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Stanford extends contract of head coach Dawkins

Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports

Stanford announced Wednesday that it has extended the contract of head coach Johnny Dawkins.

“Johnny Dawkins is a phenomenal educator and tireless worker,” Director of Athletics Bernard Muir said in the school's news release. “Our on-court success last year combined with ongoing academic accomplishments and the overall development of our student-athletes illustrates Johnny’s ability to lead this program into the future.”

Terms of the restructured contract were not disclosed.

Despite questions surrounding his job status earlier in the season, Dawkins led Stanford to its first NCAA tournament in six years in 2014, with the No. 10 Cardinal advancing to the Sweet 16 after defeating Andrew Wiggins' second-seeded Kansas side in the third round of the tournament.

The former NBA guard is entering his seventh season as Stanford's head coach, and will be looking to build off of last season's success with a 2014 recruiting class ranked 15th by 247Sports.

“I want to thank athletic director Bernard Muir and the Stanford community for outstanding support and allowing our staff to do what we love,” Dawkins said. “Being part of the Stanford family is special and there is no place I’d rather be. We are committed to enhancing Stanford’s reputation of excellence in the classroom and on the court.”

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