Lee Buchanan (basketball) explained

Lee Buchanan
Birth Date:9 March 1961
Coach Years1:1986–1998
Coach Team1:Brescia
Coach Years2:1998–2002
Coach Team2:Francis Marion
Coach Years3:2002–2003
Coach Team3:Southern Mississippi (asst.)
Coach Years4:2003–2007
Coach Team4:UMSL
Coach Years5:2007–2012
Coach Team5:Eastern Illinois (asst.)
Coach Years6:2012–2013
Coach Team6:Eastern Illinois
Coach Years7:2013–2020
Coach Team7:LaGrange

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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee Buchanan named as new head coach LaGrange College www.lagrange.edu . www.lagrange.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306092410/http://www.lagrange.edu/news/lee-bucnanan.html . 2014-03-06.
  2. http://www.eiupanthers.com Eastern Illinois University Panthers.
  3. Web site: E. Illinois coach departs after winning OVC title. 15 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Eckleberry . Kevin . 2020-04-06 . Jonus hired as LaGrange College women's basketball coach . 2024-08-17 . LaGrange Daily News . en.