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Dildy Departs UIC For Head Coaching Position At Chicago State
July 12, 2010
CHICAGO- Tracy Dildy, a UIC graduate and most recently the associate head coach of the Flames men's basketball team, has resigned his position to become the head men's basketball coach at Chicago State University on Monday, July 12. Dildy, a 20-year veteran of the Division I coaching ranks, becomes the second UIC alum to attain an NCAA Division I head coaching position. Jeff Bzedlik, a 1976 UIC graduate, is currently the head coach at Wake Forest. "It's a bittersweet feeling," said Dildy. "UIC is my alma mater, and the people here have been nothing but great to me. It has made me into the person I am today. I will always have a place in my heart for UIC, and I am looking forward to this great opportunity." "Tracy is certainly prepared to be a head coach," said UIC head coach Jimmy Collins. "He is an excellent coach who helped us a great deal the past three years. I had the opportunity to observe Tracy and see that he was not only a good recruiter, but a good all-around coach. We wish him the best in his new and well-deserved endeavor as a head coach." This will be Dildy's first head coaching position. Dildy spent the past three seasons on Collins' staff at UIC. He served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator since 2007 before he was elevated to associate head coach in 2009. Dildy also assisted programs at UAB, Mississippi, Auburn, DePaul and Ball State.
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