MEN’s BASKETBALLLENOIR-RHYNE BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK 1 LENOIR-RHYNE BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Year Overall W-L Winning % Conference Postseason All-time record Head Coach 1919-20 6-2 .750 ---- ---- 6-2 Not Available 1920-21 4-7 .363 ---- ---- 10-9 J.W. Guy 1921-22 8-12 .400 ---- ---- 18-21 Paul Utley 1922-23 3-15 .167 ---- ---- 21-36 Norman Lamotte 1923-24 4-4 .500 ---- ---- 25-40 Norman Lamotte 1924-25 7-9 .438 ---- ---- 32-49 Dick Gurley 1925-26 15-7 .682 ---- ---- 47-56 Dick Gurley 1926-27 7-10 .412 ---- ---- 54-66 Dick Gurley 1927-28 7-7 .500 ---- ---- 61-73 Dick Gurley 1928-29 11-8 .579 ---- ---- 72-81 Dick Gurley 1929-30 12-5 .706 ---- ---- 84-86 Dick Gurley 1930-31 4-11 .266 ---- ---- 88-97 Dick Gurley 1931-32 5-15 .250 ---- ---- 93-114 Dick Gurley 1932-33* 10-9 .526 9-5 ---- 103-121 Pat Shores 1933-34 5-12 .294 ---- ---- 108-133 Pat Shores 1934-35 12-9 .571 ---- ---- 120-142 Pat Shores 1935-36 13-6 .684 ---- ---- 133-148 Pat Shores 1936-37 17-5 .773 ---- ---- 150-153 Pat Shores 1937-38 15-5 .750 ---- ---- 165-158 Pat Shores 1938-39 11-10 .524 ---- ---- 176-168 Pat Shores 1939-40 6-16 .375 ---- ---- 182-184 Pat Shores 1940-41 8-15 .348 ---- ---- 190-199 Pat Shores 1941-42 9-11 .450 ---- ---- 199-210 Pat Shores 1942-43 NO TEAM - WORLD WAR II 1943-44 NO TEAM - WORLD WAR II 1944-45 4-12 .250 ---- ---- 203-222 Shore Neal 1945-46 6-19 .240 ---- ---- 209-241 Shore Neal 1946-47 7-15 .318 ---- ---- 216-256 Fred Emerson 1947-48 13-11 .542 ---- ---- 229-267 Fred Emerson 1948-49 12-14 .462 ---- ---- 241-281 Fred Emerson 1949-50 16-9 .640 ---- ---- 257-290 Brice Hall 1950-51* 17-7 .708 13-3 ---- 274-297 Jim Hamilton 1951-52& 14-12 .538 ---- ---- 288-309 Jim Hamilton 1952-53 14-12 .538 ---- ---- 302-321 Jim Hamilton 1953-54 20-7 .741 ---- District 26 Playoffs 322-328 Jim Hamilton 1954-55* 22-6 .786 14-2 District 26 Playoffs 344-334 Jim Hamilton 1955-56 20-5 .800 ---- ---- 364-339 Jim Hamilton 1956-57*& 24-2 .923 16-0 District 26 Playoffs 388-341 Jim Hamilton 1957-58*& 24-4 .857 15-1 District 26 Champs/NAIA Tourney 412-345 Billy Wells 1958-59 24-6 .800 ---- District 26 Champs/NAIA Tourney 436-351 Billy Wells 1959-60* 18-12 .600 12-4 District 26 Playoffs 454-363 Billy Wells 1960-61* 23-7 .767 14-4 District 26 Playoffs 477-370 Billy Wells REGULAR SEASON 1961-62* 17-9 .654 14-4 ---- 494-379 Billy Wells 1962-63*& 26-5 .839 15-3 District 26 Playoffs 520-384 Billy Wells CHAMPIONSHIPS (19) 1963-64& 17-12 .586 ---- District 26 Playoffs 537-396 Billy Wells 1964-65 17-8 .680 ---- ---- 554-404 Billy Wells 1965-66 13-15 .464 ---- ---- 567-419 Ed Lucke 1966-67 20-8 .714 ---- ---- 587-427 Melvin Ruggles 1967-68 14-12 .538 ---- ---- 601-439 Melvin Ruggles 1968-69 16-10 .615 ---- ---- 617-449 Melvin Ruggles 1969-70 18-9 .667 ---- ---- 635-458 Melvin Ruggles 1970-71 17-9 .654 ---- ---- 652-467 J.D. Barnett 1971-72* 24-8 .750 14-2 District 26 Playoffs 676-475 Bob Hodges 1972-73*& 22-10 .688 ---- District 26 Playoffs 698-485 Bob Hodges 1973-74& 16-15 .516 ---- District 26 Playoffs 714-500 Bob Hodges 1974-75 7-22 .241 ---- ---- 721-522 Bob Hodges 1975-76 16-15 .516 ---- ---- 737-537 Bob Hodges 1976-77 15-16 .484 ---- ---- 752-553 Bob Hodges 1977-78 19-12 .704 ---- District 26 Playoffs 771-565 Bob Hodges 1978-79 14-16 .467 ---- ---- 785-581 Neil Hodges 1979-80 11-17 .393 ---- ---- 796-598 Neil Hodges 1980-81 14-11 .560 ---- ---- 810-609 Neil Hodges 1981-82 16-11 .593 ---- ---- 826-620 Lee Gibbs 1982-83 7-20 .350 ---- ---- 833-640 Lee Gibbs 1983-84 17-14 .548 ---- ---- 850-654 Lee Gibbs 1984-85& 21-12 .636 10-6 District 26 Playoffs 871-666 Lee Gibbs 1985-86 10-18 .357 5-11 ---- 881-684 Lee Gibbs 1986-87 8-20 .286 ---- ---- 889-704 John Lentz 1987-88 12-17 .414 9-7 ---- 901-721 John Lentz 1 LENOIR-RHYNE BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Year Overall W-L Winning % Conference Postseason All-time record Head Coach 1988-89 11-15 .423 8-8 ---- 912-736 John Lentz 1989-90* 21-6 .778 10-4 (1st) District 26 Runner Up 933-742 John Lentz 1990-91* 22-7 .758 10-4 (t-1st) District 26 Semifinal 955-749 John Lentz 1991-92& 20-10 .667 8-6 (t-2nd) District 26 Runner Up 975-759 John Lentz 1992-93& 25-7 .781 12-2 (2nd) District 26 Champions 1,000-766 John Lentz 1993-94 15-13 .535 8-6 (t-2nd) ---- 1,015-779 John Lentz 1994-95*& 18-11 .620 11-3 (1st) NCAA First Round 1,033-790 John Lentz 1995-96 14-12 .538 7-7 (t-3rd) ---- 1,047-802 John Lentz 1996-97 14-13 .519 7-7 (t-3rd) ---- 1,061-815 John Lentz 1997-98 14-13 .519 9-5 (t-2nd) ---- 1,075-828 John Lentz 1998-99 4-22 .154 4-10 (t-6th) ---- 1,079-850 John Lentz 1999-00 14-12 .538 8-8 (t-4th) ---- 1,093-862 John Lentz 2000-01 10-17 .370 6-8 (5th) ---- 1,103-879 John Lentz 2001-02 10-17 .370 8-6 (t-4th) ---- 1,113-896 John Lentz 2002-03*& 22-8 .733 10-4 (t-1st) NCAA First Round 1,135-904 John Lentz 2003-04* 19-9 .679 10-4 (t-1st) NCAA First Round 1,154-913 John Lentz 2004-05 17-12 .586 9-5 (2nd) ---- 1,171-925 John Lentz 2005-06* 18-10 .643 11-3 (1st) ---- 1,189-935 John Lentz 2006-07 18-10 .643 11-5 (t-3rd) ---- 1,207-945 John Lentz 2007-08* 23-7 .767 12-2 (t-1st) NCAA Second Round 1,230-952 John Lentz 2008-09* 18-11 .620 12-4 (1st) NCAA First Round 1,248-963 John Lentz 2009-10 7-19 .269 5-11 (t-7th) ---- 1,255-982 John Lentz 2010-11 4-22 .154 3-15 (10th) ---- 1,259-1,004 John Lentz 2011-12 12-16 .429 8-10 (t-5th) ---- 1,271-1,020 John