Lewis Mills (basketball)

Lewis Mills

Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Biographical details
Born	February 5, 1937 Roanoke, Virginia
Died	October 12, 2011 (aged 74)[1] Richmond, Virginia
Playing career
195?–1960	Virginia Tech
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1974	Richmond
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Southern Conference Coach of the Year (1968, 1974)

Lewis Benson Mills (February 5, 1937 – October 12, 2011) was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond from 1963 to 1974^[2] and athletic director at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1974 to 1986. In college, Mills was a point guard for the Virginia Tech Hokies and served as captain in his senior year. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. Mills also served as Athletic Director at Western Kentucky University until his retirement in 1999.

NCAA Division I Coaching Record

School	Season	Record	Postseason
Richmond	1973–74	16–12
Richmond	1972–73	8–16
Richmond	1971–72	6–19
Richmond	1970–71	7–21
Richmond	1969–70	9–18
Richmond	1968–69	13–14
Richmond	1967–68	12–13
Richmond	1966–67	11–12
Richmond	1965–66	12–13
Richmond	1964–65	10–16
Richmond	1963–64	6–16
Total	11 Seasons	110–170

References

1. Former UR coach, VCU athletic director Lewis Mills dies
2. Lewis Mills. sports-reference.com