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In 1991, Bob Reinhart coached Georgia State to its first NCAA basketball tournament appearance. Bob Reinhart (left) shakes hands with Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson after their NCAA first-round game March 15, 1991 at the Omni. Arkansas won 117-76. The game represented Georgia State s first NCAA tournament appearance. (Photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics) Bob Reinhart, who led Decatur High School basketball to three state titles, coached Georgia State basketball to its first NCAA tournament appearance and spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks during the Dominique Wilkins era, died Monday, according to his family. He was 87. Robert Reinhart, an Indiana native born June 21, 1938, moved to Georgia in 1965 to join Decatur’s staff. 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The Panthers lost to Arkansas in a first-round game at the Omni in Atlanta. The Panther finished 2-26 the season before Reinhart became the coach. 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GSU honored the team and coaches for their 10th and 20th anniversary NCAA tourney teams. Reinhart coached GSU in the 1990-91 NCAA Tournament. 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