Leon Black (basketball)
Leon Black is a former college basketball coach.
Black, who coached the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team from 1967 to 1976, guided the Longhorns to two NCAA Tournaments as a result of winning the Southwest Conference outright twice in his nine seasons as head coach.
The Longhorns lost in the Sweet Sixteen in 1972 and the first round in 1974.
Black resigned in 1976 and was replaced by Abe Lemons.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1967–1976) | |||||||||
| 1967–68 | Texas | 11-13 | 8-6 | t-2nd | |||||
| 1968–69 | Texas | 9-15 | 5-9 | t-6th | |||||
| 1969–70 | Texas | 11-13 | 6-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1970–71 | Texas | 12-12 | 6-8 | t-5th | |||||
| 1971–72 | Texas | 19-9 | 10-4 | t-1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1972–73 | Texas | 13-12 | 7-7 | t-5th | |||||
| 1973–74 | Texas | 12-15 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1974–75 | Texas | 10-15 | 6-8 | t-4th | |||||
| 1975–76 | Texas | 9-17 | 4-12 | 8th | |||||
| Texas: | 106-121 (.467) | 63-65 (.492) | |||||||
| Total: | 106-121 (.467) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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