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-====== Hank Raymonds ====== 
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-Henry C. "Hank" Raymonds served as assistant men's basketball coach at Marquette University under [[Eddie Hickey]] and [[Al McGuire]] from 1961-1977 and was the program's head coach from 1977 to 1983. During his tenure as head coach, Raymonds compiled a record of 126-60, good for a 71.6 winning percentage. Five of his players were All-America honorees and 16 players were selected in the NBA Draft. All six of his Marquette teams advanced to post-season play, including five trips to the NCAA Tournament and one to the NIT. His [[1977|'77-78]] team went 24-4 and was ranked No. 3 nationally in the final United Press International poll. He was named the 1979 Medalist Sports Education Coach of the Year after that team finished 22-7 and was ranked 10th in the Associated Press poll and 13th by UPI.  
  
-=== In Six Seasons Hank Raymonds Recruited === 
-  *Two All-Americans 
-  *Four Future NBA Players 
-  *Four 1,000+ Point Scorers 
-  *Four 500+ Rebounders 
-  *Marquette's All-Time Leader in Steals 
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-After his coaching days, he served as the school's athletic director from 1977-87. He was responsible for elevating Marquette's women's athletic teams to Division I status in 1985.  
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-Raymonds is a member of the Marquette University, Saint Louis University and Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Halls of Fame. 
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-===== His Rings ===== 
-On his left hand, he wears a wedding band, a symbol of his marriage to wife Virginia (Ginny) since 1950. They have raised five children and have 14 grandchildren. 
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-On his right hand, Raymonds wears the championship ring he received as an assistant under head coach [[Al McGuire]], when the Marquette [[nickname:Warriors]] won the [[1976|1977]] NCAA tournament. The event was a high point for Raymonds during his tenure at Marquette, which began in 1961.  
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-===== The Blue And Gold Fund ===== 
-At his retirement ceremony in 1987, he was presented with, and then returned a gift of $10,000 from the University, requesting that it be used to lay the foundation for a fund to support non-revenue varsity sports, now called the [[admin:Blue & Gold Fund]]. 
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-Despite retirement, Raymonds still stays very close to Marquette athletics.  "I bleed blue and gold, I'm always there — I try to catch as many games as possible. We go to watch all the games — soccer, volleyball, you name it." 
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