Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball

Lipscomb Bisons

2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

University

Lipscomb University

Conference

Atlantic Sun

Location

Nashville, TN

Head coach

Casey Alexander (4th year)

Arena

Allen Arena
(Capacity: 5,028)

Nickname

Bisons

Colors

Purple and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

Conference regular season champions

A-Sun: 2006, 2010

The Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference.^[2] They are coached by Casey Alexander.

History

Lipscomb has a 176–179 all-time record in NCAA basketball and a 96–76 record in Atlantic Sun games. Lipscomb has never won the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament but has won the regular-season conference title twice, in 2006 and 2010. The Bisons have never made the NCAA Tournament but have competed in the NIT once, in 2006.^[3] Lipscomb is also home to the top two all time leading college basketball scorers, John Pierce and Philip Hutcheson. Lipscomb also won the NAIA National championship in 1986.

Battle of the Boulevard

Lipscomb maintains a rivalry with nearby Belmont University, and the two men's basketball teams compete annually in a game known as the Battle of the Boulevard. The game is named for Belmont Boulevard, which both schools are located on; the 2 miles (3.2 km) separating the schools makes them among the closest rivals in NCAA Division I men's basketball. The rivalry began in 1953, when both schools played in the NAIA, and continued into the NCAA when both schools transitioned to Division I in the 1990s. Lipscomb leads the all-time series 73–61, while Belmont leads 14–9 in NCAA play.^[4]^[5]

One unique feature of the rivalry is that the teams play two games each season on a home-and-away basis, even though they have not been in the same conference since Belmont left the Atlantic Sun for the Ohio Valley Conference in 2012. The only other non-conference rivalry in Division I that is played twice each season is New Mexico–New Mexico State.

Postseason

NAIA tournament results

The Bison have appeared in the NAIA Tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 21–13. They were NAIA National Champions in 1986.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#5	First Round	#28 Kearney State	L 87–92
1985	#17	First Round Second Round	#16 William Carey #1 Fort Hayes State	W 68–66 L 48–55
1986	#11	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	#22 Minnesota–Duluth #6 Emporia State #14 Central Washington #7 Saint Thomas Aquinas #25 Arkansas–Monticello	W 62–56 W 79–76 W 80–64 W 102–91 W 67–54
1988	#3	First Round Second Round	#30 East Texas Baptist #14 College of Idaho	W 89–63 L 108–123
1990	#1	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	#32 Midland Lutheran #17 Central Arkansas #24 Pfeiffer #4 Birmingham–Southern	W 92–73 W 70–66 W 125–83 L 96–98
1991	#3	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	#30 Holy Family #14 Briar Cliff #6 Pfeiffer	W 106–75 W 89–87 L 95–105
1992	#11	First Round Second Round	#22 Findlay #6 BYU–Hawaiʻi	W 67–66 L 66–90
1993	#4	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	#29 McKendree #13 Life #21 Georgetown (KY)	W 87–72 W 94–89 L 91–101
1994	#12	First Round	#21 Saint Mary's (TX)	L 62–77
1995	#18	First Round Second Round	#15 Oklahoma Baptist #31 Montana State–Northern	W 74–63 L 78–92
1996	#4	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	#29 Talladega #20 McKendree #21 East Central #1 Georgetown (KY)	W 91–78 W 95–87 W 93–75 L 84–97
1997	#7	First Round	#26 Point Park	L 100–111
1999	#17	First Round	#16 Biola	L 46–51
2000	#2	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	#31 Saint Gregory's #15 Central State #10 Biola	W 77–66 W 77–41 L 71–82

NIT results

The Bisons have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2006	Opening Round	UTEP	L 66–85

References

↑ Lipscomb University Brand Identity Guide and Stylebook (PDF). 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
↑ "Lipscomb Bisons". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
↑ "2012–13 Lipscomb Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
↑ "Battle of the Boulevard". Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
↑ "Belmont 89, Lipscomb 60". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.

External links

Official website

Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball

Venues	McQuiddy Gym (?–2001) Allen Arena (2001–present)

Rivalries	Belmont

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NAIA national championship in bold

Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball

Teams	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Kennesaw State Owls Lipscomb Bisons NJIT Highlanders North Florida Ospreys Stetson Hatters USC Upstate Spartans

Championships & awards	Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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