Bob Bender (April 28, 1957 – ) is a college men's basketball coach. He coached the University of Washington from 1993 to 2002, compiling a 116-142 record overall. Prior to this he coached Illinois State University from 1989 to 1993, compiling a 60-57 record. April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... Illinois State University (a. ...
Bender is the only person in NCAA history to play for two different teams in the national championship game. He played for Indiana's 32-0 championship team in 1976 prior to transferring to Duke where he played on the Blue Devils' 1978 NCAA runnner-up squad. The '76 Hoosiers were coached by Bob Knight and the '78 Duke squad by Bill Foster. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Indiana University Bloomington is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... Duke Chapel Duke University is a private, coeducational, research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Although founded in 1924, Duke traces its roots back to 1838. ... Robert Montgomery Bobby Knight (born October 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio) has become synonymous with the game of basketball at the college level. ... Bill Foster can refer to different people: Bill Foster, Negro League baseball player. ...