Lennie Acuff

Lennie Acuff
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Lipscomb
Conference	Atlantic Sun
Record	78–68 (.534)
Biographical details
Born	January 24, 1965 (age 59); Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1988	Shorter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1992	Belhaven
1993–1997	Berry
1997–2019	Alabama–Huntsville
2019–present	Lipscomb
Head coaching record
Overall	628–390 (.617) 96-99 (.492) (NAIA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	8× Gulf South regular season; 3× Gulf South tournament (2012, 2015, 2017)
Awards
	8× Gulf South Coach of the Year (1999, 2003, 2005, 2010–2012, 2015, 2016)

Last updated January 27, 2024

Lennie Acuff (born January 24, 1965) is an American basketball coach, currently head coach of the Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team.^[1]

Playing career

Acuff attended Shorter College where he set the single game, single season and career record for assists, which still stand to this day.^[2]

Coaching career

At 25, Acuff landed his first head coaching job with Belhaven College where he posted a 31–35 record over two seasons.^[3] He then moved on to Berry College where he'd compile a 65–64 overall record with back-to-back 20-win seasons in his final two seasons.^[4] Acuff would accept the head coaching position at Alabama–Huntsville, the town he grew up in. Over the course of 22 seasons at the helm of the Chargers, he would guide the team to eight Gulf South Conference regular season crowns, three conference tournament titles and 11 NCAA Division II tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in 2011 and 2012.^[2]^[1]

On April 24, 2019 Acuff was named the 19th head men's basketball coach at Lipscomb, replacing Casey Alexander who departed for the same position at Belmont.^[1]^[5]

Head coaching record

NAIA

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Belhaven College (N/A)(1990–1992)
1990–91	Belhaven	14–19
1991–92	Belhaven	17–16
Belhaven NAIA:		31–35 (.470)
Berry College (N/A)(1993–1997)
1993–94	Berry College	13–20
1994–95	Berry College	11–19
1995–96	Berry College	20–13
1996–97	Berry College	21–12
Berry College NAIA:		65–64 (.504)
Total:		96–99 (.492)
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

NCAA DII

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alabama–Huntsville (Gulf South Conference)(1997–2019)
1997–98	Alabama–Huntsville	9–17	5–9	7th (East)
1998–99	Alabama–Huntsville	15–12	9–5	3rd (East)
1999–00	Alabama–Huntsville	22–7	11–3	1st (East)	NCAA Second Round
2000–01	Alabama–Huntsville	19–8	9–5	2nd (East)
2001–02	Alabama–Huntsville	17–9	7–7	5th (East)
2001–02	Alabama–Huntsville	17–9	7–7	5th (East)
2002–03	Alabama–Huntsville	20–11	11–3	1st (East)	NCAA First Round
2003–04	Alabama–Huntsville	14–13	6–8	6th (East)
2004–05	Alabama–Huntsville	16–12	9–5	3rd (East)
2005–06	Alabama–Huntsville	22–8	10–4	2nd (East)	NCAA first round
2006–07	Alabama–Huntsville	18–11	6–6	4th (East)
2007–08	Alabama–Huntsville	13–15	6–6	4th (East)
2008–09	Alabama–Huntsville	17–11	7–5	4th (East)
2009–10	Alabama–Huntsville	23–7	9–1	1st (East)	NCAA first round
2010–11	Alabama–Huntsville	29–5	11–1	1st (East)	NCAA Elite Eight
2011–12	Alabama–Huntsville	29–4	13–1	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
2012–13	Alabama–Huntsville	25–6	15–3	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
2013–14	Alabama–Huntsville	15–13	11–9	5th
2014–15	Alabama–Huntsville	23–9	15–7	1st	NCAA first round
2015–16	Alabama–Huntsville	25–8	18–4	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
2016–17	Alabama–Huntsville	26–8	17–5	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
2017–18	Alabama–Huntsville	16–12	9–11	9th
2018–19	Alabama–Huntsville	24–8	15–5	3rd	NCAA first round
Alabama–Huntsville:		454–223 (.671)	236–120 (.663)
Total:		454–223 (.671)
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

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun)(2019–present)
2019–20	Lipscomb	16–16	9–7	3rd
2020–21	Lipscomb	15–12	9–6	3rd
2021–22	Lipscomb	14–19	6–10	4th (West)
2022–23	Lipscomb	20–13	11–7	5th
2023–24	Lipscomb	13–8	4–2
Lipscomb:		78–68 (.534)	39–32 (.549)
Total:		78–68 (.534)
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 2 3 Kirk Downs (April 24, 2019). "Lennie Acuff Tabbed to Lead Lipscomb Men's Basketball". LipscombSports.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
1 2 "Lennie Acuff - Men's Basketball Coach". UAH Athletics.
↑ "Men's Basketball Coaching Records". blazers.belhaven.edu.
↑ "Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
↑ "Lipscomb basketball hires 500-game winner Lennie Acuff from Alabama-Huntsville". The Tennessean.

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[auto-1] 1 2 3 Kirk Downs (April 24, 2019). "Lennie Acuff Tabbed to Lead Lipscomb Men's Basketball". LipscombSports.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[uahchargers.com-2] 1 2 "Lennie Acuff - Men's Basketball Coach". UAH Athletics.

[3] "Men's Basketball Coaching Records". blazers.belhaven.edu.

[4] "Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[5] "Lipscomb basketball hires 500-game winner Lennie Acuff from Alabama-Huntsville". The Tennessean.

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