THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

Over the last 42 seasons, the University of North Alabama basketball program has reached heights that seemed impossible in the early years of the program.

Winning the NCAA Division II National championships in 1979 and 1991 and reaching the Final Four on three other occasions, Lion basketball teams have made an impact on a regional and national level.

One key factor in that success has been Flowers Hall, a modern facility opened in 1972 that has been the scene of 446 UNA wins and only 143 defeats over four decades.

That 75.7 winning percentage at home helped bring the UNA program from the middle of the pack in the Gulf South Conference to an anual role as a contender for league honors and the NCAA tournament.

The basketball banner that hangs above the court gives testimony to the success that has come to the UNA program. The Lions were able to add their most recent notation after the 2013-14 season by winning the Gulf South Conference championship. The conference title gave the Lions a second straight berth in the NCAA Tournament and third in the previous six campaigns.

The first basketball game played in Flowers Hall was on Oct. 5, 1972, when the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks battled in an exhibition game before a crowd that overflowed the 4,000-seat capacity of the new facility.

UNA’s initial game against St. Bernard College ended in defeat on Nov. 18, but few opposing teams since have left Flowers Hall triumphant.

In 1977 UNA posted a perfect 16-0 record at home and the 1984 Lions went 19-1 in Flowers Hall en route to a third place national finish.

On six occasions UNA has been chosen as the host for NCAA regional and quarterfinal tournaments in men’s basketball and the Lions have responded with a perfect 9-0 home court mark in NCAA play.

Flowers Hall also hosted the Alabama/Mississippi High School All-Star Basketball Game on odd numbered years from 1991 to 2001.

In 1985 the original synthetic floor was relaced with a new synthetic floor. Also, in that same year a new four-sided scoreboard was added to enhance the Lion’s home court. In 1989 new theater seating was installed on the home side for season-ticket holders.

In 1994 a new maple wood floor was installed into the “Big Yellow Ice Box.” In 2004 that floor was replaced, as were the scoreboards and scorers tables that had been used in Flowers Hall for years. That year also featured the new three-point line that was moved back for men’s play.

The most noticable renovation came in the summer of 2004 when a new maple wood floor was installed, along with new scoreboards. More recently, the flooring was altered in the summer of 2008 to adjust the three- points lines to meet new NCAA rules. The men’s line was pushed back, but the women shot from the same three-point arc. In 2009, new additions to the scoreboards allowed fans to keep track of individual points, assists, steals and blocked shots.

In 2013, the flooring was sanded, repainted and restained, while the new UNA athletic logo was added at center court. The old three-point line used for women’s games (prior to 2011) and high school games was also removed.

 UNA YEAR-BY-YEAR IN FLOWERS HALL

Year ...................... Home ........................Overall
1972-73 ...................6-5 ............................ 13-9
1973-74 ...................7-4 ............................ 15-8
1974-75 ..................10-1 .......................... 12-12
1975-76 ..................12-2 ........................... 19-6
1976-77 ..................16-0 ........................... 24-7
1977-78 ...................9-4 ............................ 17-9
1978-79 ...................9-4 ............................ 22-9
1979-80 ..................14-1 .......................... 21-10
1980-81 ..................16-2 ........................... 22-9
1981-82 ...................8-4 ........................... 13-12
1982-83 ...................8-6 ........................... 14-15
1983-84 ..................19-1 ........................... 27-7
1984-85 ..................11-3........................... 15-12
1985-86 ..................13-1 ........................... 18-9
1986-87 ..................12-3 .......................... 18-10
1987-88 ...................8-5 ........................... 17-14
1988-89 ..................11-3........................... 16-11
1989-90 ..................14-2 ........................... 20-8
1990-91 ..................13-2 ........................... 29-4
1991-92 ..................12-3 ........................... 19-9
1992-93 ..................10-3 .......................... 16-10
1993-94 ..................11-3............................ 24-6
1994-95 ..................11-3............................ 20-8
1995-96 ..................13-1 ........................... 24-8
1996-97 ..................10-3 .......................... 16-11
1997-98 ...................6-8 ........................... 10-16
1998-99 ..................10-3 .......................... 14-12
1999-00 ..................10-4 .......................... 17-12
2000-01 ..................12-3 .......................... 17-10
2001-02 ...................5-8 ........................... 10-15
2002-03 ..................12-1 .......................... 18-10
2003-04 ...................5-6 ........................... 12-16
2004-05 ..................10-4 .......................... 14-14
2005-06 ...................7-5 ........................... 18-11
2006-07 ...................9-4 ........................... 18-11
2007-08 ..................13-2 ........................... 27-9
2008-09 ..................11-1........................... 18-10
2009-10 ..................8-6.............................. 13-16
2010-11 ..................9-4.............................. 13-16
2011-12 ..................8-3.............................. 15-12
2012-13 ..................10-4............................. 19-9
2013-14 ..................10-3............................ 23-10
2014-15 ..................8-5............................ 13-16
2015-16 ..................12-4............................ 16-13
2016-17 ..................9-8............................ 14-15
2017-18 ..................11-4............................ 15-13
2018-19 ..................8-4............................ 10-22
Totals ..................486-163........................ 815-521   


