Lipscomb

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Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Division: NCAA Division I
Conference (basketball): Atlantic Sun Conference
Arena: Allen Arena

The Lipscomb University Bisons compete as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. The school does not sponsor football. Lipscomb, formerly known as "Nashville Bible" and "David Lipscomb College", is a private Church of Christ institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 3,000.

The campus is on the south side of Nashville, nestled between Granny White Pike and Belmont Boulevard south of Woodmont Boulevard. I-440 exit 3 (US 431/Hillsboro Pike) is the closest freeway access; Woodmont intersects Hillsboro Pike about a half-mile south of the interchange. Allen Arena (5,028) is on Granny White Pike in the southern half of the campus.

Lipscomb's greatest rival is without question Belmont, located a mere two miles north of campus. The two schools have clashed for decades in a variety of different conferences, and their storied rivalry came to a head when they met in the finals of the Atlantic Sun men's tournament in 2006 with both teams having their first-ever NCAA tournament berth on the line. That game went to overtime and ended badly for Lipscomb, who were forced to settle for an NIT bid, and that first NCAA appearance remains elusive.

As would be expected, no Lipscomb alumni have played in the NFL; more surprising is that the same is true of the NBA and ABA despite the presence at Lipscomb of the top two scorers in college basketball history, Philip Hutcheson and John Pierce.

Conference Affiliations

Basketball

Atlantic Sun Conference NCAA I 2003-present
NCAA Division I Independents NCAA I 2001-2003
NAIA Division I Basketball Independents NAIA I 2000-2001
TranSouth Athletic Conference NAIA I 1996-2000
Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference NAIA I 1991-1996
Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference NAIA 1985-1991
Volunteer State Athletic Conference NAIA 1980-1985
NAIA Basketball Independents NAIA 1965-1980
Volunteer State Athletic Conference NAIA 1947-1965
Tennessee Intercollegiate Athletic Conference NAIA 1946-1947
Mississippi Valley Conference NAIA 1936-1948
Mississippi Valley Conference Independent 1932-1936
Unaffiliated Independents Independent 1931-1932

Post-Season Appearances

Basketball

National Invitation Tournament 2006
NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship Game 1986
NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000
NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991

Championships

Basketball

Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Champions 2006
NAIA Men's Basketball National Champions 1986
NAIA District 24 Champions 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993
TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament Champions 1997, 2000
TranSouth Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions 1997, 2000
Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champions 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996
Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
Volunteer State Athletic Conference Tournament Champions 1951, 1952, 1961, 1984
Volunteer State Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions 1951, 1952, 1982
Volunteer State Athletic Conference West Division Regular Season Champions 1982, 1984
Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament Champions 1941, 1942
Mississippi Valley Conference Regular Season Champions 1941, 1942

National Individual Awards

Basketball

NABC Division II First-Team All-Americans 1988: Philip Hutcheson (F)
1989: Philip Hutcheson (F)
1990: Philip Hutcheson (F)
1992: John Pierce (F)
NAIA Division I Men's Basketball First-Team All-Americans 1986: John Kimbrell (C)
1989: Philip Hutcheson (F)
1990: Philip Hutcheson (F)
1990: Darren Henrie (F)
1992: John Pierce (F)
1993: John Pierce (F)
1994: John Pierce (F)
1997: Kenyatta Perry (G)
2000: Lorenzo Withrite (C)

External Links

Lipscomb University Athletics