Lewis Mills

Lewis Mills
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Richmond
Biographical details
Born February 5, 1937(1937-02-05)
Place of birth Roanoke, Virginia
Died October 12, 2011(2011-10-12) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death Richmond, Virginia
Playing career
195?-60 Virginia Tech
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963-74 Richmond
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Southern Conference Coach of the Year (1968, 1974)

Lewis Benson Mills (February 5, 1937 – October 12, 2011) was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond from 1963–1974[2] and athletic director at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1974-1986. In college, Mills was a point guard for the Virginia Tech Hokies and served as captain in his senior year. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. Mills also served as Athletic Director at Western Kentucky University until his retirement in 1999.

NCAA Division I Coaching Record

School Season Record Postseason
Richmond 1973-74 16-12
Richmond 1972-73 8-16
Richmond 1971-72 6-19
Richmond 1970-71 7-21
Richmond 1969-70 9-18
Richmond 1968-69 13-14
Richmond 1967-68 12-13
Richmond 1966-67 11-12
Richmond 1965-66 12-13
Richmond 1964-65 10-16
Richmond 1963-64 6-16
Total 11 Seasons 110-170

References

  1. ^ Former UR coach, VCU athletic director Lewis Mills dies
  2. ^ Lewis Mills. sports-reference.com