Otterbein University men’s head basketball coach Dick Reynolds, currently in his 40th season at the helm, has announced that he will retire from coaching and his position as Athletic Director at the conclusion of the 2011-12 season. The most successful coach in the history of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), Reynolds sits atop the OAC list for career coaching victories with 649. He ranked sixth all-time for victories in NCAA Division III entering this season, fourth among active coaches.

Coach Reynolds reached the pinnacle of his career during the 2001-02 season, guiding the Cardinals to their first national championship. Otterbein finished at 30-3, winning the OAC regular-season title and post-season tournament after being picked to finish sixth in the conference preseason coaches’ poll.

He was selected NCAA Division III Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 2002; and for the second time in his career, Ohio College Coach of the Year by his Ohio coaching peers in balloting conducted by the Columbus Dispatch. He also earned this honor in 1981.

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