Leonard Drake (born July 16, 1954 – September 29, 2010)[1] He was a native of Chicago, Illinois. His collegiate coaching career spanned 33 years serving as head coach and assistant coach in both men's and women's basketball. He ended his career as athletics director at Evansville Central High School in Evansville, IN. Drake was a four-year letterman for the Central Michigan basketball team. He received several honors for his play with the Chippewas.[2][3][4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1954 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 29, 2010 (aged 56) Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1978 | Central Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1979 | Central Michigan (assistant) |
| 1979–1984 | Xavier (LA) (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1985–1993 | Ball State (assoc. HC) |
| 1993–1997 | Central Michigan |
| 1997–2002 | Lamar (assoc. HC) |
| 2002–2007 | Lamar (women's) |
| 2007–2010 | Eastern Michigan (women's asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–196 (.274) |
Coaching
editOver Leonard Drake's 33-year career, he was part of eight conference championships, seven conference tournament championships, five NCAA tournaments, four NITs, and one WNIT. He coached NAIA team, Xavier of Louisiana, as well as three teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and one from the Southland Conference.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier University of Louisiana (GCAC (NAIA)) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984–85 | Xavier (LA) | 13–16 | |||||||
| Central Michigan Chippewas (MAC) (1993–1997) | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | Central Michigan | 5–21 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Central Michigan | 3–23 | 0–18 | 10th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Central Michigan | 6–20 | 3–15 | 9th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Central Michigan | 7–19 | 4–14 | 10th | |||||
| Central Michigan: | 21–83 (.202) | 11–61 (.153) | |||||||
| Lamar Lady Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Lamar | 3–24 | 2–18 | 11th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Lamar | 4–22 | 1–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Lamar | 9–18 | 3–11 | 11th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Lamar | 11–16 | 6–8 | 8th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Lamar | 13–19 | 8–9 | 7th T | |||||
| Lamar: | 40–97 (.292) | 20–69 (.225) | |||||||
| Total: | 74–196 (.274) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Leonard Drake" (Obituary). tributes.com. Tributes, Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Leonard Drake, former Central Michigan University basketball player and coach, dies". MLive Media Group. September 30, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Leonard Drake 1954–2010". Eastern Michigan University. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Brian Satter (September 30, 2010). "Former LU coach Leonard Drake dies". Lamar University. Retrieved March 14, 2016.[permanent dead link]