Lonn Eugene Reisman was born on December 23,1954 and retired as director of athletics for Tarleton State University on May 31,2024.
17 Facts About Lonn Reisman
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Lonn Reisman served as men's basketball coach at Tarleton State from 1988 to 2018.
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Lonn Reisman's father worked as a manufacturing specialist at Acme Electric Corporation.
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Lonn Reisman attended Lumberton High School where he was a multi-sport athlete, playing basketball under coach Bob Ivey.
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Lonn Reisman followed his coach to the school and became a High School All-America in football and basketball.
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Lonn Reisman played basketball and tennis at Coffeyville Community College before transferring to Pittsburg State University.
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Lonn Reisman graduated from Pittsburg State with a bachelor's in physical education in 1977.
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Lonn Reisman was scouting at Cook County College when he noticed a young man named Dennis Rodman who he thought had potential.
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Lonn Reisman coached at Southeastern Oklahoma State until 1987, when he was offered the head coaching job at Connors Junior College.
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Lonn Reisman claimed three straight Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles, followed by two NAIA regional titles.
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Lonn Reisman was named assistant athletic director in 1989, and was named athletic director on September 1,1993, following the resignation of Ron Newsome.
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Lonn Reisman earned TABC Small College Coach of the Year, NABC Regional Coach of the Year, and LSC Coach of the Year honors in 2004.
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Between 2010 and 2012 Lonn Reisman had two of the greatest defensive teams in NCAA Division II history, holding opponents to 53.3 and 56.3 points per game.
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In September 2016, Lonn Reisman underwent successful surgery to remove his prostate cancer.
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On March 23,2018, Lonn Reisman announced he was stepping down as head coach in favor of his son, Chris Lonn Reisman.
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Lonn Reisman finished his career with 691 career wins, with 654 of them at Tarleton, the most wins by anyone in Tarleton history.
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On March 30,2020, Lonn Reisman hired Billy Gillispie, who formerly coached at Kentucky, as the next basketball coach at Tarleton State.