Lamar Cardinals basketball history

Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)
Montagne Center
Southland Conference

Current head coach: Alvin Brooks (2021-)

• Asst: Charles Harral (2021-)
• Asst: Wendell Moore (2021-)
• Asst/Video: Jordan Gillon (2024-)
• Video: Ethan Quinn (2022-)
• DBO: De’Andre Miller (2023-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  1  (1980)
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  6  (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2000, 2012)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  5-6
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  4  (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986)
• NIT Overall Record:  2-4
• CIT Appearances:  2  (2017, 2018)
• CIT Overall Record:  0-2
• NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  5  (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  5-5

Conference Titles (Lone Star, American South, Sun Belt, WAC, Southland):

• Southland Regular Season Championships:  10  (1964, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2008, 2012)
• Lone Star (Div II) Regular Season Championships:  3  (1961, 1962, 1963)
• Southland Tournament Championships:  4  (1981, 1983, 2000, 2012)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  0
• Southland Player of the Year:  4  (last = Tom Sewell, 1984)

Lamar head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Alvin Brooks	2021-Pres	30-63	0	0	0
Tic Price	2014-21	112-113	0	0	0
Pat Knight	2011-14	29-62	1	1	0
Steve Roccaforte	2006-11	76-78	1	0	0
Billy Tubbs	1976-80, 2003-06	121-89	3	2	0
Mike Deane	1999-2003	52-62	0	1	0
Grey Giovanine	1993-99	80-85	0	0	0
Mike Newell	1990-93	42-44	0	0	0
Tony Branch	1988-90	19-37	0	0	0
Tom Abatemarco	1986-88	34-26	0	0	0
Pat Foster	1980-86	134-49	3	2	0
Jack Martin	1951-76	334-283	2 (3^)	5^	0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Lamar program was at the Division II level; Lamar moved up to Division I prior to the 1968-69 season

OTHER NAMES: South Park/Lamar Junior College (prior to 1951), Lamar State College of Technology (1951-75)

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.