Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

Larry Joe Inman, who was inducted into the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame last year, served as head coach of the Eastern women’s basketball team from 1988-2008, compiling a 319-244 record and leading the Lady Colonels to two OVC Tournament championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances (1996-97, 2004-05). In being named OVC Coach of the Year eight times, he also directed Eastern to five OVC regular season championships. He also led the Lady Colonels to the 2002 WNIT Sweet Sixteen. He is the all-time winningest coach in Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball history with his record of 480-317, which places him as the 46th all-time winningest coach in NCAA women’s basketball history. Prior to coming to Eastern, he served as a high school coach at Mt. Juliet (Tenn.) High School, recording an impressive 126-24 mark in five seasons. He then moved to Middle Tennessee State University for eight seasons as head coach where he went 161-73 and won five OVC regular season titles and made four NCAA tourney appearances from his four OVC Tournament championships. He is currently serving as head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Lebanon (Tenn.) High School. A 1970 graduate of Austin Peay State University, he is married to the former Bobbie Gene Follis and they have three children.