Thanks, Coach!

Thoughts from Coach Culler’s peers and players

Miranda Palmer (2017), HU women’s basketball all-time leading scorer

“It is hard to think about the history of Indiana Basketball and not think of Lori Culler. She has had an amazing impact on this amazing game in so many ways, as her Indiana Hall of Fame induction [in 2019] identified. However, for those of us who truly know her, or got to work with or play for her, you know that she is also a Hall of Fame human! Huntington University and the Crossroads League have been blessed by her and the impact she has had. Thousands of lives impacted.”

Carol Harding, former Huntington assistant basketball coach and mentor

“Her knowledge and love of the game, her attention to detail, her ability to see the big picture, her organizational ability, her competitive spirit, her humility, and her love for the Lord and others set her apart. This combination has allowed her to coach at the highest level, and to impact and bring out the best in her players, colleagues, fellow coaches, and ADs.”

Annie Seboe (2024), current HU basketball player

“Coach Culler cared about all her players as women of Christ and valued developing our eternities. She taught me how to put Jesus above all else in my life and how to love people well.”

“Coach Culler was the main reason I decided to play at Huntington. I could tell immediately that she was a genuine person, and after meeting with her I told my dad, ‘That’s exactly who I want to play for.’ And I never regretted that for a second!”

Jason Ridge, head women’s basketball coach at Saint Francis

“Lori Culler’s coaching accomplishments by themselves are impressive, and anyone who has ever coached against her knows how incredibly difficult her teams were to play against. It wasn’t just their stingy defense or offensive execution, but also the toughness and joy they played with. Her teams were a direct reflection of the incredible woman leading them.”

Audrey Cable (2022), HU women’s basketball alum

“I’ve felt nothing but love and support since the moment I met Coach. You can always count on her to encourage her people in the things that truly matter in life and to be there no matter what. The way she loves her team, genuinely cares, and leads them to Jesus is truly special.”

Coach Culler’s Team by the Numbers

• 18 games won per year on average

• 27 winning seasons

• Two conference tournament titles

• Seven conference regular season titles

• Five teams undefeated in conference play

• Six NAIA National Tournament appearances

• Three Sweet Sixteen finishes

• 32 NAIA and/or NCCAA All-American players

• 81 All-Conference players

• Three Conference Player of the Year honorees

• Two NCCAA National Championships

• 16 appearances on the Top 25 Team Honor Roll since 1997 (when the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association began publishing the list)

• Fourth-place ranking on the Top 25 Team Honor Roll list three times, most recently in 2018

• 36 student-athletes designated as NAIA or NCCAA All-America Scholar Athletes

• 96% of Culler’s scholarship players earned their degrees

Coach Culler by the Numbers

• 2019 Indiana Fever Silver Medal Award Recipient (the 18th individual recipient ever) and Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee

• 2009 Nancy Rehm Award winner for her contributions to women’s athletics

• 2006 Forester Athletic Hall of Fame inductee

• 2008 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

• Nine-time conference Coach of the Year as voted by her league peers

• Two-time NCCAA National Coach of the Year

• 632-432 overall record (a .594 win percentage)

• Third rank in total wins among all active NAIA women’s basketball coaches at the start of the 2021-2022 season

• 36 years as head women’s basketball coach

• 150+ players she’s coached