North Platte Community College Women's Basketball

Thurin Head Coach Head basketball coach Richard Thurin is in his 13th season at North Platte Community College where he is the winningest womens basketball coach in school history. Coach Thurin owns a .458 winning percentage at North Platte Community College with 164 wins to 194 losses.   Coach Thurin came to North Platte in 2001 when he was hired as the eighth head coach in program history. Coach Thurin earned his 100th win during the 2009-10 season   Coach Thurin has led the Lady Knights to four Region IX Division II Championships and two NJCAA Division II National Tournament appearances in his career. The Lady Knights won the Region IX Division II Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. Coach Thurin has taken the Lady Knights to two NJCAA Division II National Tournaments by winning District F in 2011 and 2013.   Coach Thurin led his 2010-11 team to a school-record 18 wins to go against 13 losses to also earn the best winning percentage in school history at 58.1 percent.   Coach Thurin is probably best known for this YouTube clip (Gatorade Bath) where his team dumped water on him following their 2013 Region IX Championship. The video instantly went viral and has over 2.7 million views along with appearing on ESPN multiple times during the following year.   Under Coach Thurins guidance Maggie Carson was named a Second-Team Division II All-American in 2010-11 as a sophomore.   Before coming to North Platte Community College Coach Thurin started the girls basketball program at Grant High School.  Coach Thurin compiled a 304-100 career coaching record at Grant while winning 12 district titles and making 12 state tournament appearances including a state runner-up finish in 1985.   At Grant High School Coach Thurin also served as an assistant football coach, assistant boys basketball coach, head girls track coach, assistant boys and girls track coach and head volleyball coach during his career there. Coach Thurin started the girls track team and led them to state runner-up finishes twice.   Coach Thurin received his Associate Degree in Education from Fairbury Junior College before completing his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science from the University of Nebraska- Kearney. Coach Thurin graduated from Ong High School, in Ong, Nebraska where he was the class valedictorian.   Coach Thurin and wife Karen have one son, Trent, and two granddaughters, Abby and Zoe.