Lennie Acuff (born January 24, 1965) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head men's basketball coach at

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Playing career

Acuff attended Shorter College where he set the single game, single season and career record for assists, which still stand to this day.

Coaching career

At 25, Acuff landed his first head coaching job with Belhaven College where he posted a 31–35 record over two seasons. He then moved on to

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where he'd compile a 65–64 overall record with back-to-back 20-win seasons in his final two seasons. Acuff would accept the head coaching position at Alabama–Huntsville, the town he grew up in. Over the course of 22 seasons at the helm of the Chargers, he would guide the team to eight

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regular season crowns, three conference tournament titles and 11 NCAA Division II tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in

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and

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. On April 24, 2019 Acuff was named the 19th head men's basketball coach at Lipscomb, replacing Casey Alexander who departed for the same position at Belmont. On April 9, 2025 Acuff, who led Lipscomb to three consecutive 20-win seasons and a spot in the 2025 NCAA tournament, was announced as Samford's new head coach, replacing Bucky McMillan, who left for the same position at

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Head coaching record

NAIA

NCAA DII

NCAA DI

References

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