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Calvin hires Chuck Winkelman as women’s basketball coach

By: Evan Beach

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Calvin College has announced the hiring of Chuck Winkelman as the programs 7th women's basketball coach since becoming an MIAA sport in 1978-1979.

Winkelman comes to Calvin after serving as the head women's basketball coach at Millsaps College in Mississippi for six season. Winkelman also spent nine seasons at Hendrix College in Arkansas.

In 15 years of head coaching experience, Winkelman has compiled a combined win-loss record of 278-119.

Winkelman takes over a program that has captured 15 MIAA regular season championships, earned 17 trips to the NCAA III Tournament and advanced to the NCAA III Tournament quarterfinals four times. Calvin's 2015-16 team posted an overall record of 20-6 and finished second in the MIAA regular season standings with a 14-2 mark.

Wilkenman replaces John Ross as coach of the Knights. Ross stepped down in March of 2016 to focus on his duties as the men's tennis coach and as an assistant professor in the Kinesiology Department.

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