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Randy Gipson is in his 14th season on the pine for Northeastern State.

He is 273-128 (.680) during his tenure and has guided the Riverhawks to seven and three straight NCAA South Central regional tournaments.

Prior to Northeastern State, Gipson spent 11 years as head coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and is a 1979 graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Northeastern State (14-6; 9-3 MIAA) enter this week a perfect 7-0 at home and will host Lindenwood (Mo.) on Thursday night prior to the Bulldogs visit on Saturday.

The Riverhawks have won six of their last seven games with the only loss coming last Thursday at Northwest Missouri by a three-point margin 67-64.

They are led by senior sharpshooter Taylor Lewis who is averaging 16.3 points per game while making 3.1 three-pointers per contest and shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc.

The Riverhawks are in their first year as a member of the MIAA and posted a 25-5 last year as an independent.

They advanced to the second round of the NCAA South Central Regional before being defeated by Pittsburg State.

They were a preseason 23rd in the national poll.

Courtesy: Truman State University