Second on the list is Jim Boeheim with 1,010 wins. Although his career is still ongoing at NAIA Northwood, Rollie Massiminos legacy will always rest on his days with Villanova. Carlesimo coached Wagner to an NIT berth just three years after the school jumped to Division I all the way from D-III, but the best was yet to come for the coach. 4. After leading Cheyney State to eight Division II tournaments (and one national championship), John Chaney got the job that would define his career at Temple University. It wasn't always smooth sailing for . 2. Jim Phelan started coaching at Mount St. Marys in 1954 and stayed for the next 49 years. Georgetown basketball is on the map thanks to the efforts of John Thompson Jr.. In addition, the Boston Celtics of the NBA, concerts, presidential rallies and even boxing matches have also taken place at Matthews. Kyle Whittingham, Utah: 18th season 3. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The only black coach in conference history to win multiple ACC Coach of the Year awards, Hamilton coached the Seminoles to a school-record 29 wins and 13 ACC victories last season while returning to the Sweet 16 for a second straight season. $44,323 Yearly. Although Fran Dunphy has taken Temple to the last four NCAA tournaments, his ultimate legacy will likely rest with a different Philadelphia school. In fact, there area slew of vintage basketball sites that still serve as homes to Division I college basketball programs across the nation. Notable NBA players that Krzyzewski help shape and mold include two-time NBA champion Shane Battier, two-time all-star Elton Brand and Hall of Famer Grant Hill. In between, McGuire led North Carolina to the second undefeated championship season in NCAA history, edging out Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in the triple-OT 1957 title game. Bennett had also led UW-Green Bay to its first three NCAA tournament berths (upsetting Jason Kidd and Cal in 1994) and taken UW-Stevens Point to the NAIA title game (with a bit of help from future Blazers All-Star Terry Porter). Larranaga then texted me a link to the Instagram video of him dancing with his players after the Hurricanes victory in Blacksburg. Phil Martelli starts the 2011-12 season sitting on 300 victories as the coach at St. Josephs. But Morton has pitched in the majors in 15 consecutive seasons, while Luetge pitched all or . The defensive-minded Dixon has made eight NCAA tournament appearances, already a school record for a head coach, as is the Elite 8 finish his 2009 team achieved. Hawkins, who died in 2016 at 77 years old, was a member of the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and was honored as the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Mr. Basketball in 2005. Longest Tenured FCS Head Coaches: Current Team. Larry Brown - .760. It's worth pondering again: The five oldest coaches in. 1 team in the nation. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, 69 (Turns 70 on Sept. 15, 2021) 2. Rupp won 876 games (fourth-most all-time), every one of them at Kentucky, and led the Wildcats to one NIT and four NCAA championshipsincluding the 1948 title team, the Fabulous Five, whose starting lineup he imported wholesale to win gold at the 1948 Olympics. So unless some unforeseen circumstance takes that hourglass and turns it back upside-down again, Jim Boeheim will keep coaching and in another year he will become the oldest NCAA Division I basketball ever and then he will just keep coaching. In 32 years at the helm of Missouri basketball, Norm Stewart led the Tigers to 16 NCAA tournaments, including a pair of Elite 8 finishes. At 78 years old already, another nine years calling the shots seems unlikely. Not every facility within the compilationhouses the respective school's women's basketball team. In fact, Boeheim will set the record as the oldest coach in NCAA history with just two more seasons on the SU bench. I enjoy working with young people, and Ive been fortunate enough to have good health, and I enjoy coming to work each and every day. He could see himself getting out. Completing his 40th season at Duke, Krzyzewski has raised five national championship banners in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Does the R word ever cross your mind?, Absolutely not, he said. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has the most wins for an active head coach at 1,010. You can cancel at any time. Arguably the current "it" coach in college basketball, Holtmann continues to win and raise his stock. All rights reserved (About Us). Names like Krzyzewski, Knight and Rupp are inextricably linked with the programs they. "As you get older, you should be better at coaching,'' Boeheim said. Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Despite playing in the shadow of the best Ohio State teams in history, Jim Snyder assembled an impressive record of his own with the Ohio Bobcats. Krzyzewski coached until he was 75. [1] Each program employs a head coach. Cardinals Bruce Arians, 67. As college football works its way into the offseason, here are the 10 longest-tenured active college football head coaches at the FBS level. With victories over Kansas, Michigan State and Florida State, Duke (25-6, 15-5) is again a national force, and with more elite prospects secured for next season, the Devils prominence shows no signs of waning. Here are the top 5 oldest coaches in college football heading into the 2022 season. In her 32nd year on the sidelines, Gobrecht . 5. Cremins won 354 games while leading the Yellow Jackets (a team with one previous NCAA tournament appearance all-time) to nine consecutive NCAA bids, highlighted by a Kenny Anderson-led Final Four run in 1990. Gobrecht, the 30th winningest active coach in women's basketball goes for the milestone tonight as Yale hosts Cornell at 7 p.m. at the Lee Amphitheater. Ed Juckers slowdown offense wasnt exactly an instant hit at Cincinnati, but then the Bearcats started winning at a level even Oscar Robertsons teams hadnt managed. Boeheim is the winningest active coach in the business, with 998 wins* (the NCAA vacated 101 of them, so some might argue that number is 1,099). "I don't think we should put a number on how long you should coach or how old you should be,'' Boeheim said. Indeed, Syracuses Jim Boeheim, Dukes Mike Krzyzewski, Florida States Leonard Hamilton, Miamis Jim Larranaga and North Carolinas Roy Williams dont look or sound poised to exit. Stan Watts won 371 games at BYU, and his 1966 NIT champs (one of two such titles he won) averaged 95.5 points a game. Boeheim's son, Buddy, has committed to play for his dad at Syracuse. Meyers Blue Demons made two Final Fours (the second keyed by freshman Mark Aguirre) and won the 1945 NIT behind the great George Mikan, whose eponymous Drill was invented by Meyer to improve the big mans agility. Perhaps the best coach never to win a national title, Guy Lewis won 592 games in 30 years at the helm of the Houston Cougars. Lon Kruger, Oklahoma 645 wins. Theyre all unbelievable coaches, unbelievable leaders. In 13 years at Mississippi State, Rick Stansbury has taken the Bulldogs to six of the 10 NCAA tournament appearances in school history. Reese is the only NBA, WNBA or Division I men's or women's player in the last 20 years to have at least 30+ points, 15+ rebounds, 4+ assists, 4+ steals and shoot over 80-percent . I love being around the players.. The man's famil, "They have everything you could want from a top high school basketball team.". This is the second time . One of the great offense-first coaches at any level of basketball, Billy Tubbs piled up 640 career victories bookended by two stops at alma mater Lamar. And until Coastal Carolina 's Joe Moglia turns 70 on April 1, 2019, Solich will also be. The career victories leader at both New Mexico State (289) and Illinois (423), Lou Henson took both schools to the Final Four behind future NBA standouts like Sam Lacey with the Aggies and Nick Anderson with the Illini. The unknown Hoyas went from 12-14 in Thompsons first season to an NCAA tournament berth three years later, and he would eventually lead the program to three Final Fours (all featuring Patrick Ewing) including the 1984 national title. Chaney won 516 games at Temple, leading the Owls to 17 NCAA tournaments and five Elite 8s with his signature matchup zone. The inventor of the 1-3-1 zone, Bee led LIU to 43 consecutive wins and a pair of NIT titles in 1939 and 1941 (when that championship was far more prestigious than the newly-created NCAA tournament). "When I was younger, I did less communicating with them,'' he said. UMKC's men's basketball squad started playing in the historic basketball locale in 1986 but has bounced around from the downtown Kansas City venue to another on-campus site, the Swinney Recreation Center,over the years. "I needed to do pilates to get my core stronger,'' Boeheim added. Carolina Basketball - Dean Smith Tribute 3) John Wooden (664-162 record from 1947-75 with Indiana State and UCLA, .804) Mullaney led the school to two NIT titles and its first three NCAA tournament appearances. P.J. Boeheim is 78 and still coaching. SOUTH BEND, IN - MARCH 04: Notre Dame Fighting Irish assistant coach Niele Ivey seen on the sidelines during the game against the Connecticut Huskies at Purcel Pavilion on March 