Lipscomb Bisons basketball

Lipscomb Bisons basketball history

Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN)
Allen Arena
ASUN Conference

Current head coach: Lennie Acuff (2019-)

  • Asst: Roger Idstrom (2013-)
  • Asst: Tyler Murray (2019-)
  • Asst: Vince Martin (2023-)
  • Asst/DBO: Will Acuff (2023-)
  • Asst/Video: Peyton Mattingly (2023-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  1  (2018)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  0-1
  • NIT Championships(Runner-up in 2019)
  • NIT Appearances:  2  (2006, 2019)
  • NIT Overall Record:  4-2
  • NAIA National Championships:  1  (1986)   
  • NAIA Tournament Appearances:  14  (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)
  • NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  21-13

Conference Titles (VSAC, TCAC, ASUN):

Award Winners:




Lipscomb head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Lennie Acuff 2019-Pres 85-72 0 0 0
Casey Alexander 2013-19 113-84 1 1 0
Scott Sanderson 1999-2013 222-139 2 1^ 0
Don Meyer 1975-99 663-243 0 13^ 1^
Charles Strasburger 1973-75 26-34 0 0 0
Mike Clark 1970-73 28-45 0 0 0
Ken Dugan 1967-70 24-48 0 0
Guy E. Phipps 1966-67 8-14 0 0
Charles Morris 1955-66 128-144 0 0
Elvis Sherril 1952-55 30-49 0 0
Herman Waddell 1949-52 60-28 0 0
Fessor Boyce 1944-49 41-46 0 0
Peyton Alsup 1943-44 5-11 0 0
Herb Nance 1936-43 90-45 0 0
Robert G. Neil 1933-36 17-29
Robert Alexander 1932-33 3-10
Leo Lipscomb Boles 1929-32 70-19
Edgar Darnell 1928-29 ##
Herschel Priestley 1926-28 ##

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

^ These tournament appearances and national titles came when the Lipscomb program was at the NAIA level; Lipscomb moved up to Division I prior to the 2003-04 season

## win/loss records prior to 1929 are not available

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