Basketball History THE LIONS LEGACY
Lions basketball actually began in the late 1920’s. However, as time went on and the importance of keeping records grew, Southeastern recognizes the 1947-48 season as the first of the “modern era.” Legendary head coach Luther Marlar led the Lions hardwood crew for 20 season through the 1966-67 campaign. Marlar led Southeastern to one of its two 20-win seasons going 2210, winning 13-games in a row and a Gulf States Conference co-championship in 1953-54. Head Coach E.W. Foy notched the Lions next 20-win season (1972-73), as Southeastern went 21-7, to win another Gulf States title and host the first round of the Division II National Tournament. Southeastern added a Gulf Star Conference title in 1984-85, a Trans America Athletic Conference West Division title in 1995-96, and two Southland Conference titles (2003-04, 2004-05) with the latter resulting in the Lions’ first-ever appearance in the NCAA Championships.
2004-05 Southland Conference Champions 2005 NCAA Participants
Front Row: Chris Lee, Justin Edwards, Jonathan Walker, Nate Lofton, Leonard Harden, Ricky Woods, Thomas Woods. Back Row: Eric Lefort, Tom Taylor, Assistant Coach Steve Prohm, Head Coach Billy Kennedy, Cavin Payton, Micheal Cyprien, Neill Berry, Terry Bryant, Scott Roniger, Jonathan Patton, Dee Gadsden, Assistant Coach Gerald Lewis, Assistant Coach Roman Banks, Landon Thomas, Athletic Trainer Dean Mannina.
2003-04 Southland Conference Champions
1953-54 Gulf States Conference Co-Champions NAIA Quarter-Finalists
Front row (l to r): Luther Marlar, (no ID), Dick Chiles, Bob Schieber, Donald Hood, Dick Sharp, Dudley Pitt, Gaylon Alford, (no ID); middle row (l to r) Raymond Harris, (no ID), Charley Kinsley, James Mitchell, Bobby Combs, Huey Faciane, Jerry Jones, George Hess, Charles McCrory; back row (l to r) Dick Stiga, Bobby Booth, Jerry Askeroth, Leslie McDowell, Mack Harvey, Dennis Wagner, Cliff Foster. (Don Clayton).
Front Row: Michael Gardener, Matt Wilkinson, Assistant Coach Steve Prohm, Assistant Coach Mike Smith, Head Coach Billy Kennedy, Assistant Coach Roman Banks, Kyle Hebert, Terry Bryant. Back Row: Tom Taylor, Jonathan Patton, Lane Frey, Terry West, Jonathan Walker, Nate Lofton, Marcus Verner, Justin Edwards, Dee Gadsden, Micheal Cyprien, Neill Berry, Amir AbdurRahim, Eric Lefort, Jason Aucoin.
1972-73 Gulf States Conference Champions Division II Men’s Basketball Championships
1984-85 Gulf Star Conference Champions
Front row (left to right), Bruce Gilmore, Kevin Fogg, Willie Ray Brown, Dan Pieper, Wilbert Beard, John Shirley, Rickie Branch and Mike Krajcer. Back row (l to r), Graduate assistant coach Steve Welch, Assistant Coach Ken Fortenberry, Charles Jones, Craig Huss, Freddie Lucas, Mike Rance, Head Coach E.W. Foy, manager George Drury.
Front Row: Earl Robinson, Keith Gordon, Joe Venable, Pat Potts, Gordon Yancey. Middle Row: David Jones, Robert Cousin, Jerome Bazille, Bo Bo McNair, Teddy Butler, John King. Back Row: Assistant Coach Leo McClure, Assistant Coach Don Wilson, Thelander Tillman, John Dixon, Bill Dukes, Willie Samuel, Timmy Joe Premeaux, Head Coach Newton Chelette
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2009-10 Southeastern Louisiana Basketball