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Jerry Dunnjob titleAssociate Head Coach
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Jerry Dunn once again pairs up with U-M head coach John Beilein, this time in Ann Arbor.
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Starting with the 2008-09 season, Dunn will enter his 32nd year of coaching as the associate head coach of the Wolverine program.
Prior to arriving at Michigan, Dunn spent four years serving as an assistant coach with Beilein at West Virginia (2004-07).
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During his four-year stay with the Mountaineers, Dunn helped West Virginia to three straight 20-plus win seasons, two NCAA Tournament appearances, including advancing to the Elite Eight in 2005 and the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2006.He also helped West Virginia to two Postseason NIT appearances, where the Mountaineers won the title in 2007.
Prior to arriving at West Virginia, Dunn spent 20 years at Penn State, including eight as head coach of the Nittany Lions.Dunn was named the 10th head coach in program history on September 6, 1995, after spending the previous 12 seasons as an assistant coach under Bruce Parkhill.
As a head coach at Penn State (1996-2003), four of Dunn's teams reached postseason play, with appearances in the 1996 and 2001 NCAA Tournaments, advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2001.The Nittany Lions advanced to the NIT Championship game in 1998 and the semifinals in 2000.Dunn became the fastest coach in Penn State history to reach 50 and 100 career victories.He posted 13 wins over Top 25 teams, including seven versus Top 10 and three versus Top 5 squads.Dunn compiled a 117-121 overall record during his eight seasons as head coach.During his first three years as a head coach, Dunn's programs went 48-0 at home.
During his eight years, Dunn had six players award All-Big Ten Conference honors - Calvin Booth (1999, second team), Dan Earl (1999, third team), Sharif Chamblis (2002, '03, honorable mention), Titus Ivory (2001, third team), Gyasi Cline-Heard (2001, third team), Pete Lisicky (1997, second team; 1998, third team), Jarrett Stephens (2000 first team), Joe Crispin (2001 first team) and Brandon Watkins (2003 honorable mention).
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In addition to his honored players on the court, Dunn also had 17 Academic All-Big Ten certificates - Dan Earl (1996, '99), Ken Krimmel (2000, '01, '02), Pete Lisicky (1996, '97, '98), Tim McGovern (2000), Jeremy Metzger (1996, '97), Chris Rogers (1996), Tyler Smith (2000, '01, '02) and B.J. Vossekuil (2001, '02, '03).
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In his first season as head coach, Dunn guided Penn State to just its eighth 20-win season after closing with a 21-7 overall mark.The Nittany Lions closed with a 12-6 record in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second.Earning a No. 5 seed in the East Regional at the 1996 NCAA Tournament, the Nittany Lions were eliminated in the first round by Arkansas, 86-80.For his efforts that season he was named the NABC District 3 Coach of the Year.
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In one of his most successful seasons with the Nittany Lions, Dunn commanded an impressive team throughout the 2000-01 season.
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A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Dunn is a 1981 graduate of George Mason with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education.
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Full Name: Jerry Michael Dunn
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