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College basketball doesn't know it yet, but Donnie Tyndall is on his way back

The Clarion-Ledger | April 15, 2021

Related Topics: Donnie Tyndall, Donald Jackson, Niceville, Chipola College, Florida, Northwest Florida State College, Jim Harrick, Rick Pitino

NICEVILLE, Fla. – Minutes before tipoff, his players exit the locker room and jog onto the court, but not him. He waits in the hallway. As college basketball coaches do.

I’ve often wondered. So I ask: What is it coaches do in these solitary pregame moments?

“Pray,” says Donnie Tyndall with a playful grin.

Chipola coach Donnie Tyndall coaches his team during an FCSAA Region VIII quarterfinal game in Niceville, Florida, on Thursday, April, 8, 2021. Tyndall, the former Tennessee and Southern Miss coach, was hired by the junior college in June.Michael Snyder, The Northwest Florida Daily News-USA TODAY NETWORK
Chipola coach Donnie Tyndall coaches his team during an FCSAA Region VIII quarterfinal game in Niceville, Florida, on Thursday, April, 8, 2021. Tyndall, the former...

Maybe he's serious.

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