4, 2013 in South Bend, Indiana. In his nine seasons at Kansas, Bill Self has posted a ludicrous .837 winning percentage, made four Elite 8s and won a national title (in 2008). It seems to have fallen into a good rhythm, Hamilton understated. Gills career spanned the birth of the NCAA tournament, and he took the Beavers to a pair of Final Four appearances in his tenure. Sloan compiled a 266-127 record with the Wolfpack, highlighted by the schools first national title behind superstar David Thompson in 1974. Haskins 1966 Miners were the first team with an all-black starting lineup to win an NCAA championship, beating Adolph Rupps all-white Kentucky Wildcats in the title game. "I didn't work out from 30 to 68. Ive got a long-term contract and plan to be at Miami a long time, said Larranaga, who guided George Mason to the 2006 Final Four. John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State: 23 years (166-105 record) Coach K was a staple on the sidelines of the college hoops scene for 47 years, and now for the first time in a generation he isnt there. AlthoughVillanova, La Salle, Temple and Saint Joseph's played a part in the venue's legacy,the men's and women's basketball teams at Penn are still its current occupants. That would make him the oldest active player in the sport. This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. (Photo: Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports) Kruger has been a journeyman coach, working at six different college stops as a head coach and winning at least 81 . Commonly referred to as "Hec Ed," Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion is a brick structure with a vintage feel for the programs(Washington basketball, women's volleyball and gymnastics) inhabiting the building. Gavitt took the Friars to five NCAA tournaments (including a Final Four) in 10 years before stepping down to become the first commissioner of the Big East Conference he had been instrumental in founding. Well, Jim Boeheim, who leads all active coaches on the win list, needs another 41 victories to reach the top of the list. Try to get our team to play better and be better. 1 in Katz's post-NBA Draft power rankings|Video breakdown. Smith's greatest accomplishment may be the fact that he was the first and still the only coach to lead a team to the final four in four consecutive decades. If my knees weren't bad, I'd be perfect.''. A seismic change happened in the world of college basketball at the start of the 2022-23 season with the retirement ofDuke coach Mike Krzyzewski. In a 35-year head coaching career spent entirely at Syracuse, Jim Boeheim and his signature 2-3 zone have won 856 games (one ahead of Jim Calhoun for fifth place on the all-time list). Stewart won 634 games at his alma mater, and his overall total of 728 victories is 17th all-time for Division I. "I never really thought that I was going to get out of coaching ever,'' Boeheim said. It was the largest college arena with a seating capacity of 18,025 from 1950 to 1971 but was reduced to 14,625 over years of renovation. Patriots coach Bill Belichick, 68 (Turns 69 on April 16, 2021) 3. In Thad Mattas 11 years as a head coach, his teams have played in 10 NCAA tournaments and one NIT. As the head coach of the San Francisco Dons, Phil Woolpert challenged convention by using three black starters: Hal Perry, K.C. There have been some iconic coaches in the history of the tournament as well that goes back to 1998. Oldest Age While Coaching: 69 years, 11 months, 29 days (as of April 2022) Years Active: 1975 - Present (47 years) Teams: Baltimore Colts (1975); Detroit Lions (1976 - 1977); Denver Broncos (1978); New York Giants (1979 - 1990); Cleveland Browns (1991 - 1995); New York Jets (1997 - 1999); and New England Patriots (1996; 2000 - Present) Tony Harper. The coach who made Arizona basketball a national power, Lute Olson took over a team with three all-time NCAA berths and had them in the Final Four within five years. Dave Odom (with more than a little help from prize recruit Tim Duncan) led Wake Forest to its first ACC tournament titles in three decades, winning in 1996 and 1997. Using this information to contravene any law or statute is prohibited. Which coaches have won the most March Madness games? The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Jones, and Bill Russell. "All the coaches are . More remarkably, hes the only man in college hoops history to win a national championship as a player (1949) and coach (1978) for the same school. All that was just the warmup for Howlands efforts at UCLA, where he made three consecutive Final Fours and has won 189 games in his eight seasons so far. Newell led the California Golden Bears to 234 wins, highlighted by the schools only NCAA title in 1959 (and only other Final Four appearance, losing in the title game to Ohio State the following season). Buddy Boeheim is currently a senior at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. Boeheim has talked about coaching through the end of his son's college career. I didn't talk to the players as much as I do now.''