Lee Buchanan (basketball)

Last updated
Lee Buchanan
Current position
Title Head coach
Team LaGrange
Conference USA South
Biographical details
Born (1961-03-09) March 9, 1961 (age 62)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1998 Brescia
1998–2002 Francis Marion
2002–2003 Southern Mississippi (asst.)
2003–2007 UMSL
2007–2012 Eastern Illinois (asst.)
2012–2013Eastern Illinois
2013–present LaGrange
Head coaching record
Overall427–258

Lee Buchanan (born March 9, 1961) is an American college basketball coach and the current women's head coach at LaGrange College. [1]

Contents

Career

He is the former women's head coach at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. [2] After leading his team to the Eastern Division title of the Ohio Valley Conference and an invitation to play in the WNIT in his first season at EIU, on April 15, 2013, Buchanan suddenly announced his resignation to "pursue other professional opportunities" and to spend more time with his family. [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Brescia [4] [5] (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1986–1998)
1986–87Bresica 8–17
1987–88Bresica 1–20
1988–89Bresica 24–5
1989–90Bresica 24–7
1990–91Bresica 16–12
1991–92Bresica 15–12
1992–93Bresica 21–8
1993–94Bresica 20–10
1994–95Bresica 23–8
1995–96Bresica 27–4
1996–97Bresica 30–6
1997–98Bresica 21–9
Brescia:226–102 ???
Francis Marion [6] [7] (Peach Belt Conference)(1998–2002)
1998–99Francis Marion 27–316–01st North1–1 (PBC)
1–1 (NCAA DII)
1999–2000Francis Marion 25–813–31st North1–1 (PBC)
2–1 (NCAA DII Sweet 16)
2000–01Francis Marion 24–713–32nd North1–1 (PBC)
2–1 (NCAA DII Sweet 16)
2001–02Francis Marion 16–1112–72nd (Tie) North(0–1) (PBC)
Francis Marion:92–2954–13
UMSL Tritons [8] [9] (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2003–2007)
2003–04UMSL 7–204–169th
2004–05UMSL 6–212–1811th
2005–06UMSL 16–129–104th West0–1 (GLVC
2006–07UMSL 6–202–177th West
UMSL:35–7317–61
Eastern Illinois Panthers [10] (Ohio Valley Conference)(2012–2013)
2012–13 Eastern Illinois 20–1212–41st West0–1 (OVC), 1–1 (WNIT 2nd round)
EIU:20–1212–4
LaGrange Panthers (USA South Conference)(2013–present)
2013–14LaGrange 16–11
2014–15LaGrange 17–10
2015–16LaGrange 18–9
LaGrange:51–30
Total:427–258

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "Lee Buchanan named as new head coach | LaGrange College | www.lagrange.edu". www.lagrange.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06.
  2. ↑ Eastern Illinois University Panthers.
  3. ↑ "E. Illinois coach departs after winning OVC title". 15 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Eastern Illinois University Panthers – Staff Directory. Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Buchanan Selected As New EIU Women's Basketball Head Coach". Ohio Valley Conference. (May 30, 2012)
  6. ↑ Francis Marion University Women's Basketball Media Guide – 2011–12.
  7. ↑ Peach Belt Conference – Women's Basketball Records.
  8. ↑ UMSL 2012–13 Women's Basketball Record Book.
  9. ↑ Great Lakes Valley Conference – Women's Basketball.
  10. ↑ Ohio Valley Conference.


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