Houston Fancher (born February 17, 1966) is an American

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coach, previously the interim head coach of the

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team. Prior to that, he worked for four years at

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, and the last two as the Director of Basketball Operations. From 2000 to 2009, he was the men's head

coach of the

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at Appalachian State University. His first two seasons saw his team go 11–20, and 10–18, respectively. The following season, 2002–03, his team went 19–10, and Fancher was named the

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Coach of the Year. In the 2006–07 season, his squad won a school record 25 games, but failed to make the NCAA tournament, instead garnering Appalachian's first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berth instead. On March 16, 2009, Fancher resigned as head coach following a disappointing 2008–09 season. On April 2, 2015, Fancher was named assistant coach on the staff of new

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head coach

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. He was elevated to interim head coach after Price's sudden firing on December 14, 2017. On March 6, 2018, following a 3–17 record, Fancher was notified by incoming athletics director Mike Hill that he would not be retained through the 2018–19 season and that a nationwide search for a permanent men's basketball coach would begin immediately.The Charlotte Observer
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