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Ron Everhart, who in his last two coaching stops reversed the fortunes of the men's basketball programs at both McNeese State and Northeastern, took the reigns of the Duquesne men's basketball program on March 29, 2006. Everhart, 44, is the 15th head coach in the 89-year history of Duquesne basketball.

"Our basketball program here is going to be built on some

very simple concepts - hard work and no shortcuts," said Everhart at his introductory press conference. "We will recruit young men into this program that represent this University in the way it deserves to be represented. Our staff will work in a championship fashion every day, our players will work in a championship fashion every time we come to practice and every time the lights go on and we go out to play."

A native of nearby Fairmont, W.Va. - located just 90 miles south of Pittsburgh - Everhart grew up in the shadow of the Duquesne basketball program.

"I remember names like Mickey Davis, Norm Nixon and B.B. Flenory, and I remember championships and NCAA tournaments," said Everhart. "Duquesne was the shinning star and a program that we followed very closely as a family.

"It is my hope that we can create a championship atmosphere here and restore the type of basketball reputation that Duquesne University had in those days."

Everhart has compiled a 174-172 (.503) record in 12 seasons as a head coach at McNeese State and Northeastern, while engineering dramatic turnarounds at both schools.

At Northeastern, he inherited a program that averaged fewer than nine wins in the six seasons prior to his arrival and produced 19, 21 and 19 victories in his final three years. In his five seasons at the Boston, Mass. school, the Huskies averaged 16.4 wins.

His 2004-05 team, which finished second in the America East Conference with a 15-3 record (21-10 overall), advanced to the postseason conference tournament championship game where it lost to NCAA Tournament Cinderella Vermont. The `05 Huskies went on to earn an NIT bid - marking Northeastern's first postseason appearance in 14 years.

In 2005-06, he led the Huskies to a 19-11 record and 12-6 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. His starting point guard, Jose Juan Barea, was named CAA Player of the Year and forward Shawn James earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.

At McNeese State, Everhart ended a streak of six consecutive sub-.500 seasons by leading the Cowboys to a 15-12 mark in 1995-96 - his second season at the Lake Charles, La. school. His seven-year stay culminated with a 22-9 record and Southland Conference regular-season title in 2000-01. The 2000-01 Cowboys, who won 19 of their last 20 games before losing the Southland Conference championship game by a point, earned the school's first postseason bid in 12 years when they accepted a bid to the NIT.

A proponent of up-tempo basketball, Everhart saw his McNeese State teams led the Southland Conference in scoring twice and field goal percentage three times. At Northeastern, his Huskies led the America East Conference in scoring for three consecutive seasons from 2002-03 through 2004-05. He continued that stretch as his 2005-06 Huskies led the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring with a 75.2 ppg.