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North Alabama Lions basketball
North Alabama Lions basketball history
University of North Alabama (Florence, AL)
Flowers Hall
ASUN Conference
Current head coach: Tony Pujol (2018-)
- Assoc. HC: Ahmad Smith (2018-)
- Asst: Carter Heston (2021-)
- Asst: Austin Burnette (2023-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Sean Foley (2022-)
- DBO: Landon Travis (2023-)
- DPD: Justin Wakefield (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2023)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 2 (1979, 1991)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 14 (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 5 (1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1991)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 33-14
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1960, 1962)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-2
Conference Titles (Gulf South, ASUN):
- ASUN Regular Season Championships: 0
- Gulf South (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 6 (1977, 1981, 1984, 1995, 1996, 2008)
- ASUN Tournament Championships: 0
- Gulf South (Div II) Tournament Championships: 6 (1981, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2014)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- ASUN Player of the Year: 0
North Alabama head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Tony Pujol | 2018-Pres | 78-103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Champagne | 2003-18 | 245-193-1 | 1^ | 4^ | 0 |
Gary Elliott | 1988-2003 | 270-150 | 2^ | 4^ | 1^ |
Bill L. Jones | 1974-88 | 259-141 | 3^ | 6^ | 1^ |
Bill E. Jones | 1972-74 | 28-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Billingham | 1948-72 | 249-312 | 0 | 2^ | 0 |
H.A. Eddie Flowers | 1931-48 | 77-91 ## | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles, tournament appearances and national titles came when the North Alabama program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; UNA moved up to Division I prior to the 2018-19 season
OTHER NAMES: Florence State (prior to 1974)
## Records for this coach are incomplete
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.