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A veteran of more than 40 years of coaching at all levels of basketball, Lenny Carlson is in his second tenure serving on Augusta State men’s basketball coaching staff.
Carlson’s association with Jaguar basketball began in 1968 when he was hired by former ASU head coach and athletic director Marvin Vanover prior to the 1968-69 season. He served as Vanover’s right-hand man for more than a decade, retiring in 1982 to enter into private business.
During the 1975-76 season, Carlson took a leave of absence from ASU to coach professionally in Belgium. His Racing Antwerp squad posted a 41-15 record in the European Basketball Association and he was named the league’s Coach of the Year.
Carlson has played or coached in over 1,000 college and professional games and appeared in nine postseason tournaments at the NCAA Division I, II and NAIA levels during his time at ASU, Connecticut and Indiana State.
A decorated athlete, Carlson played collegiately at the University of Connecticut. He led the Huskies in scoring from 1960-62 and served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He earned a B.S. in Education from Connecticut in 1962 and received his M.Ed. from UConn in 1963.
Carlson and wife Deborah reside in Augusta and have three children and four grandchildren.
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