- Ron Hunter
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Name = Ron Hunter
Sport = Basketball
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College = IUPUI
Title =Head coach
Awards = Mid-Con Coach of the Year (2006)
Championships = Mid-Con Tournament Championship (2003)
Mid-Con Regular Season Championship (2006)
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Years = 1982-1986
Team = Miami (Ohio)
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CoachYears = 1987-1993
1993-1994
1994-present
CoachTeams = Milwaukee (asst.)
Miami (Ohio) (asst.)
IUPUI
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BBallHOF =Ron Hunter is the head men's basketball coach at
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis . As of the 2007-2008 season he has been at IUPUI for fourteen seasons. He led the team to their first, and thus far only, NCAA tournament appearance in 2003.On
January 24 ,2008 , Hunter coached a game againstOakland University barefoot. He did this to benefitSamaritan's Feet , a foundation that donates shoes to people who cannot afford them. His goal was to raise 40,000 shoes, however, before tipoff, over 110,000 pairs of shoes had been donated. [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3210742|title=IUPUI coach will roam sidelines barefoot to help charity|accessdate=2008-01-23|last=|first=|date=2008|publisher=ESPN.com] When all was done he had acquired over 200,000 pairs. [cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803170327|title=Jaguars Left Out of Postseason Play|accessdate=2008-03-17|last=|first=|date=2008|publisher=Indystar.com] His actions gathered national media attention, including his being named ABC's Person of the Week. [cite web|url=http://m.indystar.com/news.jsp?key=196715&rc=th|title=IUPUI's Hunter up to his ears in donated shoes|accessdate=2008-03-05|last=|first=|date=2008|publisher=Indystar.com]References
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