. Nine NCAA championships have been held at Municipal Auditorium, which is more than any other location in the country. Hutton might be the oldest player currently in the NCAA, but he's some way from the oldest ever. After a few seasons at Iowa, Miller became a legend at Oregon State, where his teams made eight NCAA tournaments and he collected the last 359 of his 674 victories. Currently an assistant under Rick Pitino at Louisville, Ralph Willard revived the basketball program at his alma mater, Holy Cross. At 71, Hamilton is the fifth-oldest head coach in the nation. 1. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a Bachelors in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike Krzyzewski is on the cusp of the crowning achievement of his career, as three more victories will move him past Bobby Knight into first place on the all-time Division I list. Boeheim thought about getting out of coaching once. Lou. . Boeheim said he's a better coach now than he was when he was younger. Follow him on Twitter at @ben_bokun. Notre Dame defeated Connecticut 96-87 in triple overtime to . At 25 he is the oldest player on . The University of Minnesota Fieldhouse switched its name to the Williams Arena in 1950 as a dedication to former Gophers football coach Henry Williams. His 1960 Buckeyes, featuring Hall of Fame forwards Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, won the schools only national title, and his teams made a total of three more Final Four appearances in his 18 years. Coaching the same school for 36 years tends to produce some outsized stats, but even so, Slats Gills 599 wins at Oregon State are a remarkable total. 6. He's also rumored to sign a 2-3 year extension before the start of the next season. At the school that, appropriately enough, boasts the oldest college basketball program in the country, Brian Rice, at 43, is the oldest player in Geneva College history. Bokun's work has also appeared on Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports and CBS Sports. Tubbs greatest success came at Oklahoma, where he won 333 games and took the Sooners to eight consecutive NCAA tournaments (losing in the 1988 title game to Danny Manning and Kansas). One of the very select group of coaches to take teams to three consecutive NCAA title games, Fred Taylor won 297 games at Ohio State. If Connecticut wins the championship, Jim Calhoun (68-10-24) will become the oldest coach to win the title. Over the last three seasons, the Seminoles have averaged 26 wins. For the SECOND time in his career, Jim Boeheim has reached 1,000 career wins pic.twitter.com/QwpfHkSJBF. Brown has the Tar Heels in a better spot than he found it, but how long will it continue. Bill Self. Greg Popovich is currently 69 & is currently the head coach of the SanAntonio SPURS. John Chaney, the former Temple coach, has the record for the oldest man to coach a Division 1 game at 74. One of the few men to play and coach in a Final Four, Billy Donovan has become the defining head coach in Florida history. It shouldn't be an age thing.''. "The Prairie" accommodatesFordham's basketball and volleyball teams and is the nation's oldest on-campus arena that still serves as the primary home to a Division I basketball program. No one is more senior than Jamir Harris. Boeheim is 75, the oldest ever to coach in Division I mens basketball. In 25 years at Purdue, Gene Keady took the Boilermakers to five Sweet 16s and 18 NCAA tournaments in all, though he never made a Final Four. There are 363 men's college basketball programs competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division I. Wire index, Indiana G Blackmon (knee) out rest of summer, Memphis grants Nichols unconditional release, NCAA must pay $44.5M for O'Bannon legal fees, Mason leads Kansas-infused Team USA to gold, Battle chooses Syracuse after spurning Michigan. The top 10 percent makes over $69,000 per year, while the bottom 10 percent under $28,000 per year. NMSU has gone to the tournament with McCarthy, Henson, Theus, Menzies, Weir, and Jans. Throughout his 45 years of coaching college basketball, Knight's record was 899-374, leading Army (102-50), Indiana (659-242) and Texas Tech (138-82). - What Type Degree, You must be logged in to post