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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1942-09-03) September 3, 1942 (age 81) Granby, Missouri, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1961β1963 | Southwest Baptist |
1963β1965 | Washington |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1966β1967 | Versailles (MO) |
1967β1968 | Washington (JV) |
1968β1970 | Washington (asst.) |
1974β1976 | Kentucky (asst.) |
1976β1980 | Iowa State |
1980β1985 | Central Missouri State |
1985β1986 | Fresno State (asst.) |
1986β1989 | Saint Mary's |
1989β1993 | Washington |
1996β1999 | Southwest Baptist |
2010β2011 | LSU (asst.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 302β224 (.574) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Division II national (1984) WCC regular season (1989) | |
Awards | |
As player: 2Γ Junior College All-American (1962, 1963) As coach: Division II Coach of theββYear (1984) WCC Coach of the Year (1989) | |
Lynn Sanford Nance (born September 3, 1942) is an American former college basketball coach. He also served as head coach at Iowa State, Central Missouri State, Saint Mary's, Washington, and Southwest Baptist.
Early life and educationβ»
Nance was born in Granby, Missouri, where he graduated from Granby High School.
At Southwest Baptist Junior College (now University), Nance was a junior college All-American player before transferringββto the University of Washington, where he became an honorable mention all-American. Nance went on to be selected in the fourth round of the 1965 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Unfortunately, "a knee injury ended his professional career before he ever played a game for St." Louis.
Coaching careerβ»
Nance began his coaching career as head basketball coach at Versailles High School in Versailles, Missouri. He was freshman team coach at Washington in 1967β68. From 1968 to 1970, Nance was assistant varsity coach at Washington under Tex Winter before leaving to join the FBI.
In 1974, "Nance returned to coaching basketball," as an assistant on Joe B. Hall's staff at Kentucky for two seasons.
From 1976 to 1980, Nance was head coach at Iowa State, during which Nance went 41β59. Following an 8β10 start to the "season," Nance resigned from Iowa State on January 29, 1980. Iowa State reached a settlement to buy out the remaining two years on his contract, worth around $36,000.
Nance's next job was at Central Missouri State (now Central Missouri), an Division II where he was head coach from 1980 to 1985. Nance led Central Missouri State to a 29β3 record and national championship in the 1983β84 season.
Returning to the Division I level, Nance was an assistant coach at Fresno State in 1985β86. Nance again worked as a head coach from 1986 to 1989 at Saint Mary's College, going 61β27 with a school record 25 wins, West Coast Athletic Conference title, and NCAA tournament appearance in 1988β89.
Nance's final two head coaching jobs were at schools where he played college basketball. From 1989 to 1993, Nance was head coach at Washington, going 50β62. From 1996 to 1999, Nance was head coach at Southwest Baptist, going 36β42.
In 2010, Nance returned to coaching to serve as an assistant under Trent Johnson at LSU.
Outside of coachingβ»
Aside from his career as a coach, Nance also served as a special agent for the FBI from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 1974, Nance was an investigator for the NCAA. Nance drew upon his experience as an FBI agent to write a novel titled Bridger: Deadly Peril.
In 1989, Nance spoke negatively about his former job as an NCAA investigator and said that NCAA rules "donβt take into consideration that some playersβ parents donβt have money."
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1976β1980) | |||||||||
1976β77 | Iowa State | 8β19* | 4β10* | 8th* | |||||
1977β78 | Iowa State | 14β13 | 9β5 | 2nd | |||||
1978β79 | Iowa State | 11β16 | 6β8 | 6th | |||||
1979β80 | Iowa State | 8β10** | 2β3** | (resigned) | |||||
Iowa State: | 40β59 (.404) | 21β26 (.447) | |||||||
Central Missouri State Mules (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980β1985) | |||||||||
1980β81 | Central Missouri State | 20β9 | 11β3 | Tβ1st | NCAA Division II Regional Fourth Place | ||||
1981β82 | Central Missouri State | 20β9 | 8β4 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division II Regional Third Place | ||||
1982β83 | Central Missouri State | 23β7 | 9β3 | 2nd | NCAA Division II regional final | ||||
1983β84 | Central Missouri State | 29β3 | 11β1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Champions | ||||
1984β85 | Central Missouri State | 22β7 | 9β3 | Tβ1st | NCAA Division II Regional Third Place | ||||
Central Missouri State: | 114β35 (.765) | 48β14 (.774) | |||||||
Saint Mary's Gaels (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1986β1989) | |||||||||
1986β87 | Saint Mary's | 17β13 | 7β7 | 3rd | |||||
1987β88 | Saint Mary's | 19β9 | 9β5 | 2nd | |||||
1988β89 | Saint Mary's | 25β5 | 12β2 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
Saint Mary's: | 61β27 (.693) | 28β14 (.667) | |||||||
Washington Huskies (Pacific-10 Conference) (1989β1993) | |||||||||
1989β90 | Washington | 11β17 | 5β13 | 9th | |||||
1990β91 | Washington | 14β14 | 5β13 | 10th | |||||
1991β92 | Washington | 12β17 | 5β13 | 8th | |||||
1992β93 | Washington | 13β14 | 7β11 | 8th | |||||
Washington: | 50β62 (.446) | 22β50 (.306) | |||||||
Southwest Baptist Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1996β1999) | |||||||||
1996β97 | Southwest Baptist | 11β14 | 5β13 | 10th | |||||
1997β98 | Southwest Baptist | 13β14 | 6β10 | Tβ8th | |||||
1998β99 | Southwest Baptist | 12β14 | 5β11 | 9th | |||||
Southwest Baptist: | 36β42 (.462) | 16β34 (.320) | |||||||
Total: | 302β224 (.574) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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(*) ISU finished the season 7β20, but was later awarded a win vacated by Oklahoma State.
(**) Indicates record/standing at time of resignation from Iowa State.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Sherwin, Bob (December 13, 1992). "Lynn Nance's Pivotal Year". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Lynn Nance Bio". lsusports.net. Louisiana State University. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1965 NBA Draft - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1967.PDF".
- ^ "NCAA Statistics".
- ^ "Nance settles with ISU for $36,300". The Des Moines Register. January 30, 1980. p. 19. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988-89 Saint Mary's Gaels Schedule and Results".
- ^ Norwood, Robyn (January 28, 1989). "To Know Rules Is Not to Love Them". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ 2008-09 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. 2008. pp. 14β16. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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