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Dick Dukeshire
Biographical details
DiedMay 5, 2012 (aged 78)
Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1953–1956American International
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1958Northeastern (Freshmen)
1958–1971Northeastern
1971–1972Greece
1974–1975Panathinaikos B.C.
1975–1980Greece
1980–1985Hellenic College
1985–1987Salve Regina
1987–1988Panathinaikos B.C.
1991–1992Wellesley HS (MA)
1993AEK B.C.

Richard E. Dukeshire was an American basketball coach who was the head coach of the Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team, the Greece men's national basketball team, Panathinaikos B.C., and AEK B.C.

Playing

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A native of Easthampton, Massachusetts, Dukeshire played basketball, baseball, and football at Northampton High School and the Monson Academy.[1] In 1952, he was the leading scorer on the Monson team that won the New England Prep school class A basketball championship.[2] He then attended American International College, where he was a star basketball and baseball player, but was unable to play football due to a disability.[3]

Coaching

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Dukeshire graduated from AIC in 1956 and soon thereafter was named freshman basketball and football coach at Northeastern University.[3] In 1958, he succeeded Joe Zabilski as varsity basketball coach.[1] In 13 seasons under Dukeshire, the Huskies had a 204–100 record and made six appearances in the NCAA College Division men's basketball tournament before becoming a University Division school in 1968.[4]

In 1971, Dukeshire took a one year sabbatical from Northeastern to coach the Greece men's national basketball team.[4] However, due to illness, he was unable to resume his duties after his sabbatical ended. Jim Bowman, who was interim coach during Dukeshire's sabbatical, had left coaching to take a job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As a result, Northeastern hired a local high school coach, Jim Calhoun, who went on to become a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.[5] After recovering, Dukeshire returned to Greece, where he coached the Greece men's national under-19 basketball team and the Greece men's national under-16 basketball team.[6] During the 1974–75 season he was the head coach of Panathinaikos B.C. He led the team a 20-2 record and a victory over Olympiacos B.C. in the league final.[7] From 1975 to 1980, he was once again coach of the men's national team.[8]

Dukeshire returned to the United States as head basketball coach of the Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.[8] From 1985 to 1987, Dukeshire was the head basketball coach at Salve Regina College and compiled a 22–25 record.[9] During the 1987–88 season, he returned Panathinaikos B.C., where he led the team to a 10–8 record.[10]

In 1991, Dukeshire returned to the United States, citing anti-American sentiment and crime in Greece. He accepted the position of head boy's basketball coach at Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[11] He was head coach of AEK B.C. for part of the 1992–93 season.

Dukeshire died of heart failure on May 5, 2012 at a nursing home in Hingham, Massachusetts. He was 78 years old.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dukeshire Named Varsity N.U. Basket Ball Coach". The Boston Globe. April 25, 1958.
  2. ^ Mack, Gene (March 23, 1952). "Monson Wins N. E. Prep Title; St. Sebastian's Takes 'B' Crown". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-A.I.C. Athlete Northeastern Coach". The Boston Globe. July 7, 1956.
  4. ^ a b Concannon, Joe (September 13, 1971). "NU's Dukeshire to coach Greek Olympic basketball". The Boston Globe.
  5. ^ Jacobs, Jeff (March 2, 2005). "A Ride Always Built On Pride". Hartford Courant.
  6. ^ http://www.paron.gr/v3/new.php?id=37837&colid=&catid=29&dt=2009-02-08%200:0:0&mode=3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Panathinaikos Athens 1974-1975 Roster". Eurobasket. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Pave, Marvin (May 12, 2012). "Dick Dukeshire, longtime Northeastern basketball coach". The Boston Globe.
  9. ^ Leddy, Bob (September 29, 1987). "Dukeshire bids adieu to Salve Regina". Providence Journal.
  10. ^ "Panathinaikos Athens 1987-1988 Roster". Eurobasket. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  11. ^ Ames, Larry (September 14, 1991). "A new step: Dukeshire takes Wellesley reins". The Boston Globe.
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