a comment Login. McCracken also won the first two NCAA titles in Hoosiers history, in 1940 and 1953. After leading Northern Arizona to its first-ever NCAA tournament berth, Ben Howland earned a shot at Pitt, where a philosophy based on physical defense turned around a sub-.500 team and helped the Panthers make a pair of Sweet 16s. Today, the building, featured in the championship game withinthe movie "Hoosiers,"provides a home to Butler's men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the school's volleyball teams. Boeheim is already the oldest active Division I coach. He also took the school to its only two Final Fours and only ACC title, not to mention recruiting one of college basketballs greatest individual players in Ralph Sampson. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. In LSU's win over Lamar on December 14, Reese did something that no pro or college basketball player has done in at least the past 20 years per @OptaStats on twitter. He won national Coach of the Year honors in 2004 for leading the Hawks to a 30-0 regular season and an Elite 8 finish, one of five NCAA bids his teams have received. Walter Clayton Iona (0.942) Offensive Rebounds Zach Edey Purdue (155) Defensive Rebounds Dillon Jones Weber State (296) Total Rebounds Jacob Polakovich Southern Indiana (371) Assists Yuri Collins Saint Louis (286) Steals Kellen Tynes Maine (94) Blocks Jamarion Sharp Western Kentucky (121) Turnovers Jlynn Counter IUPUI (117) Personal Fouls Coach Ks incomparable career at Duke has already brought him four national championships, tying him with Adolph Rupp for second-most all-time. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. The longtime coach set a school record with 495 victories, and he took the Cougars to their only Final Four in 1941 (losing the title game to Wisconsin). The classic Indiana arena once held a 15,000-seat capacity, but renovations have bumped that number down to 9,100. Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski ended the 2021-22 season and his coaching career with 1,202 victories, making him the all-time winningest coach in DI men's basketball history. He is Division Is career victories leader with 1,157, and his 2001 Hall of Fame induction came a few months after the Blue Devils third NCAA title. . Belmont has only been Div. Jim Boeheim has coached at Syracuse for nearly 50 years and continues adding double-digit wins each season. Tuesday is Senior Night for the Seton Hall University men's basketball team. Syracuse Jim Boeheim is the oldest at 74, and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is third at 71. When the energys not there I wont coach anymore.. As for Hamilton, he is easily the longest tenured head coach in FSU program history and the schools all-time wins leader with 354 victories in Tallahassee and 554 total for his career. Smith led the Heels to 19-straight final top-20 finishes from 1971-89. He surpassed his predecessor, Richard Williams, as the winningest coach in school history, a mark currently at 272 victories and counting. One of the moreattention-drawing aspects of the building's format is the bleacher's close proximity to the court. Who are the winningest active college basketball coaches? In 1966, the fieldhouse was renamed after former Bulldogs coach and athletic director Paul Hinkle. And the men's basketball squad made the arena its home in 1981. Alvin Doggie Julian coached Holy Cross for just two seasons, but the team (keyed by the legendary Bob Cousy at point guard) made the Final Four both times and won the 1947 national title. Thad Matta - .676. Email Mike at Mike@TheDailyNole.com. John Wooden is miles ahead of the pack with 10 national championships between 1964 and 1975. Two years later, Coach K would become the first to hit 1,000 wins with a single school when the Blue Devils beat Utah Valley 99-69. Mike has been featured on sites as prominent as Yahoo Sports, FoxSports.com, Associated Press and the front page of SI.com while interviewing athletes as high profile as 2013 National League MVP, Andrew McCutchen. "I want to do the best I can do with this team. The handicapping, sports odds information contained on this website is for entertainment purposes only. I just started working out when I turned 68. 21. Coached the Longest Winning Streak: John Wooden, UCLA, 88 games from 1971-1974. In a 41-year coaching careermostly at Oklahoma A&M, later to be renamed Oklahoma StateHank Iba won 751 games. Allens Jayhawks won the 1952 NCAA championship, 25 years after Allen helped found the National Association of Basketball Coachesthe organization that created the NCAA tournament. Who Are The Winningest College Basketball Coaches? With an average of 22 wins per year over his 47-year career, Boeheim would have to keep that pace up for another nine years. