John Kresse (born April 17, 1943 in

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coach and writer. He is former head coach of the

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Cougars and assistant coach with the

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and St. John's University. Kresse has the 5th highest winning percentage (.797) of any Division 1 NCAA college basketball coach with 560 wins and 143 losses during his 23 years as head coach of the College of Charleston. Kresse retired from coaching duties in 2002. In 2005, Kresse was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame. The

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is named after him. Prior to the 2008–2009 basketball season, the College of Charleston moved to the

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where the playing surface is named John Kresse Court in honor of the coach. In 2009, Kresse was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. Kresse coached the College of Charleston to the 1983 NAIA basketball title. One of the teams the Cougars defeated in the 1983 NAIA tournament was Chaminade, which had earlier in the season

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a great Virginia team led by Ralph Sampson. In 1990, the College of Charleston moved from NAIA to NCAA Division I, and soon became known as a giant killer. Over the next few years, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Stanford, and other major power programs would fall to the Cougars.

Head coaching record

Selected bibliography

* ''The Complete Book of Man-To-Man Offense'' (with Richard Jablonski) * ''Attacking Zone Defenses'' (with Richard Jablonski)

References

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