Clarion’s Righter wins #400

Clarion used a late-game 13-0 run to beat visiting Seton Hill 64-61 and give Golden Eagle men’s basketball coach Ron Righter his 400th win at Clarion Saturday night at Tippin Gym.

"To be honest with you, it’s just a number," a humble Righter, who is 400-290 in his 26th year at Clarion, said after the game. "It’s really more a team award than an individual award. It’s about all the players, assistant coaches, graduate assistant coaches we’ve had here over the last 26 years. It’s about them, and it’s about the guys on this team. They’ve battled hard through difficult times this year. I’m proud of them, and hopefully this is a win we can build off of."

Righter is the winningest coach in school history and has had 15 seasons of at least 15 wins including three 20-win seasons at Clarion. He led the Golden Eagles to the only PSAC title in school history (2001) and has taken them to three PSAC West titles as well (1997, 2000, 2005)

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