Lynn Nance

Lynn Nance

Biographical details
Born	(1942-09-03) September 3, 1942 Granby, Missouri
Playing career
1961–1963	Southwest Baptist JC
1963–1965	Washington
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1970	Washington (asst.)
1974–1976	Kentucky (asst.)
1976–1980	Iowa State
1980–1985	Central Missouri
1985–1986	Fresno State (asst.)
1986–1989	Saint Mary's
1989–1993	Washington
2010–2011	LSU (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NIT Championship (1976, Asst. Coach, Kentucky) 1984 National NCAA Div II (Central Missouri) WCC Regular Season Championship (1989)
Awards
1962 Junior College All-American 1963 Junior College All-American 1984 Division II Coach of the Year

Lynn Sanford Nance (born September 3, 1942) was a head basketball coach at the University of Washington. He also served as head coach at St. Mary's College (CA), Iowa State, Central Missouri State, and Southwest Baptist University. He is a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He played college basketball at the University of Washington, and became an honorable mention all-American. Nance went on to be selected in the fourth round of the 1965 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Unfortunately, a knee injury ended his professional career before he ever played a game for St. Louis.

During his tenure at Division II Central Missouri State, he won a national championship. He was also an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky, and Fresno State. In 2010, he returned to coaching a serve as an assistant under Trent Johnson at LSU. His total 19-year-Division I and II head coaching mark is 302-224.

Aside from his career as a coach, Nance also served as a special agent for the FBI, as well as working as an assistant director for the NCAA. Nance drew upon his experience as an FBI agent to write a novel titled Bridger:Deadly Peril.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1976–1980)
1976–77	Iowa State	8–19*	4–10*	8th*
1977–78	Iowa State	14–13	9–5	2nd
1978–79	Iowa State	11–16	6–8	6th
1979–80	Iowa State	8–10**	2–3**	5th**
Iowa State:		40–59	21–26
Saint Mary's Gaels (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1986–1989)
1986–87	Saint Mary's	17–13	7–7	3rd
1987–88	Saint Mary's	19–9	9–5	2nd
1988–89	Saint Mary's	25–5	12–2	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
Saint Mary's:		61–27	28–14
Washington Huskies (Pacific-10 Conference) (1989–1993)
1989–90	Washington	11–17	5–13	9th
1990–91	Washington	14–14	5–13	10th
1991–92	Washington	12–17	5–13	8th
1992–93	Washington	13–14	7–11	8th
Washington:		50–62	22–50
Total:		151–148
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

(*) ISU finished the season 7–20, but was later awarded a win vacated by Oklahoma State.
(**) Indicates record/standing at time of resignation from Iowa State.