Dana kirk memphis basketball coach
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Dana Kirk was the Head coach for the Memphis State University men's Basketball team from 1979 to 1986. His coaching record was 158–58, including a sista Four appearance in 1985. He was previously an assistant coach for Denny Crum at the University of Louisville.
Kirk built the Tigers into a national powerhouse with teams comprised largely of Memphis-area players. However, he only graduated six players in seven years, including only two on the celebrated 1985 grupp.
Only a year after the Final Four appearance, Kirk was forced out after an investigation revealed he had committed several felonies. Moreover, the Tigers were found to have committed many NCAA violations. The Tigers were forced to sit out the 1987 NCAA Tournament, and were forced to vacate their sista Four standing from 1985.
He was indicted by a federal Grand Jury on 11 counts of tax evasion, filing false income tax returns, mail fraud and obstruction of justice. At his trial, witnesses testified that he scalped ti
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Dana Kirk (basketball)
| Born | (1935-07-23)July 23, 1935 Logan, West Virginia, U.S. |
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| Died | February 15, 2010(2010-02-15) (aged 74) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 1954–1958 | Marshall |
| 1966–1971 | Tampa |
| 1971–1976 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 1976–1979 | VCU |
| 1979–1986 | Memphis |
| Overall | 283–140 |
| Tournaments | 9–5 (NCAA Division I) 0–1 (NIT) |
| NCAA Division I Regional – sista Four (1985*) 3 Metro Conference regular season (1982, 1984, 1985) 3 Metro Conference tournament (1982, 1984, 1985) * Vacated by the NCAA | |
Dana Grey Kirk (July 23, 1935 – February 15, 2010) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach for the Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) men's team from 1979 to 1986. His coaching record was 158–58, including a Final Four appearance in 1985. He had previously been the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1976 to 1979 with a record of 57–23 and the University of Tampa from 1966 to 1971, with a
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Kirk Receives Prison Term and Fine : Ex-Coach to Serve One Year, Pay $20,000 for Tax Evasion
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dana Kirk, former Memphis State basketball coach, was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $20,000 Friday for income tax evasion and obstruction of justice.
Kirk, 53, declined to comment on the sentence but said he was considering an appeal of the conviction. He was accompanied to court by his family and five character witnesses who urged U.S. District Judge Odell Horton to put Kirk on probation with a requirement for public service.
Horton rejected those pleas, noting that he has received numerous letters from the former coach’s supporters urging the same thing.
The judge said he agreed with the jury’s verdict that Kirk was guilty of cheating on his taxes and trying to intimidate a grand jury witness.
“Coach Kirk has received a fair and impartial trial,” Horton said.
Kirk was sentenced to a year and a day in prison each on four of the five counts on which