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| 2/13/07 | ||||
| WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH JOE FUSSNER SELECTED TO ATLANTIC CITY H.S. HALL OF FAME | ||||
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Stockton College head women’s basketball coach Joe Fussner has been
elected to the Atlantic City High School Hall of Fame as part of its fourth
class. Fussner was chosen in the coaches category for his success in separate
stints as both the girls basketball coach and later boys basketball coach
at Atlantic City.
Fussner served as the head girls basketball coach for the Vikings from 1974-81, winning two Group IV state championships, four South Jersey titles and seven Cape Atlantic League crowns in the process. He returned to the high school ranks as the head boys coach at Atlantic City from 1988-95. During that time, Fussner amassed a 144-24 record and won six the Cape Atlantic League championship six times. Currently in his 15th season as the head women’s basketball coach at Stockton, Fussner boasts a career record of 238-154 on the college level. He has led the Ospreys to two New Jersey Athletic Conference championships (2000, ’05) and four NCAA tournament berths (1984, 2000, ’05, ’06). Fussner’s teams have won at least 18 games in six of the last seven seasons, including a school-record 22 victories last year. The Atlantic City High School Hall of Fame ceremony will be held at the Hilton Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday, April 22 at noon. Reservations are $35 per person. For more information, call the Atlantic City High School athletic office at (609) 343-7300, ext. 2010. |
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