Lee Buchanan (basketball)

Lee Buchanan

Biographical details
Born	(1961-03-09) March 9, 1961 (age 63)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1998	Brescia
1998–2002	Francis Marion
2002–2003	Southern Mississippi (asst.)
2003–2007	UMSL
2007–2012	Eastern Illinois (asst.)
2012–2013	Eastern Illinois
2013–2020	LaGrange
Head coaching record
Overall	473–307 (.606)

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

Career

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

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

1. "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.

External links

• LaGrange Panthers bio