澳门足球博彩官方网址庆祝退休的体育主任和名人堂女子篮球教练哈里米克斯辉煌的职业生涯

2024年4月25日

文森地区,印第安纳州. - After 33 years of outstanding service to Vincennes University, 体育主管和名人堂女子篮球教练哈里·米克斯将于2024年6月退休, leaving a legacy of excellence and unparalleled impact on 澳门足球博彩官方网址 体育运动 and beyond.

According to 澳门足球博彩官方网址 President Dr. 查克•约翰逊, 米克斯的领导提升了澳门足球博彩官方网址竞技，并深刻地影响了许多人的生活.

约翰逊说, 哈利·米克斯, Vincennes University has not just had a coach or an athletic director, 而是一个真正的领导者，他的热情奉献是澳门足球博彩官方网址体育部的基石. 他稳健的双手指导了澳门足球博彩官方网址的体育项目，塑造了无数澳门足球博彩官方网址学生运动员的生活, 澳门足球博彩官方网址教练, 澳门足球博彩官方网址校友, and the broader University Community. It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside Coach 米克斯, 亲眼目睹了他在当地以及整个印第安纳州乃至全国所产生的巨大影响.”

约翰逊继续, “His legacy at Vincennes University is one of excellence, 完整性, and distinction in the classroom as well as on the court or field of competition. As we celebrate his retirement, Vincennes University does so with immense gratitude for his tireless efforts, 无尽的热情, and the enduring legacy he leaves behind at 澳门足球博彩官方网址. His impact on Vincennes University will be felt for generations to come.”

米克斯 announced his retirement on April 24 at the 澳门足球博彩官方网址 Trailblazer All Sports Banquet, 允许澳门足球博彩官方网址社区和大学支持者庆祝他和他杰出的职业生涯. 

澳门足球博彩官方网址 Hall of Fame Men’s Basketball Coach Todd Franklin paid heartfelt homage to 米克斯.

“Everyone needs to give this some real thought and perspective,” Franklin said. “他已经82岁了，一直是体育部的负责人，也是女子篮球教练. A lot of our young athletes might want to think about how to aspire to do that. 他已经82岁了，他的一生都在做这件事，这是一件令人印象深刻的事情.”

Since he joined 澳门足球博彩官方网址 in 1991 as the fourth Women’s Basketball Coach, 米克斯 has established a standard of excellence, making him the most successful coach in program history. He assumed the role of Athletic Director in 2010 after serving as interim, and his tenure has been characterized by several national championships, All-American Student-Athletes, and Academic All-American Student-Athletes.

在他的领导下, Women's Basketball has achieved remarkable success, boasting an impressive record of 750 wins and 283 losses for a 72.6胜率.

米克斯' outstanding achievements have garnered recognition in Indiana and nationally. He entered the NJCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2020.

His dedication to excellence extends to other sports as well. 在米克斯担任体育总监的情况下，澳门足球博彩官方网址田径已经产生了8个全国冠军, including the 2019 Men’s Basketball, 2011年网球, 2013, 2016, 以及2018年男子高尔夫赛, 和2010年, 2012, 2014年保龄球队. 在米克斯的带领下，田径项目也获得了许多个人全国冠军.

Beyond the athletics arena, 米克斯一直是促进学生运动员学业成功和个人成长的推动力. 去年女子篮球项目的平均成绩是令人印象深刻的3分.437，而最后一个完整的队列显示，澳门足球博彩官方网址体育项目的毕业率为67%. 米克斯对学生运动员全面发展的承诺在女子篮球队出色的92分中得到了体现.3 percent graduation rate recently.

Dr. 克里斯蒂Kellams, an orthopedic surgeon and former 澳门足球博彩官方网址 women’s basketball player, attributes much of her success to 米克斯. He saw her potential and promised to elevate her game. 在他的指导下，她茁壮成长，获得了亚利桑那州立大学的全额奖学金. 

Kellams said, “I had two aspirations as a young person. I wanted to play Division I basketball and I wanted to go to medical school. 在高中的时候，我开始意识到打一级联赛的梦想可能就是这样. It was probably just a dream, 但是有一天晚上, he was at Springs Valley recruiting me to play basketball at Vincennes. I'll never forget what he told me the first time we spoke. I'm not certain it was a compliment but it was honest. 他说, “你知道，凯勒姆斯，你并不是一个很好的球员，但是你的击球次数比球要多，如果你继续像那样奋力拼搏的话, 我想我可以教你怎么打篮球，我想我可以让你更上一层楼.” He delivered on that statement, 我获得了全额奖学金，在亚利桑那州立大学一级联赛再打两年篮球.”

