Texas Gov. Abbott honors Tarleton’s basketball coach with proclamation

Gov. Abbott Presents Proclamation

Gov. Abbott Presents Proclamation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 21, 2016

STEPHENVILLE, Texas—During the Tarleton State University men’s basketball season celebration on April 19, head coach Lonn Reisman was presented a proclamation of achievement for 600 career wins from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

“I’m honored and humbled to have been recognized by Gov. Abbott for 600 wins at Tarleton State University,” said Reisman.

The Texans’ head coach won his 600th career game on Jan. 2 with a 71-61 victory over Cameron in Wisdom Gym. With 613 victories, Reisman is the winningest active NCAA head coach in the state of Texas.

The gubernatorial proclamation states: “I am pleased to congratulate you on your outstanding achievements, reflected in your 600—and counting—career victories. To have earned nearly all of those wins in your 28 years at Tarleton State is an especially impressive accomplishment.

“Through the years you have coached many young men to great success on the basketball court. Even more important, though, is the role you played as a mentor, educator and friend,” the proclamation continues. “Wins will live on forever in the record books, but the impact you have had on your players is the greater victory. Thank you for your commitment to excellence and to the Lone Star State’s next generation of leaders.”

This year Reisman and his coaching staff led the Tarleton Texans to the program’s fourth NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearance—a Lone Star Conference record. This year’s squad compiled a 24-9 record before its season-ending loss to eventual national champion, Augustana, in the national quarterfinal held in Frisco, Texas.

Reisman coached the Texans to its second-straight NCAA South Central Region championship as Tarleton marked its 13th NCAA tournament appearance all-time and its seventh straight trip to the post-season. Tarleton made its first tournament appearance in 2002 with Reisman at the helm, and in that stretch the Texans have won four regional championships and reached the NCAA Final Four twice.

For more information about Tarleton State basketball, visit www.tarletonsports.com.

Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.

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Contact: Nathan Bural – Director of Athletic Communications
254-968-1802
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A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of nearly 17,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. True to Tarleton’s values of excellence, integrity and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
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