Jeff Lebo
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| Jeff Lebo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Auburn | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Conference | SEC | |
| Born | October 5, 1966 (age 40) | |
| Place of birth |  Enola, Pennsylvania |
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| Career Highlights | ||
| Championships | ||
| Ohio Valley Conference (2001, 2002) | ||
| School as a player | ||
| 1986-1989 | North Carolina | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1990-1992 1992-1993 1993-1998 1998-2002 2002-2004 2004-present |
East Tennessee State (asst.) Vanderbilt (asst.) South Carolina (asst.) Tennessee Tech Chattanooga Auburn |
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Jeffrey Brian (Jeff) Lebo (born October 5, 1966 in Enola, Pennsylvania) is the current head men's basketball coach at Auburn University. He was named the Tigers' 19th head basketball coach on April 8, 2004, replacing Cliff Ellis.
As a high school player, Lebo played for his father, Dave Lebo. The elder Lebo is now an assistant coach to his son. As a collegian, Lebo played for legendary coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina from 1986 until 1989. After leaving the Tar Heels, Lebo had a brief NBA career as a member of the San Antonio Spurs during the 1989-90 season, appearing in four games.
Lebo's previous head coaching positions were at Tennessee Tech from 1998-2002 and UT-Chattanooga from 2002-04. Before becoming a head coach, he spent a total of eight years as an assistant coach at South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and East Tennessee State. Entering the 2006-07 season, he has a career record of 141-96.
[edit] Head coaching record by year
| School | Season | Record | (Conf. Record) | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 1998-99 | 12-15 | (8-10) | -- |
| Tennessee Tech | 1999-00 | 16-12 | (11-7) | -- |
| Tennessee Tech | 2000-01 | 20-9 | (13-3) | -- |
| Tennessee Tech | 2001-02 | 27-7 | (15-1) | NIT Quarterfinals |
| UT-Chattanooga | 2002-03 | 21-9 | (11-5) | -- |
| UT-Chattanooga | 2003-04 | 19-11 | (10-6) | -- |
| Auburn | 2004-05 | 14-17 | (4-12) | -- |
| Auburn | 2005-06 | 12-16 | (4-12) | -- |
| Auburn | 2006-07 | 17-14 | (7-9) | -- |
| Current Head Men's Basketball Coaches of the Southeastern Conference |
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John Brady (LSU) | Billy Donovan (Florida) | Dennis Felton (Georgia) | Mark Gottfried (Alabama) | Vacant (Arkansas) | Andy Kennedy (Ole Miss) | Jeff Lebo (Auburn) | Dave Odom (South Carolina) | Bruce Pearl (Tennessee) | Vacant (Kentucky) | Kevin Stallings (Vanderbilt) | Rick Stansbury (Mississippi State) |
Spiegel • Jarrett • Redd • Drew • Phillips • Keyser • Shoemaker • O'Brien • Boulware • Bartlett • Ford • Shumate • Arnold • McCarthy • Dickerson • Lebo • Shulman
[edit] External links
- Auburn profile
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
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