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Doug Day

b. 1970

American basketball player

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Born 1970. Doug Day is an American basketball player and basketball coach.

Douglas Mcarthur Day, Jr. (born February 17, 1972) is an American high school basketball coach and former college basketball player.

Playing career At , Day played the shooting guard position for Radford University between 1989 and 1993. He was a prolific three-point field goal shooter; at the time of his graduation, his 401 made three-pointers were the most in NCAA Division I history, breaking the prior mark of 363 set by Loyola Marymount's Jeff Fryer in 1990. Day led the nation in threes made per game as a junior when he connected for 4.03 per contest. That season, he led the Highlanders to their first Big South Conference men's basketball regular season championship; it was also the second of back-to-back 20-win seasons.

Day was inducted into the Radford University Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Big South Conference Hall of Fame in 2005.

Coaching career After graduating from Radford in 1993 with a degree in education, Day began his coaching career as an assistant boys' basketball coach at Northside High School in Roanoke, Virginia. He spent several seasons at Northside until becoming an assistant at his alma mater, Blacksburg High School, in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Important facts

Born
1970
Birth century
Nationality
Education
Blacksburg High School, Radford University
Awards
Big South Conference

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Day?

American basketball player

When was Doug Day born?

Doug Day was born in 1970.

What is Doug Day's occupation?

Doug Day is a basketball player and basketball coach.

What nationality is Doug Day?

Doug Day is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Doug Day

· Wikidata: Q14474367

· DBpedia: Doug Day

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