Biographical details | |
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Born | March 9, 1961 |
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.) |
2012–2013 | Eastern Illinois |
2013–2020 | LaGrange |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 473–307 (.606) |
Lee Buchanan (born March 9, 1961) is an American college basketball coach. [1]
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]
On August 21, 2023, Buchanan was hired as the new women's basketball head coach at LaGrange College, a position he held until the end of the 2019–20 season. [1] [4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Brescia [5] [6] (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1986–1998) | |||||||||
1986–87 | Bresica | 8–17 | |||||||
1987–88 | Bresica | 1–20 | |||||||
1988–89 | Bresica | 24–5 | |||||||
1989–90 | Bresica | 24–7 | |||||||
1990–91 | Bresica | 16–12 | |||||||
1991–92 | Bresica | 15–12 | |||||||
1992–93 | Bresica | 21–8 | |||||||
1993–94 | Bresica | 20–10 | |||||||
1994–95 | Bresica | 23–8 | |||||||
1995–96 | Bresica | 27–4 | |||||||
1996–97 | Bresica | 30–6 | |||||||
1997–98 | Bresica | 21–9 | |||||||
Brescia: | 226–102 (.689) | ??? | |||||||
Francis Marion [7] [8] (Peach Belt Conference)(1998–2002) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Francis Marion | 27–3 | 16–0 | 1st North | 1–1 (PBC) 1–1 (NCAA DII) | ||||
1999–2000 | Francis Marion | 25–8 | 13–3 | 1st North | 1–1 (PBC) 2–1 (NCAA DII Sweet 16) | ||||
2000–01 | Francis Marion | 24–7 | 13–3 | 2nd North | 1–1 (PBC) 2–1 (NCAA DII Sweet 16) | ||||
2001–02 | Francis Marion | 16–11 | 12–7 | 2nd (Tie) North | (0–1) (PBC) | ||||
Francis Marion: | 92–29 (.760) | 54–13 (.806) | |||||||
UMSL Tritons [9] [10] (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2003–2007) | |||||||||
2003–04 | UMSL | 7–20 | 4–16 | 9th | |||||
2004–05 | UMSL | 6–21 | 2–18 | 11th | |||||
2005–06 | UMSL | 16–12 | 9–10 | 4th West | 0–1 (GLVC | ||||
2006–07 | UMSL | 6–20 | 2–17 | 7th West | |||||
UMSL: | 35–73 (.324) | 17–61 (.218) | |||||||
Eastern Illinois Panthers [11] (Ohio Valley Conference)(2012–2013) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Eastern Illinois | 20–12 | 12–4 | 1st West | 0–1 (OVC), 1–1 (WNIT 2nd round) | ||||
EIU: | 20–12 (.625) | 12–4 (.750) | |||||||
LaGrange Panthers (USA South Conference)(2013–2020) | |||||||||
2013–14 | LaGrange | 16–11 | 9–7 | ||||||
2014–15 | LaGrange | 17–10 | 11–5 | ||||||
2015–16 | LaGrange | 18–9 | 11–5 | ||||||
2016–17 | LaGrange | 17–10 | 10–4 | ||||||
2017–18 | LaGrange | 11–15 | 4–10 | ||||||
2018–19 | LaGrange | 13–13 | 7–9 | ||||||
2019–20 | LaGrange | 15–11 | 8–8 | ||||||
LaGrange: | 107–79 (.575) | 60–48 (.556) | |||||||
Total: | 473–307 (.606) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |