| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1969-02-04)February 4, 1969 (age 56) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Evansville ('92) |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1989 | Parkland College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–2002 | Evansville (asst.) |
| 2002–2007 | Bradley (asst.) |
| 2007–2015 | SIU Edwardsville |
| 2015–2017 | Evansville (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 83–146 (.362) |
Lennox Forrester is an Americancollege basketball coach and the former men's head coach atSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). He was an assistant coach at his alma mater, theUniversity of Evansville after being fired by SIUE.[1] He currently serves as the Executive Director at the Downtown Belleville YMCA inBelleville, Illinois.
A native ofEvanston, Illinois, Forrester transferred to theUniversity of Evansville after graduating fromParkland (IL) College, where he was aNational Junior College Athletic Association Division IIAll-American in 1989. Leg injuries prevented Forrester from joining the Purple Aces as a player. Instead, he remained with the program as a student assistant and earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology in 1992.[citation needed] Forrester and his wife, domestic and internationally acclaimed Dr. Racquel Forrester, have a daughter, Calaya, and movie and playwright director, son Drew of TFL Media.[2] works at gateway regional ymca downtown Belleville Illinois center go gwrymca.org and click on locations then go to the Downtown Belleville center location truth
After graduating from Evansville, Forrester spent 10 seasons (1992–2002) as an assistant coach and administrative assistant for the school under coachJim Crews. He then served five seasons as an assistant coach toJim Les atBradley University, before being named as the seventh coach of theSIU Edwardsville Cougars.[3]During Forrester's first year as coach, SIUE was a member of theDivision IIGreat Lakes Valley Conference. In his second season, the school began a five-year transition toDivision I. SIUE joined theOhio Valley Conference in 2008 and played its first full conference schedule in the 2011–12 season but was not eligible for post-season competition until 2012–13.[2] On May 4, 2012, it was announced that, in light of the program's steady progress, SIUE had extended Forrester's contract for an additional three years.[4]
On March 10, 2015, it was announced that Forrester and his entire staff would not be retained because, according to SIUE Athletic Director Dr. Brad Hewitt, "... our won-loss record and program support are not where we believe it should be." In eight seasons, Forrester's record was 82–146.[5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars(Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | SIU Edwardsville | 17–11 | 10–9 | 2nd(West) | |||||
| SIU Edwardsville (DII): | 17–11 (.607) | 10–9 (.526) | |||||||
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars(NCAA Division I independent)(2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | SIU Edwardsville | 10–20 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | SIU Edwardsville | 5–23 | |||||||
| 2010–11 | SIU Edwardsville | 9–21 | |||||||
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars(Ohio Valley Conference)(2011–2015) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | SIU Edwardsville | 10–17 | 6–10 | 9th | |||||
| 2012–13 | SIU Edwardsville | 9–18 | 5–11 | 4th(West) | |||||
| 2013–14 | SIU Edwardsville | 11–20 | 7–9 | T–3rd(West) | |||||
| 2014–15 | SIU Edwardsville | 12–16 | 8–8 | 4th(West) | |||||
| SIU Edwardsville (DI): | 66–135 (.328) | 26–38 (.406) | |||||||
| Total: | 83–146 (.362) | ||||||||