The Saint Leo University men’s basketball program will be guided by a familiar face, as the school announced it has tabbed Lance Randall its next head coach.
Randall retakes a Lions program he led from 2011-2015, where he posted a 78-44 mark, which included back-to-back 20-plus win seasons, three straight NCAA Division II regional appearances and a Sunshine State Conference (SSC) title.
Randall replaces Vance Alexander, who exited Saint Leo to accept an assistant coaching position at Division I Rice University (Houston, Texas). Alexander posted a 56-63 record in four seasons at Saint Leo, including a 13-16 mark last season.
Randall, meanwhile, spent the last four seasons as head coach for the Division II Lindenwood University, where he registered a 69-55 mark and four consecutive conference tournament appearances.
“We are thrilled to welcome Lance and the Randall family back to Saint Leo,” Saint Leo athletic director Fran Reidy said, in a release.
“Coach Randall has proven that he can win in the SSC and do this at Saint Leo,” he added.
Reidy continued: “With a veteran team returning, a smooth transition in the leadership of the program, we are looking forward to an exciting year in the Bowman Center.”
Prior to his first stint at Saint Leo, Randall was an associate head coach on the Wisconsin-Stevens Point team that won the 2010 NCAA Division III national championship. He also was a head coach at Division III Webster University and served as an assistant at Division I Saint Louis University, among other stops.
