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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1942-09-03)September 3, 1942 (age 82) Granby, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1963 | Southwest Baptist |
| 1963–1965 | Washington |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1967 | Versailles (MO) |
| 1967–1968 | Washington (JV) |
| 1968–1970 | Washington (asst.) |
| 1974–1976 | Kentucky (asst.) |
| 1976–1980 | Iowa State |
| 1980–1985 | Central Missouri State |
| 1985–1986 | Fresno State (asst.) |
| 1986–1989 | Saint Mary's |
| 1989–1993 | Washington |
| 1996–1999 | Southwest Baptist |
| 2010–2011 | LSU (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 302–224 (.574) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division II national (1984) WCC regular season (1989) | |
| Awards | |
| As player: 2× Junior College All-American (1962, 1963) As coach: Division II Coach of the Year (1984) WCC Coach of the Year (1989) | |
Lynn Sanford Nance (born September 3, 1942) is an American formercollege basketball coach. He also served as head coach atIowa State,Central Missouri State,Saint Mary's,Washington, andSouthwest Baptist.
Nance was born inGranby, Missouri, where he graduated from Granby High School.[1]
AtSouthwest Baptist Junior College (now University), Nance was a junior college All-American player before transferring to theUniversity of Washington, where he became an honorable mention all-American.[2] Nance went on to be selected in the fourth round of the1965 NBA draft by theSt. Louis Hawks.[3] Unfortunately, a knee injury ended his professional career before he ever played a game for St. Louis.[2]
Nance began his coaching career as head basketball coach at Versailles High School inVersailles, Missouri.[4] He was freshman team coach at Washington in 1967–68. From 1968 to 1970, Nance was assistant varsity coach at Washington underTex Winter before leaving to join theFBI.[2]
In 1974, Nance returned to coaching basketball, as an assistant onJoe B. Hall's staff atKentucky for two seasons.[2]
From 1976 to 1980, Nance was head coach atIowa State, during which Nance went 41–59.[5] Following an 8–10 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.[6]
Nance's next job was at Central Missouri State (nowCentral Missouri), aDivision II where he was head coach from 1980 to 1985.[5] Nance led Central Missouri State to a 29–3 record andnational championship in the 1983–84 season.[2]
Returning to the Division I level, Nance was an assistant coach atFresno State in 1985–86.[2] Nance again worked as a head coach from 1986 to 1989 atSaint Mary's College, going 61–27 with a school record 25 wins,West Coast Athletic Conference title, andNCAA tournament appearance in 1988–89.[2][7]
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 50–62.[5] From 1996 to 1999, Nance was head coach at Southwest Baptist, going 36–42.[5]
In 2010, Nance returned to coaching to serve as an assistant underTrent Johnson atLSU.[2]
Aside from his career as a coach, Nance also served as aspecial agent for theFBI from 1970 to 1973.[where?][2] From 1973 to 1974, Nance was an investigator for theNCAA.[8] Nance drew upon his experience as an FBI agent to write a novel titledBridger: Deadly Peril.[2]
In 1989, Nance spoke negatively about his former job as an NCAA investigator and said that NCAA rules "don’t take into consideration that some players’ parents don't have money."[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Cyclones(Big Eight Conference)(1976–1980) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | Iowa State | 8–19* | 4–10* | 8th* | |||||
| 1977–78 | Iowa State | 14–13 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1978–79 | Iowa State | 11–16 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1979–80 | Iowa State | 8–10** | 2–3** | (resigned) | |||||
| Iowa State: | 40–59 (.404) | 21–26 (.447) | |||||||
| Central Missouri State Mules(Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1980–1985) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Central Missouri State | 20–9 | 11–3 | T–1st[9] | NCAA Division II Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 1981–82 | Central Missouri State | 20–9 | 8–4 | T–2nd[9] | NCAA Division II Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1982–83 | Central Missouri State | 23–7 | 9–3 | 2nd[9] | NCAA Division II regional final | ||||
| 1983–84 | Central Missouri State | 29–3 | 11–1 | 1st[9] | NCAA Division II Champions | ||||
| 1984–85 | Central Missouri State | 22–7 | 9–3 | T–1st[9] | NCAA Division II Regional Third Place | ||||
| Central Missouri State: | 114–35 (.765) | 48–14 (.774) | |||||||
| Saint Mary's Gaels(West Coast Athletic Conference)(1986–1989) | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Saint Mary's | 17–13 | 7–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1987–88 | Saint Mary's | 19–9 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1988–89 | Saint Mary's | 25–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
| Saint Mary's: | 61–27 (.693) | 28–14 (.667) | |||||||
| Washington Huskies(Pacific-10 Conference)(1989–1993) | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | Washington | 11–17 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Washington | 14–14 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Washington | 12–17 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Washington | 13–14 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| Washington: | 50–62 (.446) | 22–50 (.306) | |||||||
| Southwest Baptist Bearcats(Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(1996–1999) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Southwest Baptist | 11–14 | 5–13 | 10th[9] | |||||
| 1997–98 | Southwest Baptist | 13–14 | 6–10 | T–8th[9] | |||||
| 1998–99 | Southwest Baptist | 12–14 | 5–11 | 9th[9] | |||||
| Southwest Baptist: | 36–42 (.462) | 16–34 (.320) | |||||||
| Total: | 302–224 (.574) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
(*) ISU finished the season 7–20, but was later awarded a win vacated byOklahoma State.
(**) Indicates record/standing at time of resignation from Iowa State.