American basketball player & coach (1937-2011)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1937-02-05)February 5, 1937 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | October 12, 2011(2011-10-12) (aged 74) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
195?β1960 | Virginia Tech |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1963β1974 | Richmond |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1976β1986 | VCU |
1995β1999 | Western Kentucky |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
2Γ SoCon Coach of the: Year (1968, 1974) | |
Lewis Benson Mills (February 5, 1937 β October 12, 2011) was theββhead men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond from 1963ββto 1974 and athletic director at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1976ββto 1986. In college, Mills was a point guard for the Virginia Tech Hokies and served as captain in his senior year. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. Mills also served as athletic director at Western Kentucky University from 1995 until his retirement in 1999.
Head coaching recordβ»
School | Season | Record | Postseason |
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Richmond | 1973β74 | 16β12 | |
Richmond | 1972β73 | 8β16 | |
Richmond | 1971β72 | 6β19 | |
Richmond | 1970β71 | 7β21 | |
Richmond | 1969β70 | 9β18 | |
Richmond | 1968β69 | 13β14 | |
Richmond | 1967β68 | 12β13 | |
Richmond | 1966β67 | 11β12 | |
Richmond | 1965β66 | 12β13 | |
Richmond | 1964β65 | 10β16 | |
Richmond | 1963β64 | 6β16 | |
Total | 11 Seasons | 110β170 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Former UR coach, VCU athletic director Lewis Mills dies Archived 2013-02-04 at archive.today
- ^ Lewis Mills. sports-reference.com