Bobby Hussey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball coach
Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1940
Place of Birth: Seagrove, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 26-Jun-2007
Profession: basketball coach
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Bobby Hussey
- Bobby Hussey (April 2, 1940 – June 26, 2007) was an American college basketball coach for over 30 years.
- He served as head coach for 20 years at Belmont Abbey College, Davidson College and Virginia Tech, finishing with a career record of 311-268.The 1963 graduate of Appalachian State University began his head coaching career at Kings Mountain High School in North Carolina where he posted a 67-6 record and won three Southwestern Conference titles in four years.
- From there he moved on to become head coach at Belmont Abbey College, where he finished with a 179-111 record over 10 seasons, including three NAIA District 26 playoff berths.
- Each of his last four teams won at least 20 games, highlighted by the 1979-80 squad that finished 29-5. Hussey gained his first NCAA Division I head coaching position at Davidson College.
- He won 108 games during his eight seasons with the Wildcats (1981–89), including two 20–win campaigns (1985–86 and 1986–87).
- His 1986 team won the Southern Conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Hussey left Davidson to become an assistant coach at Clemson University in 1989.
- He remained at Clemson from 1989–91 and helped the Tigers to their first-ever ACC regular season title and a Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament appearance. Hussey served as the lead assistant coach under Bill Foster at Virginia Tech from 1991 to 1997.
- During that time, the Hokies won the NIT championship in 1995 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1996.
- Following Foster's retirement, Hussey was promoted to head coach at Virginia Tech in 1997.
- In two seasons, he compiled a 23–32 record in Blacksburg before being fired.He returned to Clemson as an assistant coach to Larry Shyatt from 1999 to 2003.
- Prior to his death, Hussey was a coaching advisor, served as a volunteer coach at Charlotte area high schools, and hosted basketball camps and clinics. In 2008, Nike renamed its annual basketball tournament featuring elite 15- to 17-year-old basketball players the "Bobby Hussey Memorial Day Classic" in honor of Hussey's contributions to the game.
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