 1945) is a retired
professional basketball
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shooting guard
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who spent two seasons in the
American Basketball Association
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(ABA) as a member of the
Minnesota Muskies (1967–68) and the
Miami Floridians (1968–69). After his two seasons in the ABA, he moved back to
Minnesota and accepted the job as
athletic director and men's basketball coach for
Golden Valley Lutheran College Golden Valley Lutheran College was founded as the Lutheran Bible Institute. The LBI was a two-year degree-granting Lutheranism, Lutheran educational institution established in 1919 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. It moved to Minneapol ...
. He coached five years at
Augsburg College before accepting the
head coach position at
North Dakota State University.
Since 2013, Inniger has been the head boys' basketball coach for Park Christian High School in
Moorhead, Minnesota.
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1945 births
Living people
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Augsburg Auggies men's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Indiana
Basketball players from Indiana
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
High school basketball coaches in Minnesota
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
Miami Floridians players
Minnesota Muskies players
North Dakota State Bison men's basketball coaches
People from Berne, Indiana
Shooting guards
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