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Jim Foster, 2013 Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, was named the new women\u2019s basketball head coach at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.\u00a0 Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn announced the selection.<\/p>\n

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Foster has 35 years of experience as a collegiate head coach with a 783-307 (.718) overall record.\u00a0 He becomes the fifth head coach of the women\u2019s program in UTC history.<\/p>\n

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Foster recently completed his 11th season at Ohio State in 2012-13. His experience also consists of stops at Vanderbilt and St. Joseph\u2019s (Pennsylvania) universities.\u00a0 The Abington, Pennsylvania, native has guided his teams to 27 postseason appearances (26 NCAA tournaments).\u00a0 He is just the second collegiate coach – men\u2019s or women\u2019s at any level – to win at least 200 games at three different schools.<\/p>\n

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Jim Foster with Mocs Athletic Director David Blackburn<\/p><\/div>\n

View the complete announcement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2013 Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee was named the new women\u2019s basketball head coach.<\/p>\n

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