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MS HR113
Resolution
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jonathon McMillan
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AI Summary
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Coach Richard Duease retired after 51 years of coaching, with his final game on February 24, 2026, resulting in MRA winning the MAIS Overall Boys Basketball Championship
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Career record of 1,888 total wins (1,296 boys, 592 girls) with only 725 losses, achieving a 72.3% winning percentage and the third highest win total in high school basketball history
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Won 42 MAIS championships and 16 MAIS Overall Tournament titles, including 10 titles in a 14-year span from 2005-2018 and a 77-game winning streak from 2008-2011
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Named MAIS Coach of the Year over 30 times and inducted into the MAIS Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006
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Spent 44 of his 51 coaching years at Madison-Ridgeland Academy, becoming Mississippi's career-wins leader in 2017 with his 1,024th victory
Legislative Description
Coach Richard Duease; commend upon retirement from Madison-Ridgeland Academy with third highest win total in high school basketball history.
Last Action
Referred To Rules
3/12/2026