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Niven Enjoying Another Rebuilding Job
Posted: January 13, 2013 at 4:38 a.m.
Decatur coach Bill Niven talks to his team during a timeout of a game earlier this year.
Bill Niven has coached high school basketball for 42 years.
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Bill Niven
SCHOOL: Decatur
POSITION: Girls Basketball Coach
NOTABLE: Niven has coached varsity boys basketball at Hope, Pleasant View, Texas, Rogers High, Texarkana and Green Forest. ... Won a state championship at Hope in 1986. ... Ended a 16-year playoff drought at Rogers in 1990. ... Ended a 15-year playoff drought at Green Forest in 2008. ... Coaching girls basketball for the first time.
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Very glad to have you with us coach !
Posted by: aarono01271847
January 13, 2013 at 7:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bill Niven is class, a man for all seasons.
Posted by: Moneymyst
January 13, 2013 at 8:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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