University Lipscomb University Nickname Bisons Away Alternate Division Division I (NCAA) Head coach Casey Alexander | Location Nashville, TN Home Away Arena/Stadium Allen Arena Conference Atlantic Sun Conference Colors Purple, Gold | |
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The Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. They are coached by Casey Alexander.
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History
Lipscomb has a 176–179 all-time record in NCAA basketball and a 96–76 record in Atlantic Sun games. Lipscomb has never won the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament but has won the regular-season conference title twice, in 2006 and 2010. The Bisons have never made the NCAA Tournament but have competed in the NIT once, in 2006. Lipscomb is also home to the top two all-time leading college basketball scorers, John Pierce and Philip Hutcheson. Lipscomb also won the NAIA National championship in 1986.
Battle of the Boulevard
Lipscomb maintains a rivalry with nearby Belmont University, and the two men's basketball teams compete annually in a game known as the Battle of the Boulevard. The game is named for Belmont Boulevard, which both schools are located on; the 2 miles (3.2 km) separating the schools makes them among the closest rivals in NCAA Division I men's basketball. The rivalry began in 1953, when both schools played in the NAIA, and continued into the NCAA when both schools transitioned to Division I in the 1990s. Lipscomb leads the all-time series 73–61, while Belmont leads 14–9 in NCAA play.
One unique feature of the rivalry is that the teams play two games each season on a home-and-away basis, even though they have not been in the same conference since Belmont left the Atlantic Sun for the Ohio Valley Conference in 2012. The only other non-conference rivalry in Division I that is played twice each season is New Mexico–New Mexico State.
NAIA tournament results
The Bison have appeared in the NAIA Tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 21–13. They were NAIA National Champions in 1986.
NIT results
The Bisons have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 0–1.