Mike_Lightfoot

Mike Lightfoot

Mike Lightfoot

American basketball coach

Mike Lightfoot is an American retired college basketball coach known for his career at Bethel College. He was Bethel coach from 1987 to 2017. Coach Lightfoot also won more games than any other college basketball coach in the history of the state of Indiana, passing the likes of Bob Knight and Gene Keady. Lightfoot retired at the end of the 2016–17 season.[1] [2] He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2009 with John Wooden. Coach Lightfoot currently works for Nations of Coaches as a regional director and the ACC Network as a color commentator for basketball.

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Wins by a basketball coach when coaching in the state of Indiana:

WinsCoachSchool
794Mike LightfootBethel College
788Jim KesslerGrace
734Paul PattersonTaylor
659Bob KnightIndiana University
512Gene KeadyPurdue

Personal life

He coached both of his sons, Robbie and Ryne, at Bethel College. Robbie is the creator of Box out sports graphic and Ryne is the assistant coach for Western Carolina University. He and his wife Jacci have been married for 44 years

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Bethel's Mike Lightfoot to retire at end of basketball season works for Nations of Coaches and the ACC network". South Bend Tribune. January 5, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Mike Lightfoot". Bethel College. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

Bethel College Hall of Fame profile
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