"Larry Hunter" is an American college basketball coach and the current 17th head coach of the Western Carolina University men's basketball team. He had been head coach of the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team from 1989 to 2001, compiling a winning record of 58 percent (204–148). His teams made one National Collegiate Athletic Association/NCAA NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship/tournament appearance 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament/in 1994, an National Invitation Tournament/NIT appearance 1995 National Invitation Tournament/in 1995, and won the prestigious pre-season NIT in 1994. Despite his solid record, Hunter is second on Ohio University's all-time wins list, and had only one losing season. He was fired in 2001. Hunter also played at Ohio University from 1970 to 1971.

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We've been in situations this year where we've proved to ourselves that it can be done. We came a long way as a team, and we certainly improved throughout the year. We played unselfishly and with great energy. We had to play that way to be any good. We did lay a foundation to build on.

I sense that there's a morale problem right now. I don't know the root of it. I've always been very good at motivating my people.

It looks like a further morphing of McCain into George W. Bush. He's mailing to his list of campaign contributors, and now he's supporting the tax cuts.

It looks political to me. It runs counter to his whole past behavior. He's got to appeal to the [conservative] base of the party, because I don't think there is a Republican in the land who can get the nomination [voting] against the tax cuts.

They?re a seasoned team. They?re very, very well-coached. They play extremely hard. They?re surprisingly physical. They?re a very good passing team and a very solid shooting team.

A lot of people think it's a very controlled slow-down and, because you have some deficiencies, you're trying to make yourself competitive.

I was commander of two different divisions, then I was promoted to captain of operations, which was over all the divisions. I sill have my finger on the pulse of the operations, still talk to the men.

Davidson is not one of those teams you want to be playing when you have a low seed.