Sport(s) Basketball 2007–2015 SIU Edwardsville Spouse Aretha Forrester 1987–1989 Parkland College 2015–present Evansville (asst.) | 1992–2002 Evansville (asst.) Name Lennox Forrester Children Calaya Forrester 2002–2007 Bradley (asst.) Role Basketball Coach | |
Team SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball People also search for Kris Davis, Mark Yelovich, Maurice Wiltz | ||
Education University of Evansville | ||
Siue men s basketball head coach lennox forrester
Lennox Forrester is an American college basketball coach and the former men's head coach at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Evansville.
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- Siue men s basketball head coach lennox forrester
- Biography
- Coaching career
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Biography
A native of Evanston, Illinois, Forrester transferred to the University of Evansville after graduating from Parkland (IL) College, where he was a National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-American in 1989. Leg injuries prevented Forrester from joining the Purple Aces as a player. Instead, he remained with the program as a student assistant and earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology in 1992. Forrester and his wife, Aretha, have a daughter, Calaya.
Coaching career
After graduating from Evansville, Forrester spent 10 seasons (1992–2002) as an assistant coach and administrative assistant for the school under coach Jim Crews. He then served five seasons as an assistant coach to Jim Les at Bradley University, before being named as the seventh coach of the SIU Edwardsville Cougars. During Forrester's first year as coach, SIUE was a member of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. In his second season, the school began a five-year transition to Division I. SIUE joined the Ohio Valley Conference in 2008 and played its first full conference schedule in the 2011–12 season but was not eligible for post-season competition until 2012-13. On May 4, 2012, it was announced that, in light of the program's steady progress, SIUE had extended Forrester's contract for an additional three years.
On March 10, 2015, it was announced that Forrester and his entire staff would not be retained because, according to SIUE Athletic Director Dr. Brad Hewitt, "... our won-loss record and program support are not where we believe it should be." In eight seasons, Forrester's record was 82–146.