Arad A. McCutchan (July 4, 1912 – June 16, 1993) was a collegiate

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coach. The

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, native coached his hometown

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from 1946 to 1977, guiding the Purple Aces to a 514–314 record. McCutchan spent seven years coaching Benjamin Bosse High School (1936–1943) before serving in the

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during

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. In 1946, he took over the head coaching position at the University of Evansville. In the following years he guided them to five NCAA College Division Basketball Championships (1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1971) and three undefeated seasons in their conference (1964, 1965, 1971). McCutchan was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year two times (1964, 1965). He was an assistant coach to Gene Bartow for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, where he won the bronze medal. On April 27, 1981, he was elected to the

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. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973. After retiring from coaching, he and his wife Virginia moved to Santa Claus, Indiana.Virginia Robinson McCutchan , McCutchen Trace Association
Retrieved 2014-11-14. His first name, Arad, was inherited from a grandfather named from the Bible. He often said the name was Hebrew for "wild ass".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCutchan, Arad 1912 births 1993 deaths American men's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Indiana College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball coaches High school basketball coaches in Indiana Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees People from Santa Claus, Indiana Sportspeople from Evansville, Indiana

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