Lipscomb

Official Name: 
Lipscomb University
Nickname: 
Bison
Mailing Address: 

3901 Granny White Pike
Nashville, TN 37204-3951

Website: 
www.lipscombsports.com
Telephone: 
(615) 279-5862
Fax: 
(615) 269-1806
Enrollment: 
2,700
Arena: 

Allen Arena
Capacity: 5,028
Year Opened: 2001

School Colors: 
Purple and Gold
Conference: 

Atlantic Sun (since 2004)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

NCAA Tournament Appearances: None

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 2006
0-1 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(14) 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000
21-13 record (.618)
Finished 1st in 1986, T3rd in 1990 and T3rd in 1996

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Don Meyer (24 years from 1976-99, 665-179 record, .788)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

John Pierce (4,230 points from 1991-94 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

John Pierce (1,497 from 1991-94 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Jeff Dancy (38 points as freshman at Tennessee State on 1/14/02)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Jeff Dancy* (38 at Tennessee State)
January 14, 2002 (freshman/10.3 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Lipscomb mark set by John Pierce (54 vs. Cumberland on 11-14-92).

Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Leo Lipscomb Boles

3

1930-32

70-19

.787

1930

22-4

Robert Alexander

1

1933

3-10

.231

1933

3-10

Robert G. Neil

3

1934-36

17-29

.370

1936

9-9

Herb Nance

7

1937-43

90-45

.667

1941

18-4

Peyton Alsup

1

1944

5-11

.313

1944

5-11

Fessor Boyce

5

1945-49

41-46

.471

1948

16-10

Herman Waddell

3

1950-52

60-28

.682

1951

21-6

Elvis Sherril

3

1953-55

30-49

.380

1953

14-15

Charles Morris

11

1956-66

128-144

.471

1961

16-10

Guy E. Phipps

1

1967

8-14

.364

1967

8-14

Ken Dugan

3

1968-70

24-48

.333

1968

9-14

Mike Clark

3

1971-73

28-45

.384

1972

16-11

Charles Strasburger

2

1974-75

26-34

.433

1974

15-15

Don Meyer

24

1976-99

665-178

.789

1989

38-2

Scott Sanderson

12

2000-11

197-165

.544

2000

34-4
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,175-626 (.652) from 1930 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Lipscomb (TN) moved up to major-college status in 2002
  • Records unavailable under coaches Herschel Preiestley (1926-27 and 1927-28) and Edgar Darnell (1928-29).