Jeff Lebo

Jeffrey Brian Lebo (born October 5, 1966) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He was previously the head men's basketball coach at East Carolina (2010-2017), Auburn University (2004–2010), the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2002–04), and Tennessee Tech (1998–2002). Before becoming a head coach, he spent a total of eight years as an assistant coach at South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and East Tennessee State.

Jeff Lebo
Personal information
Born (1966-10-05) October 5, 1966
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarlisle (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1985–1989)
NBA draft1989 / Undrafted
PositionShooting guard
Number12
Coaching career1990–present
Career history
As player:
1989San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
1990–1992East Tennessee State (assistant)
1992–1993Vanderbilt (assistant)
1993–1998South Carolina (assistant)
1998–2002Tennessee Tech
2002–2004Chattanooga
2004–2010Auburn
2010–2017East Carolina
2019–2020Greensboro Swarm (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

  • 3× OVC Coach of the Year (2000–2002)
  • 2× OVC regular season champion (2001, 2002)
  • CIT champion (2013)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Team competition

Lebo was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. As a high school player, he played for his father, Dave Lebo, at Carlisle High School, where he was a McDonald's All-American. The elder Lebo would later serve as an assistant to his son, at Auburn. As a collegian, Lebo was a 4-year starter (1986–1989) while playing for legendary coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. While at Carolina, Lebo set the Tar Heel record for most consecutive free throws made (41 from January 3 to March 12, 1989), the most assists in a single game (17 vs. Chattanooga on November 18, 1988) and (at the time) had the highest career free throw shooting percentage (.839) in Tar Heel history (currently fifth all time) and was third in Tar Heel history with 580 assists (currently tenth all time). Lebo was also an Academic All American and graduated in 1989 with a degree in Business Administration. After leaving the Tar Heels, Lebo had a brief NBA career as a member of the San Antonio Spurs during the 1989-90 season, appearing in four games.

On March 12, 2010, following a loss to Florida in the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament in Nashville, Lebo was fired as the head basketball coach at Auburn after compiling a 96-93 record in six years as coach of the Tigers To go along with no post-season NCAA tournament bids.[1]

On March 22, 2010, Lebo was named head coach at East Carolina University.[2] During his first year in Greenville, Lebo led the ECU Pirates basketball team to 18 wins, their first winning season since 1997, and a spot in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament which was the first post-season appearance by the Pirates since the 1993 NCAA Tournament. The 18 wins were the second most wins ever by the ECU Pirates since becoming a Division I basketball team. During his third year at ECU, Lebo again led the Pirates to the CIT Tournament. The Pirates defeated Weber State and won the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Championship that year. On November 29, 2017, Lebo announced his resignation as the ECU Basketball Coach. He posted a 116-122 mark during his tenure at ECU.[3]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee Tech (Ohio Valley Conference) (1998–2002)
1998–99 Tennessee Tech 12–158–10T–7th
1999–00 Tennessee Tech 16–1211–7T–3rd
2000–01 Tennessee Tech 20–913–31st
2001–02 Tennessee Tech 27–715–11stNIT Quarterfinals
Tennessee Tech: 75–43 (.636)47–21 (.691)
Chattanooga (Southern Conference) (2002–2004)
2002–03 Chattanooga 21–911–52nd (South)
2003–04 Chattanooga 19–1110–62nd (North)
Chattanooga: 40–20 (.667)21–11 (.656)
Auburn (Southeastern Conference) (2004–2010)
2004–05 Auburn 14–174–12T–5th (West)
2005–06 Auburn 12–164–12T–5th (West)
2006–07 Auburn 17–157–9T–3rd (West)
2007–08 Auburn 14–164–126th (West)
2008–09 Auburn 24–1210–62nd (West)NIT Quarterfinals
2009–10 Auburn 15–176–10T–4th (West)
Auburn: 96–93 (.508)35–61 (.365)
East Carolina (Conference USA) (2010–2014)
2010–11 East Carolina 18–168–8T–7thCIT First Round
2011–12 East Carolina 15–165–1110th
2012–13 East Carolina 23–129–7T–4thCIT Champions
2013–14 East Carolina 17–175–11T–12thCIT First Round
East Carolina (American Athletic Conference) (2014–2017)
2014–15 East Carolina 14–196–12T–7th
2015–16 East Carolina 12–204–14T–9th
2016–17 East Carolina 15–18*6–12*9th
2017–18 East Carolina 2–4**
East Carolina: 116–122 (.487)43–75 (.364)
Total:327–277 (.541)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

*Lebo underwent hip surgery on January 16, 2017 and missed the rest of the 2016–17 season. Assistant coach Michael Perry took over as head coach in Lebo's absence. At the time of Lebo's absence, ECU was 9–10 overall and 1–5 in AAC play.[4]

**Lebo resigned on November 29, 2017.

References
  1. http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-12/auburn-basketball-coach-jeff-lebo-fired
  2. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5018143
  3. Wiseman, Steve (November 29, 2017). "Jeff Lebo out as East Carolina basketball coach". The News & Observer. Raleigh, NC. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  4. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/01/13/ecus-jeff-lebo-having-hip-surgery-monday-out-indefinitely/96552286/
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