Hall of Fame
Lynn Nance
Mules Basketball Coach 1980-85
Nance coached the Mules from 1980 through 1985 and led them to their 1984 NCAA Division II national championship. The Mules were 29-3 that season, setting a school record for wins in a season. Two of their losses that season were to Big Eight teams Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. His teams won 20 or more and received an NCAA bid each of his five seasons and captured MIAA co-championships in 1981 and 1985, in addition to the 1984 MIAA title. His career record for the Mules was 114-35, a 76.5 winning percentage. He is the only Mules' basketball coach to win at least 20 games in each season that he coached. During his coaching stint with the Mules, they compiled a school-record 26-game winning streak overall and a school-record 46-game winning streak at home.