Lentz 2012-13 18-9 .667 11-7 (5th) ---- 1,289-1,029 John Lentz 2013-14 16-11 .593 15-7 (t-3rd) ---- 1,305-1,040 John Lentz 2014-15 8-18 .308 6-16 (t-10th) ---- 1,313-1,058 John Lentz 2015-16 21-10 .677 14-8 (4th) NCAA Sweet 16 1,334-1,068 Ryan Odom 2016-17 10-17 .370 9-13 (9th) ---- 1,344-1,085 Everick Sullivan 2017-18 11-16 .407 9-11 (t-5th) ---- 1,355-1,101 Everick Sullivan 2018-19 21-11 .656 12-8 (t-4th) NCAA First Round 1,376-1,112 Everick Sullivan 2019-20 14-14 .500 10-12 (t-6th) ---- 1,390-1,126 Everick Sullivan TOTAL 1,390-1,126 .552 285-221 (SAC) 25 postseason bids 2,516 games 99 yrs (19 coaches) * denotes conference regular season championship & denotes conference tournament championship REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE TOURNEY ALL-TIME CHAMPIONSHIPS (19) CHAMPIONSHIPS (12) INFORMATION 1932-33 North State 1951-52 North State Seasons: 99 1950-51 North State 1956-57 North State Winning seasons: 62 1954-55 North State 1957-58 North State Losing seasons: 34 1956-57 North State 1962-63 Carolinas Conference .500 seasons: 3 1957-58 North State 1963-64 Carolinas Conference Consecutive winning seasons: 16 1959-60 North State 1972-73 Carolinas Conference (1949-1965) 1960-61 North State 1973-74 Carolians Conference Consecutive losing seasons: 6 1961-62 Carolinas Conference 1984-85 Carolinas Conference (1939-47) 1962-63 Carolinas Conference 1989-90 South Atlantic Conference Wins in a season: 26 1971-72 Carolinas Conference 1991-92 South Atlantic Conference (1962-63) 1972-73 Carolinas Conference 1992-93 South Atlantic Conference Longest winning streak: 24 1989-90 South Atlantic Conference 1994-95 South Atlantic Conference (1956-57) 1990-91 South Atlantic Conference 2002-03 South Atlantic Conference Longest home winning streak: 25 1994-95 South Atlantic Conference (1955-58) 2002-03 South Atlantic Conference 2003-04 South Atlantic Conference 2005-06 South Atlantic Conference 2007-08 South Atlantic Conference 2008-09 South Atlantic Conference 2 LENOIR-RHYNE BASKETBALL HISTORY COACHING HISTORY | 19 1,000 POINT SCORERS | 53 Coach Years Coached W-L Pct. 1. Raeford Wells 1953-57 2,628 J.W. Guy 1920-21 4-7 .363 2. Daniel Willis 1997-01 1,980 Phil Utley 1921-22 8-12 .400 3. Bob Ortmyer 1952-56 1,902 Norman Lamotte 1922-24 7-19 .269 4. Jerome Branch 1982-86 1,850 Dick Gurley 1924-32 67-71 .489 5. John Lentz 1970-74 1,755 Pat Shores 1932-42 106-98 .520 6. Mark Lamoreaux 1964-68 1,647 Shore Neal 1944-46 10-31 .244 7. Roman Davis 2002-05 1,619 Fred Emerson 1946-49 32-40 .444 8. Garry Brown 1974-78 1,605 Bruce Hall 1949-50 16-9 .640 9. Jerry Wells 1959-63 1,579 Jim Hamilton 1950-57 131-51 .720 10. Ken Norman 1956-60 1,561 Billy Wells 1957-65 166-63 .752 11.