Lennie Acuff (born January 24, 1965) is an American basketball coach, currently head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Acuff attended Shorter College where he set the single game, single season and career record for assists, which still stand to this day.

Coaching career

At 25, Acuff landed his first head coaching job with Belhaven College where he posted a 31–35 record over two seasons. He then moved on to

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where he'd compile a 65–64 overall record with back-to-back 20-win seasons in his final two seasons. Acuff would accept the head coaching position at Alabama–Huntsville, the town he grew up in. Over the course of 22 seasons at the helm of the Chargers, he would guide the team to eight

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regular season crowns, three conference tournament titles and 11 NCAA Division II tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in

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and

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. On April 24, 2019 Acuff was named the 19th head men's basketball coach at Lipscomb, replacing

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who departed for the same position at Belmont.

Head coaching record

NAIA

NCAA DII

NCAA DI

References

1965 births Living people Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's basketball coaches American men's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Alabama Basketball players from Alabama College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball coaches Shorter University alumni Sportspeople from Huntsville, Alabama {{US-basketball-coach-stub