Hall of Fame
Few head coaches have been able to equal the level of success enjoyed by Donald Corbett during his eight seasons (1971-79) at the helm of Lincoln's men's basketball team. The all-time winningest coach in Blue Tiger history, Corbett led LU to 159 victories compared to 59 losses for a .729 winning percentage. Included in that total is a 71-25 record in the MIAA (.739), with both marks standing as the best by any coach in the program's history. Corbett guided the Blue Tigers to NCAA tournament appearances in five of his eight seasons, including the 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 campaigns.
Corbett led LU to three MIAA regular season titles (1972, 1975 and 1977) as well as the 1977 MIAA tournament championship. During his eight years at Lincoln, the Blue Tigers never won fewer than 17 games and never lost more than nine. Three times Corbett's squads finished with 22-6 records, with the 22 wins standing as the second-most by any team in program history. In both the 1971-72 and 1976-77 campaigns, Corbett coached Lincoln to 11-1 records in MIAA play, with the 11 conference wins remaining to this day a program record. Corbett joins the legendary Dwight T. Reed (1955-59) as the only two multiyear LU coaches to never have a losing season.
Following his career at Lincoln, Corbett moved up to coach at North Carolina A&T, where he won seven consecutive conference championships (1982-88), tying only Kentucky for the most consecutive conference tournament championships.
