July 26, 2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- - Lennie Acuff, head men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Acuff, who has coached at UAH for the last 13 seasons, replaces Dale Clayton, the former head coach at Carson-Newman College and the NABC president in 2009-10. He joins Larry Gipson, head coach at Northeastern State (Okla.) University and the NABC's second vice president, representing NCAA Division II on the board of directors.

"I am very pleased to join the NABC board of directors, especially following Dale Clayton," said Acuff. "Dale has been a terrific coach but beyond that, he is an outstanding person."

Acuff has a 13-year record of 225-141. His Chargers have won at least a share of three Gulf South Conference Eastern Division championships (2000, 2003 and 2010) and earned four trips to the NCAA Division II tournament (2000, 2003, 2006, 2010).

This past season, Acuff's Chargers had a 23-7 won-lost record and lost a 59-57 decision to Rollins College in the NCAA Division II South Regional.

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.

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National Association of Basketball Coaches: University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) head coach Lennie Acuff elected to the board of directors.