University of Minnesota, Duluth
Head Men's Basketball Coach
1984-1998
Race, the winningest coach in the 71-year history of the University of Minnesota-Duluth men's basketball program, achieved an overall record of 293-120 (.709 winning percentage) in 14 seasons. He led the Bulldogs to nine 20-plus win seasons, nine different teams to a top 25 national ranking, eight NSIC championships (1986-1992, 1997), eight appearances in the NAIA National Tournament (1985-1992) and one NCAA Division II playoff berth (1997). Race's Minnesota-Duluth program brought prestige and national visibility to the NSIC. In 14 years he was district or regional coach of the year eight times and earned eight NSIC coach of the year awards. In 18 total years of collegiate coaching (including four seasons at the now-defunct Milton College (Wis.) from 1975-1979), Race was 363-170 (.681 winning percentage) with only two losing seasons. A native of Marinette, Wis., and a 1970 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, he also served as an assistant coach at both Milton College (1971-1975) and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1980-1984). In 1989, he was an assistant coach on the Gold Medal Team at the U.S. Olympic Festival under coaching legend Jud Heathcote of Michigan State. Dale is also a member of the UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame and currently serves as the coordinator of the Bulldog Club, a UMD all-sports support and fundraising group that oversees the athletic department's various marketing activities.