Murray Satterfield (March 19, 1926 – April 24, 2013) was an American

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coach. He was the coach of

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and led their transition to a four-type year program. A native of

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, Satterfield played college basketball for

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, where in 1949 he was named to the All-

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. Following the close of his college career, he coached high school basketball in his home state before being named head coach at

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in 1965. Satterfield led the Broncos from the junior college ranks to the

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in his time there, earning a College Division NCAA Tournament bid in

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. He compiled a total record of 134–77 at

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. Satterfield abruptly resigned as the Broncos head coach in-season in January, 1973. He would later coach the College of Idaho from 1975 to 1978. Satterfield died on April 24, 2013, at age 87.

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