Alan LeForce
Alan LeForce is an American former college basketball coach and athletic director. He served as head coach for the men's teams at the College of Charleston and East Tennessee State University, and as head coach for the women's team at Coastal Carolina University. He is one of a select few coaches to win over 100 games at four different levels of basketball.
Early life
LeForce was born and raised in Wofford, Kentucky and attended Williamsburg High School in nearby Williamsburg. He played basketball at Cumberland College and graduated in 1957 after completing his degree in two years.Coaching career
High School and Assistant Coaching
LeForce began coaching in 1958, after returning to his alma mater Williamsburg High School to coach the varsity boy's basketball team from 1958 to 1961, and again from 1963 to 1967. He left for one year to take an assistant coaching job at Cumberland College in 1962, and left again for an assistant position under Frank Selvy at Furman from 1968 to 1970.College of Charleston
In 1970 LeForce was hired as the head coach of the College of Charleston's men's basketball team, as well as the program's athletic director. Through nine seasons LeForce coached the Cougars to a 132–108 record at the NAIA level, highlighted by four District 6 Playoff appearances and a 20-win season in 1974–75.South Carolina High Schools
He left Charleston in 1979 to lead the varsity boy's team at Coastal Academy High School in Conway, South Carolina. In five seasons LeForce coached to a 125–15 record and won two South Carolina Independent School State Championships. He left the Coastal Academy to coach at East Cooper High School in Mount Pleasant during the 1985–86 season.East Tennessee State
LeForce next served as an assistant coach under Les Robinson at East Tennessee State from 1986 to 1990. As an assistant, LeForce was vital in the Buccaneers' back-to-back [NCAA NCAA Division I|Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Tournament] appearances in 1989 and 1990. After Robinson's departure to coach the NC State Wolfpack, LeForce was promoted to head coach.In LeForce's first season as head coach, the 1990–91 Buccaneers won the SoCon Tournament and advanced to the First Round of the 1991 NCAA Tournament. LeForce's 1991–92 squad repeated as SoCon Champions, and went on to upset #3 seed Arizona 87–80 in the First Round of the 1992 NCAA Tournament. Their season ended in the Second Round after losing 90–102 to Michigan, the National Runner-Up led by the Fab Five.
Across six seasons, LeForce coached the East Tennessee State men's team to a 108–70 record.
Coastal Carolina
LeForce served as the head coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's team from 1997 to 2013, making him the longest tenured coach in program history, and the winningest coach in program history with a 228–227 record.He entered the annals of basketball history on February 5, 2011, when he won his 200th game at Coastal Carolina, a 47–34 victory over Presbyterian, becoming the only head coach to accumulate 200 wins as a Division I men's and women's head coach.