Truax played college basketball at Maryland before embarking on his coaching career.
[1] Truax was an assistant to Morgan Wootten at DeMatha Catholic High School in 1969–70.
[2] He held coaching staff roles at North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Colorado and Mississippi State before being named head coach at Towson in 1983.
[3] He also coached at the high school and junior college levels and had stints in China and South Korea.
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