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Entering his eighth year at Utah State is Tim Duryea (pronounced Dur-E-A), who joined the Aggie coaching staff in July, 2001. Duryea, who was promoted to associate coach following the 2008 season, is the second-longest tenured assistant coach in school history dating back to the 1959 season. While at Utah State, Duryea has been in charge of an Aggie defense that has traditionally ranked among the top in the nation in points allowed, including a fourth-place finish in 2002 (58.1), a sixth-place finish in 2004 (58.1), an eighth-place finish in 2005 (57.8), and a ninth-place finish in 2003 (60.0). In 2008, Utah State led the WAC allowing 68.1 points per game and finished the year ranking third in field goal percentage defense. After spending the last seven years spearheading the Aggies' defense, Duryea will be in charge of the Aggie offense in 2009, while his main area of coaching will surround USU's post players. Prior to joining the Aggies, Duryea was the head coach at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College from 2000-01. During his two years at the helm, his teams produced a 40-25 record and back-to-back trips to the Region Six Championships. A 1988 graduate of the University of North Texas, Duryea began his coaching career in 1988 at Colorado State University before moving on to North Texas in 1993. Duryea then went to Hutchinson Community College as an assistant coach for two seasons before becoming the head coach there prior to the 1999-2000 season. Duryea played basketball at Denton (Texas) High School and Texas Pan-American before transferring to North Texas. At UNT, Duryea was a co-captain in 1988 for one of only two teams in school history to advance to the NCAA Tournament. He was born in Medicine Lodge, Kan., on Nov. 16, 1964. He and his wife Angie have 13-year old twins, Tanner (son) and Taylor (daughter) and a six-year old daughter (Kaylee). |
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