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Jacobs boys basketball coach Jim Hinkle will retire at the end of the season after 50 years as a basketball coach.

John Starks | Staff Photographer

Jacobs boys basketball coach Jim Hinkle will retire at the end of the season after 50 years as a basketball coach.

PATRICK KUNZER | Staff Photographer

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According to Jacobs boys basketball coach Jim Hinkle, there are two things in the world that are never ugly. "Babies and wins," something the coach will never refute. And according to Jim, after the last day of school in June, you'll find him poolside. "Not at basketball camp," Hinkle says, smiling. Hinkle, 71, will retire from coaching after this season, his 50th as a basketball coach. He's won 539 games (136-87 in 17 years at Jacobs) and five conference titles. He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2012.
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    • Jacobs boys basketball coach Jim Hinkle will retire at the end of the season after 50 years as a basketball coach.
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