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Lee Buchanan (basketball)

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Lee Buchanan
Biographical details
Born (1961-03-09) March 9, 1961 (age 63)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1998Brescia
1998–2002Francis Marion
2002–2003Southern Mississippi (asst.)
2003–2007UMSL
2007–2012Eastern Illinois (asst.)
2012–2013Eastern Illinois
2013–2020LaGrange
Head coaching record
Overall473–307 (.606)

Lee Buchanan (born March 9, 1961) is an American college basketball coach.[1]

Career

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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]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      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


References

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  1. ^ a b "Lee Buchanan named as new head coach | LaGrange College | www.lagrange.edu". www.lagrange.edu. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Eastern Illinois University Panthers.
  3. ^ "E. Illinois coach departs after winning OVC title". April 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Eckleberry, Kevin (April 6, 2020). "Jonus hired as LaGrange College women's basketball coach". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Eastern Illinois University Panthers – Staff Directory. Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Buchanan Selected As New EIU Women's Basketball Head Coach". Ohio Valley Conference. (May 30, 2012)
  7. ^ Francis Marion University Women's Basketball Media Guide – 2011–12.
  8. ^ Peach Belt Conference – Women's Basketball Records.
  9. ^ UMSL 2012–13 Women's Basketball Record Book.
  10. ^ Great Lakes Valley Conference – Women's Basketball.
  11. ^ Ohio Valley Conference.
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