Lacey Reynolds

Lacey Reynolds
Biographical details
Bornc. 1952 (age 72–73)
Shelby, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1972Utica JC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1977Mississippi Industrial
1977–1983LeMoyne–Owen (assistant)
1983–1995Texas Southern (assistant)
1995–1999Grambling State
2000–2003Texas Southern (women's)
Head coaching record
Overall44–66 (college)

Lacey Reynolds (born c. 1952) is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of the Grambling State Tigers and Texas Southern Lady Tigers. Reynolds is from Shelby, Mississippi.[1]

Coaching career

Reynolds attended Utica Junior College from 1970 to 1972 and played on the basketball team.[2] He also played at Mississippi Industrial College, where, aged 23, he received his first head coaching role in 1975.[1][2] Reynolds worked as an assistant coach and physical education instructor at LeMoyne–Owen College from 1977 to 1983.[2] He served as an assistant coach for the Texas Southern Tigers from 1983 to 1995.[3]

On June 8, 1995, Reynolds was appointed head coach of the Grambling State Tigers.[4] His only winning season was in 1997–98 when the Tigers amassed a 16–12 record, finished third in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and advanced to the tournament semifinals.[5] Reynolds accumulated a 44–66 record over four seasons with the Tigers and was fired on April 17, 1999.[5] He served as head coach of the Texas Southern Lady Tigers from 2000 until his resignation in May 2003.[2][6] During a January 1, 2003, game against the TCU Horned Frogs, his Lady Tigers posted the fewest points in an NCAA Division I women's basketball game when they lost 76–16.[7]

Reynolds applied for the head coaching role of the Texas Southern Tigers in 2007.[3] He was a finalist for the head coaching position of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in 2008.[8]

Academic career

Reynolds earned a master's degree in physical education from Delta State University in 1975.[2] He received his doctorate in education from Texas Southern University in 2007 and works as a professor in the College of Education at Texas Southern.[2][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Reynolds hired". The Delta Democrat-Times. April 15, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Hayden, Cathy (March 21, 2016). "Gala celebration to raise funds for Hinds CC Utica Campus scholarships". Hinds Community College. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Brandon C. (August 10, 2011). "Ex-women's coach Reynolds latest TSU candidate". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Reynolds named Grambling coach". UPI. June 8, 1995. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Grambling Fires Basketball Coach". Associated Press. April 17, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Texas Southern Announces New Head Women's Basketball Coach". Omnidan Online. August 11, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (January 1, 2003). "TCU women set record, hold opponent to 16 points". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Woods leaves TCU's staff to coach Mississippi Valley State". ESPN. June 25, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Department Of Health, Kinesiology & Sport Studies". Texas Southern University. Retrieved May 3, 2024.