Chuck Swenson was the head coach

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 for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

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 from 1987

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-1994

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. He had previously served as an assistant coach to Mike Krzyzewski from 1981–87 at Duke

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. He later served as an assistant to Tommy Amaker

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 at Michigan

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. Statistically, Swenson was the second worst coach in W&M men's basketball history. He compiled a 27-71 conference

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 record, 62-134 overall, for a .316 winning percentage. He is second to H. W. Withers

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, who only coached a five-game season back in 1906

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 while finishing 1-4 (.200 winning percentage).

Swenson graduated in 1972 from Crystal Lake Central High School

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 in Crystal Lake, Illinois

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. He is the son of basketball coach John Swenson. As a senior in college, Swenson was the team manager for Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

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 during their undefeated 1976 national championship season.