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Longtime South Dakota college basketball coach Martin dies

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - University of South Dakota officials say longtime college men's basketball coach Doug Martin has died. He was 78.

Martin's 31-year career in South Dakota including head coaching stints at Mount Marty, the University of South Dakota and Dakota Wesleyan. His overall record was 371-418.

Martin spent the majority of his career at Dakota Wesleyan, where he coached from 1988 to 2005. He compiled a 252-256 record and won four conference titles with the Tigers. He was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Martin was the head coach at Mount Marty from 1978-82 and at USD from 1982-86.

USD officials say Martin died Sunday in his hometown of La Crosse, Wisconsin.