Auburn Tigers Fire Head Coach Jeff Lebo

Friday, March 12 2010

After taking over the Tigers basketball team six seasons ago, Auburn's athletic department has fired head coach Jeff Lebo.

He had three years remaining on his contract, and a buyout is estimated at $1.5 million.

Lebo had just two winning seasons in the six years he coached at Auburn, and only once has he had a winning record within in the SEC.

Just last year Lebo coached the Tigers to his season best 24-12, matching the second-most wins in school history and a 10-6 mark in the Southeastern Conference.

Unfortunately his teams have not fared well when playing conference foes. Overall he was 35-61 within the SEC.

Lebo's best success was during his two first coaching positions.

He was 74-42 in four seasons at Tennessee Tech and 40-20 in two seasons at Chattanooga.

He came in for the 2004-2005 season, replacing former head coach Cliff Ellis, but his chances at success diminished when several of Ellis' top players left.

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