s ▁team ▁for ▁one ▁season ▁while ▁also ▁sp ending ▁his ▁third ▁year ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁team . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁F let cher ▁first ▁became ▁a ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁for ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Military ▁Institute ▁following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁Charlie ▁Sch ma us . ▁Sch ma us ▁had ▁led ▁the ▁Key d ets ▁to ▁a ▁S weet ▁Six teen ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 6 – 4 ▁record , ▁their ▁best ▁in ▁school ▁history . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁future ▁V MI ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁and ▁NBA ▁player ▁Ron ▁Carter . ▁Despite ▁the ▁initial ▁success , ▁however , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁F let cher ▁took ▁over , ▁the ▁Key d ets ▁were ▁coming ▁off ▁a ▁ 1 – 2 5 ▁season ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁won ▁five ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁years . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁under ▁their ▁new ▁head ▁coach , ▁V MI ▁continued ▁to ▁struggle ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 5 ▁record , ▁but ▁showed ▁significant ▁improvement ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁achieved ▁a ▁winning ▁record ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁at ▁ 1 6 – 1 4 . ▁F let cher ▁then ▁left ▁the ▁school ▁the ▁next ▁season , ▁leaving ▁V MI ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 3 0 ▁winning ▁percentage . ▁ ▁F let cher ' s ▁most ▁end ured