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Coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University isnât the only menâs college basketball coach earning milestone wins.
With a 76-64 victory over DePauw University on Jan. 17, Coach Mike DeWitt of the Ohio Wesleyan University menâs basketball team earned his 300th career win, 250 of which have been with OWU.
The 300 wins are not the only thing that have marked success for Coach DeWitt. He has led OWU to three consecutive, 20-plus win seasons as well as three consecutive NCAA Division III playoff appearances.
The very next game, a win over Oberlin College on Jan. 21, gave him the best winning percentage (.595) for an OWU menâs basketball coach since Raymond Detrick in 1938-1939.
But DeWitt is not one to stop and celebrate such accomplishments. It is difficult for most coaches to do so in basketball with the seasons being so fast paced.
âIf you coach long enough, coaching milestones are going to happen naturally,â DeWitt said. âThese milestones are a direct reflection of the quality of players Iâve had the opportunity to coach here at Ohio Wesleyan.â
One of those quality players is senior guard Nick Felhaber who has played for DeWitt for four years.
âItâs been a great experience,â Felhaber said. âFor me as a player Iâve had some ups and downs with injuries and stuff. Heâs remained patient with me and now that itâs my senior year, Iâve stepped up and have a big role.â
Felhaber and his fellow teammates didnât know about the milestone going into the game against DePauw.
âWe had no idea, nobody on the team knew. We found out after the game. Actually somebody put it in a group message that we have for all the players to communicate,â Felhaber said.
Now, with the 300th win behind them and a winning pace that could see another 20-plus win season, the menâs basketball team has their sights on the NCAC regular season title.