Photo: Ron "Fang" Mitchell, head basketball coach Coppin State University - 21 years; (29 years experience), native of Philadelphia, PA; graduate of Coppin State University.Coppin State University men's basketball coach Ron "Fang' Mitchell, along with former Washington Township High football star Mike Koerner will be among the 13 inductees to the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame during the 28th annual Induction Banquet on March 18, 2008 at Auletto's Caterers in Almonesson, New Jersey, the executive committee has announced.
Tickets for the 28th Annual Banquet are available by calling (856) 435-3367.
Ron "Fang" Mitchell (Gloucester CC): The longtime Coppin State men's basketball coach, Mitchell has earned a reputation as one of the nation's top collegiate coaches. Entering this season, he was Coppin's all-time winningest coach with 318 career victories, three NCAA tournament appearances, two NIT bids, six 20-win seasons, and a share of nine Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles in the 1990s.
Mitchell was a former star player at Gloucester County College, averaging 23 points per game his sophomore season. He later coached the GCC men's basketball teams to a career record of 227-45 from 1978 to 1986, winning four regional junior college titles and 10 Garden State Conference crowns.
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