Robert Lee (basketball coach)
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| Robert Lee | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Team record | 42-48 (.467) | |
| Born | March 12, 1968 | |
| Place of birth |  New Roads, Louisiana |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Championships | ||
| Sun Belt Tournament Championship (2005) | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1986–1990 | Nicholls State | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1990–1991 1992–1996 1996–2004 2004–present |
Nicholls State (asst.) Opelousas HS Louisiana-Lafayette (asst.) Louisiana-Lafayette |
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Robert Lee is currently the head coach for the University of Louisiana men's basketball team.
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[edit] Obtaining the position
Robert Lee was the assistant coach of the basketball team for many years before he received the opportunity to become the head coach. He was denied the head job twice before he was finally promoted when the head coach at the time (Glynn Cyprien) was fired for using fraudulent credentials in 2004.
[edit] Leadership
In the 2004-2005 ragin cajun basketball season, Lee lead the team to a 20-11 record and a second straight Sun Belt champonship. This success earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament although they fail short to Louisville (68-62) in a regional game. This loss occurred in Nashville, Tennessee
[edit] Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt Conference) (2004 — present) | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 20-11 | 11-4 | 2nd (West) | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13-16 | 7-8 | T-2nd (West) | |||||
| 2006–2007 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9-21 | 7-11 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Louisiana-Lafayette: | 42-48 | 25-23 | |||||||
| Total: | 42-48 | ||||||||
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National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion |
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns official athletics website.
- Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Network official athletics network.
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette official university website.
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