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Anyone whos been on a college campus as a professor, or whatever it might be, understands that each year is new and in the fall its like a rebirth.. Smiths greatest success came at Kentucky, where he made three Elite 8s after starting his Wildcats career with the 1998 national championship. Carnesecca rebuilt St. Johns as a national power, winning a school-record 526 games and taking his teams to 18 NCAA tournaments (including the 1985 Final Four) in 27 seasons. Average College Basketball Coach Salary. Ben Bokun covers a variety of championships at NCAA.com and is currently a sports director for NNN Sports in Evanston, Ill. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. UConns Jim Calhoun, who in March became the oldest coach to capture an NCAA championship, now has three such titles on his rsum. Charges lingered in the courts for two years after a pair of fraternities decided to attack the house of a third. In 21 years at Rider and Long Island, Clair Bee set a Division I record for career winning percentage at .824. You have permission to edit this article. "Probably about eight guys.''. He credits that to the pilates he started doing four years ago. The first man to coach 1,000 games at the same school, Edgar Diddle helmed Western Kentucky from 1922-1964, and the signature red towel he carried has been incorporated into the modern Hilltoppers logo. Other than the late, great North Carolina coach, Boeheim wouldn't give out the names of other coaches who had advised him not to retire. Herb "The Shot Doc" Magee announced on Tuesday that he will be retiring after the 2020-21 basketball season from Jefferson University. Mike has more than seven years experience as a sports writer including the last four in print and online media. After making four NCAA tournaments with Pepperdine, Jim Harrick turned around a slumping UCLA program, taking the Bruins to the tournament in each of his eight seasons. The worse you play, the more energy you try and put into it. You keep thinking and learning about it, you should be better than you.''. An inaugural member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Forrest "Phog" Allen won 590 games as the head coach at Kansas. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. Mike Krzyzewski sits at the top of the March Madness wins list too and by a healthy margin. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa: 24th season 2. But at 78 years of age, it isn't likely that Boeheim passes Krzyzewski. Rank these active coaches by NCAA Tournament winning percentage starting with the highest. The coach to whom all others will be compared and found wanting, John Wooden established the greatest dynasty in college basketball history. Iba, who also coached three U.S. Olympic teams, was the first coach to win back-to-back NCAA titles, behind seven-foot center Bob Kurland in 1945-46. It's safe to assume that former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun and former Maryland coach Gary Williams are on the list. Weve had to put a lot of energy into it this year and have not gotten the results we would like. Phelps 1973-74 squad ended UCLAs record 88-game winning streak, the first of seven times (a record he shares with Gary Williams) that a Phelps-coached Irish squad took down the No. "You want to have a great team. "A lot of guys,'' Boeheim said. He achieved that milestone in 2015 when Duke beat St. Johns 77-68 at Madison Square Garden. Krzyzewski is 73, Hamilton 71, Larranaga 70 and Williams 69. The site is not associated with nor is it endorsed by any professional or collegiate league, association or team. MVPs IN COLLEGE:Where NBA MVPs played college basketball. For the SECOND time in his career, Jim Boeheim has reached 1,000 career wins pic.twitter.com/QwpfHkSJBF College Basketball Review (@CbbReview) November 20, 2022 772. Joe Maiorana/USA TODAY Sports. So now, who knows how much sand is left in Boeheim's career? To pitch an idea, author a post or to learn more about The Daily Nole, email Mike Ferguson at Mike@TheDailyNole.com. Williams Arena is currently the main residence of Minnesota's men's and women's basketball teams, but once housed the men's hockey program. He is a former American college basketball coach who retired on March 16, 2015. Despite having more than 50 games vacated over the course of his coaching career, Jerry Tarkanian is still 16th all-time with 729 Division I victories. 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