FLOWERS HALL RECORDS

FIRST GAME ............. St. Bernard 100, UNA 91 (11-18-72)
FIRST WIN .....................UNA 79, Troy State 78 (12-8-72)
50TH WIN ......................UNA 77, Troy State 70 (2-26-77)
100TH WIN ............. UNA 75, Valdosta State 53 (12-5-81)
150TH WIN ............... UNA 81, Valdosta State 74 (1-6-86)
200TH WIN .............. UNA 94, West Alabama 67 (2-10-90)
250TH WIN ..................... UNA 93, Hillsdale 84 (11-18-94)
300TH WIN ......................... UNA 71, Miles 57 (11-19-99)
350TH WIN ..........UNA 90, Florida Gulf Coast 83 (1-31-05)
400TH WIN ...............UNA 78, West Alabama 77 (2-11-10)
450TH WIN ...............UNA 94, Kentucky Wesleyan 81 (11-21-15)

BIGGEST WINS
70 ................Over Devry Institute, 127-57, on Jan. 4, 1992
57 ............Over Simpson College, 118-61, on Jan. 4, 1987
51 ......... Over Knoxville College, 112-61, on Jan. 23, 1997
48 .......... Over Stillman College, 106-58, on Nov. 25, 1986
48 .......................... Over DeVry, 119-71, on Jan . 3, 1991
45 ................Over Angelo State, 121-76, on Nov. 18, 1990
44 ..........Over Lambuth College, 102-58, on Dec. 10, 1983
42 ........................... Over Union, 100-58, on Feb. 4, 2014
42 ............. Over Blue Mountain, 107-65, on Nov. 24, 2008
42 .................Over Lane College, 122-80, on Dec. 4, 1990
41 ................ Over Miles College, 102-61, on Dec. 8, 1987
41 ....... Over Alabama-Huntsville, 101-60 on Dec. 10, 1988
41 .................Over Bowie State, 104-63, on Nov. 13, 1998
40 ............ Over Stillman College, 83-43, on Nov. 22, 1983
40 ............Over Lambuth College, 108-68, on Dec. 5, 1977
40 ...................... Over Trevecca, 108-68, on Dec. 8, 1998

LONGEST LOSING STREAKS
5 Consecutive Games - Began with a 67-55 loss to
Henderson State on Dec. 1, 2001 and extended through
an 80-71 loss to West Georgia on jan. 14, 2002. Ended
with a 69-58 win over Athens State on Jan. 17, 2002.

WORST DEFEATS
34 .......... To Kentucky Wesleyan, 78-44, on Nov. 22, 1997
31 .........................To Delta State, 90-59, on Mar. 1, 2016
30 ..........To Mississippi College, 92-62, on Nov. 20, 1993
23 ..................... To Delta State, 89-66, on Nov. 25, 1998
23 ................. To West Georgia, 91-68, on Feb. 21, 2004
21 ..................................To Union, 97-76, on Jan. 9, 2017
21 .......................To Delta State, 90-69, on Jan. 30, 1993
20 ............To Mississippi College, 76-56, on Mar. 3, 1995
16 ............. To Jacksonville State, 82-66, on Feb. 5, 1983
16 ............To Tennessee Martin, 84-68, on Feb. 23, 1973
16 ........................To Troy State, 97-81, on Jan. 23, 1989
16 ...................To Valdosta State, 79-63, on Dec. 5, 2001     

UNA IN DEFEAT
Of the Lions 163 losses in Flowers Hall, 20 have been by a single point. Fifty two other losses were by five points or less. Only 46 times in 648 games has UNA ever been beaten by 10 points or more in Flowers Hall.

ALL-TIME RECORD
In Flowers Hall ......................................438-138 (76.0 pct)
Under Bill E. Jones ..................................... 13-9 (59.1 pct)
Under Bill L. Jones .................................. 165-37 (81.7 pct)
Under Gary Elliott ................................... 160-50 (76.1 pct)
Under Bobby Champagne ........................ 140-63 (68.9 pct)
Under Tony Pujol             ........................ 8-4 (66.7 pct)

SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
Most Points, Team:
127 by UNA vs. DeVry Institute (1-4-92)

Most Points Allowed by UNA:
109 vs. Troy State (1-14-91)

Most Points, Individual:
43 by Milton Nance vs. Arkansas Tech (12-18-06)

Most Rebounds, Individual:
23 by Charles Cunningham vs. Lambuth (1-6-72)
23 by Coleman Crawford vs. Livingston (1-4-74)

LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
23 Consecutive Games - Began with seventh game of 1983-84 season with an 80-58 win over Livingston. Ended with a 57-50 loss to Valdosta State on Jan. 28, 1985.

18 Consecutive Games - Began with last game of 1975-76 season with a 58-56 win over Tennessee-Martin. Ended with a 72-69 loss to Livingston in the fifth home game of 1977-78 season.