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2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons Men's Basketball Team
The 2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by 2nd-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15-12, 9-6 in ASUN Play to finish in 3rd place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast. Previous season The Bisons finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 9–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for third place. In the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament, the #3 seeded Bisons defeated the #6 seed Florida Gulf Coast, 68–63, advancing to the semifinals, where they matched up against the #2 seed North Florida, winning 73–71, advancing to the ASUN championship game. In a rematch of the previous year's title game, the Bisons faced top seeded Liberty, ultimately falling 57–73, for the second consecutive year. Roste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennie Acuff
Lennie Acuff (born January 24, 1965) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head men's basketball coach at Samford University. 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 Berry College 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 Gulf South Conference regular season crowns, three conference tournament titles and 11 NCAA Division II tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in 2011 and 2012. On April 24, 2019 Acuff was named the 19th head men's basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Collin County, Texas, Collin and Denton County, Texas, Denton counties. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (DFW) and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its population was 200,509 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Frisco was the fastest-growing city in the United States in 2017, and also from 2000 to 2009. In the late 1990s, the northern DFW suburban development tide hit the northern border of Plano, Texas, Plano and spilled into Frisco, sparking rapid growth into the 2000s. Like many of the cities in Dallas's northern exurbs, Frisco serves as a bedroom community for professionals who work in DFW. Since 2003, Frisco has received the designation Tree City USA from the National Arbor Day Foundation. The United States Census Bureau defines an urban area of northern Dallas-area suburbs that are separated from the Dallas–Fort Worth urban area, with McKi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford High School (Georgia)
Buford High School is a public, four-year, comprehensive high school located in Buford, Georgia, United States, in the Gwinnett area of Northside Atlanta. History Buford High School was opened in 1948. In 2009, it was awarded a silver award by the State of Georgia Governor's Office of Achievement for "Highest Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards". Academics For the 2010-2011 school years, the school had the highest passing rate in the Georgia Graduation Test, with 96% passing. Buford also ranks in the top 6% of students who pass AP courses.. A part of the greater Buford City Schools System, Buford was ranked by reviewers on the review site Niche as the top school system in the state. Athletics Buford has won state championships in the following: * Baseball (1977, 2011, 2015) * Boys' basketball (2017, 2019) * Girls' basketball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) * Football (1978, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpharetta, Georgia
Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818; in 2010, the population had been 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Cherokee people in Georgia and elsewhere in the South were forcibly relocated to the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) under the Indian Removal Act. Pioneers and farmers later settled on the newly vacated land, situated along a former Cherokee trail stretching from the North Georgia mountains to the Chattahoochee River. One of the area's first permanent landmarks was the New Prospect Camp Ground (also known as the Methodist Camp Ground), beside a natural spring near what is now downtown Alpharetta. It later served as a trading post for the exchanging of goods among settlers. Known as the town of Milton through July 1858, the city of Alpharetta was chartered on December 11, 1858, with boundaries extending in a radius from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Christian Schools
Aurora Christian Schools (ACS) is a private Christian school with grades preschool through high school in Aurora, Illinois. It opened as a Kindergarten through grade 9 school on September 3, 1975. Eighty-two students enrolled at the beginning of the first school year, and enrollment climbed to 114 at the end of the year. The private school has since expanded and now offers Pre-K through 12th. Athletics Aurora Christian offers a total of thirteen varsity/non-varsity sports to its students. These include: cross country, football, golf, soccer, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track, cheer, and poms. Notable alumni *Ethan Hampton Ethan Hampton is an American football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He previously played for the Northern Illinois Huskies. Early life and high school Hampton attended Aurora Christian Schools in Aurora, Illinois. As a sophomo ..., college football quarterback References External links Aurora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States. It is located along the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River west of Chicago. It is the List of municipalities in Illinois, second-most populous city in Illinois, with a population of 180,542 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Founded within Kane County, Illinois, Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded into DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage, Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall, and Will County, Illinois, Will counties. Founded in the early 1830s and incorporated in 1857, Aurora rapidly industrialized, becoming one of the first cities in the United States to adopt an all-electric street lighting system in 1881, earning it the nickname "City of Lights". The arrival of major railroads, such as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, further stimulated economic growth and positioned Aurora as a significant transportation and industrial hub in northern Illinois. Over time, the city diversified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Ridge High School (Orlando, Florida)