感谢他的指导，Kellams追求她的第二个梦想——上医学院.

“在这两年里, I was at Vincennes we won over 65 basketball games and we maybe lost five or six,”她说。. “澳门足球博彩官方网址赢得的比赛数量令人印象深刻，但他的教训在这些比赛获胜后很长时间内仍然存在. 作为一名学生运动员，他对我的奉献和指导教会了我承诺和毅力, 他激励我无论在场上还是场下，都要尽自己最大的努力. It has been said the height of a tree is determined by the depth of its roots. I want to say thank you to him for being a part of my roots. That has helped me grow tall as a person. 我运用了他教给我的所有技能，并能够继续实现下一个愿望. I will always be grateful to him and his late wife, 玛莎·米克斯, for the impact they’ve had on my life, and I will carry and treasure those things forever.”

另外, 他对乳腺癌意识和社区倡议的坚定承诺，如支持Kay癌症基金的Play 4 Kay运动，表明他的价值观和影响力远远超出了澳门足球博彩官方网址.

Becoming a Coaching Legend

除了NCAA一级男子大学篮球和高中男孩水平外，米克斯还在NJCAA女子篮球水平上取得了成功.

He took over as women’s basketball coach before the 1991-92 season. 第二年, he led 澳门足球博彩官方网址 to its best record ever, 32-2, and a fifth-place finish in the NJCAA Division I National Championship 之旅nament. 他在澳门足球博彩官方网址任期内的另一个亮点是1997-98赛季开始时球队取得了29连胜.

米克斯 recorded his 700th career win at 澳门足球博彩官方网址 on March 13, 2021, 并在4月1日超越了名人堂教练丹·斯帕克斯，成为澳门足球博彩官方网址篮球历史上最多胜场的球员, 2021, 这是他职业生涯的第707场胜利.

在似曾相识33年, 他有23个赛季赢得20场以上的比赛，11次参加NJCAA全国锦标赛.

在他的指导下, 91名女篮球学生运动员成功过渡到四年级别的比赛, with many moving on to prestigious NCAA Division I programs such as Alabama, 俄勒冈州, 路易斯维尔, 犹他州, 和新墨西哥州.

米克斯 has coached 26 of 澳门足球博彩官方网址’s 30 Women’s Basketball All-Americans, further solidifying his reputation as a coaching legend. 在米克斯任职期间，澳门足球博彩官方网址的NJCAA全美最佳球员包括2011年州立农场/女子篮球教练协会年度最佳大专球员贾斯敏麦吉以及2014年全美最佳球员安雅卡伦塔. 这两位球员都因其出色的表现而被女子篮球名人堂授予了荣誉.

开拓者队在过去的一个赛季中取得了19胜11负的总战绩，新生德斯蒂妮·胡克斯获得了2024年24区年度最佳球员的荣誉, as well as being named Freshman of the Year in Region 24 and a 2nd Team All-American, while sophomore Elikya Baseyila earned All-Region 24 honors for the second time.

一切是如何开始的

米克斯 began his coaching career at Danville, 维吉尼亚州, in 1973 and later coached at a military prep school in Woodstock, 维吉尼亚州. He led an Alabama high school boy's team for three years before he arrived at 澳门足球博彩官方网址. As the smallest school in that state's largest enrollment classification, 在米克斯接手之前，这个高中项目在四个赛季中只赢了五场比赛.

在接受阿拉巴马高中的职位之前，他在大学男子篮球队伍中执教了11年. He was an assistant coach at Western Carolina for five seasons, served as an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati for four years, and worked for two seasons at 维吉尼亚州 Tech. 

A U.S. 米克斯是海军老兵，弗吉尼亚州斯汤顿人，拥有弗吉尼亚理工大学硕士学位. He and Martha are parents of two daughters, Molly and Melanie. Molly played for her father at 澳门足球博彩官方网址 before transferring to Coastal Carolina.

卓越的遗产

澳门足球博彩官方网址将很快开始寻找新的体育主管和新的女子篮球教练，以继续米克斯建立的自豪传统.

关于哈里·米克斯退休庆祝活动的更多细节将很快公布.

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