List of North Alabama Lions men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of North Alabama Lions men's basketball head coaches. There have been seven head coaches of the Lions in their 90-season history.[1]

North Alabama's current head coach is Tony Pujol. He was hired as the Lions' head coach in April 2018,[2] replacing Bobby Champagne, who was fired after the 2017–18 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1931–1948[a][b] Eddie Flowers 15 77–91 .458
2 1948–1972 Ed Billingham 24 249–312 .444
3 1972–1974 Bill E. Jones 2 28–17 .622
4 1974–1988 Bill L. Jones 14 259–141 .648
5 1988–2003 Gary Elliott 15 270–150 .643
6 2003–2018 Bobby Champagne 15 245–194 .558
7 2018–present Tony Pujol 5 63–86 .423
Totals 7 coaches 90 seasons 1,191–991 .546
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Records for multiple seasons during this period are incomplete.
  2. ^ North Alabama did not field a team for the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 UNA Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). North Alabama Athletics. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Wray, Cheryl (April 2, 2018). "North Alabama hires former Bama assistant as new head basketball coach". AL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Wray, Cheryl (March 13, 2018). "UNA fires men's basketball coach Bobby Champagne". AL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.