Oak Ridge High School is a public high school in Orlando, Florida, established in 1959. The school had been rated a D or F institution by the state starting in 2000. In 2012, the school was awarded a C grade, breaking the low performance streak. In 2013, the school further improved and was awarded a B grade. Campus The Campus has been expanded/remodeled since the founding of the school. During the summer of 2010, demolition began on the northern side of campus as the 600 building and "Fish Farm", which had been the Tech Ed building, was torn down to make room for the new school. The students are scheduled to move into the new building on a staggered schedule during the fall semester of the 2011-2012 school year. Extracurricular activities Activities available to Oak Ridge students include Athletic Training, AVID, Beta Club, AFJROTC, JA Academy, Computer Programming and Gaming Club, Floetry Club, National Honor Society, AP Club, Robotics, SAFE Ambassadors, Science National Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando, Florida
Orlando ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. The city proper had a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa, Florida, Tampa and the state's most populous inland city. Part of Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.67 million in 2020. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami metropolitan area, Miami and Tampa Bay area, Tampa Bay. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic. It is the fourth-most visited city in the U.S. after New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles, with over 3.5 million visitors as of 2023. Orlando International Airport is the List of the busiest airports in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The McCallie School
The McCallie School is a boys' college-preparatory school located on Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The school was founded in 1905 and now has 322 boarding students in grades 9–12 and 657 day students in grades 6–12. History Brothers Spencer Jarnigan and James "Park" McCallie founded the school in 1905, which remained under the control of the family until a board of trustees assumed management of the school in 1937. Founded as an all-boys school, McCallie became a military school in the wake of World War I, with students wearing uniforms and participating in military drills. In 1970, McCallie dropped its military program as a result of admission challenges during the Vietnam War. Like most schools in Tennessee, the McCallie School was formerly racially segregated. While the school's board of trustees agreed to allow the admission of African-American students beginning with day students in 1969 and boarding students in 1970, the school di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee's List of municipalities in Tennessee, fourth-most populous city and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee, along with Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville. It anchors the Chattanooga metropolitan area, Tennessee's fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area, as well as a larger three-state area that includes southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, and northeastern Alabama. Chattanooga was a crucial city during the American Civil War due to the multiple railroads that converge there. After the war, the railroads allowed for the city to grow into one of the Southeastern United States' largest heavy industrial hubs. Today, major industry that drives the economy includes automotive, advanced manufacturing, food and beverage pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey College is a private, Catholic liberal arts college in Belmont, North Carolina. It was founded in 1876 by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey. The college is affiliated with the Catholic Church and the Order of Saint Benedict. Belmont Abbey is the only college in North Carolina affiliated with the Catholic Church. History Belmont Abbey College was founded in 1876 as St. Mary's College by Benedictine monks from Saint Vincent Archabbey in Pennsylvania. Father Jeremiah O'Connell purchased Caldwell farm and donated the land to the Benedictines, hoping the community would found a Catholic educational institution in the Carolinas. On April 21, 1876, Father Herman Wolfe, from Saint Vincent, arrived with two students to take possession of the property and begin classes. In 1878, the college held its first commencement exercises. Katharine Drexel, a benefactor of the monastery and college, visited Belmont Abbey in 1904. The present name of the college was adopted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, Alamance and Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located, and is a part of the Piedmont Triad, Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area. The population was 57,303 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which makes Burlington the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 18th-most populous city in North Carolina. History Alamance County was created when Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County was partitioned in 1849. Early settlers included several groups of Quakers, many of which remain active in the Snow Camp, North Carolina, Snow Camp area, German farmers, and Scotch-Irish Americans, Scots-Irish immigrants. The need of the North Carolina Railroad in the 1850s to locate land whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
