Bart Lundy enters the ninth season of his second stint at Queens University of Charlotte, and his 14
th year overall, as the winningest coach in Queens Basketball history. After leading his team to a sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2020-21, Lundy holds a record at Queens of 303-99 (.754 win pct.) and an overall coaching record of 399-186 (.682 win pct.) in 19 seasons as a head coach in NCAA Division I and Division II.
The Royals posted a 16-6 record during the 2020-21 season that was shortened due to COVID-19. For the sixth straight year, Queens finished ranked in the top-25 of the NABC national poll after advancing to the NCAA Championship as the No. 5 seed in the Southeast Region. Prior to the NCAA Championship appearance, Queens competed for the SAC Championship title for the second straight year.
Lundy's squad saw Kenny Dye, Gavin Raines, and Jamari Smith earn SAC All-Conference honors while AJ McKee was named to the all-freshman team. Dye and Smith were also recognized on the NABC DII All-District team. Additioanlly, Michael Fowler earned the Elite 20 Award for his efforts in the classroom.
In 2019-2020, the Royals posted a 24-7 record, winning 10 of their final 11 games. Queens capped the year with a fifth-straight top-25 finish in both major national polls, earning the No. 15 ranking in the final media poll and the No. 23 ranking in the final coaches' poll, after reaching the top-10 of both polls for the fifth consecutive year. The Royals claimed the No. 2 seed in the Southeast Regional of the NCAA Division II Men's basketball Championship before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lundy coached four members of the 2019-2020 team to all-conference honors: Daniel Carr (first team), Van Turner Jr. (honorable mention), Jamari Smith (honorable mention) and Gavin Rains (freshman team). Additionally, Carr was named a First-Team All-District selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and a Second-Team All-Region honoree by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA).
The 2019-2020 success came on the heels of three consecutive 30-win seasons and back-to-back Southeast Region Championships. In 2018-2019, Lundy was named South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year and Southeast Region Coach of the Year (NABC) after leading the Royals to a 31-5 record. Queens won the SAC Regular Season Championship by five games and repeated as Southeast Regional champions to advance to the Elite Eight for the fourth time in program history. The Royals spent the entire season ranked in both national polls, peaking at No. 7 in coaches’ poll and finishing at No. 10, and peaking and finishing at No. 5 in the media poll. Queens reached the top 10 of both polls for the fourth-straight season and posted their third-straight top-10 finish.
In 2017-2018, the Royals posted a 32-4 record, surpassing the previous program-best record of 30-4 set during the 2016-2017 campaign. Queens opened the year 16-0, tying a program record for winning streak and best start to a season that was also set the previous year en route to winning the Southeast Regional Championship. The Royals advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003, and with a win in the national quarterfinals, made their second all-time appearance in the national semifinals tying for the deepest postseason run in program history. During the regular season, Queens reached No. 1 in the national coaches’ poll for the first time and spent the entire year in the top 10, finishing at No. 7.
Lundy first took over the Queens program at the age of 25 after helping then-head coach Dale Layer as an assistant for two years. In his first stint as head coach (1998-2003), Lundy took the Royals to their first regional title and Elite Eight appearance in 2001 and followed the success with a trip to the national semifinals in 2003. Three times in the five-year span Lundy’s teams set the school record for wins in a season.
In his 11 years leading the Royals, Lundy has guided Queens to all four of its Elite Eight appearances, eight NCAA Tournament berths, five conference regular season titles, and two conference tournament titles. Lundy was also named Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year in 2000-2001, Southeast Region Coach of the Year in 2003, and has coached one National Player of the Year, three conference players of the year, 13 first-team all-conference selections, and all seven All-Americans in program history. Under Lundy’s direction, from Nov. 24, 2015 – Dec. 31, 2019, Queens spent 65 consecutive weeks ranked in the coaches’ poll (1,498 days), the longest such streak in program history.
Lundy returned to Queens after a one-year stint at The University of North Texas (2012-13), where he served as an assistant to first-year head coach Tony Benford and helped develop first-round NBA draft pick Tony Mitchell.
Prior to North Texas, Lundy coached at Marquette University where he assisted head coach Buzz Williams for three years (2009-2012). In that time, Marquette made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and two-straight Sweet 16 appearances with a roster that featured eight future NBA players including All-Star Jimmy Butler and Jae Crowder of the Miami Heat.
Marquette hired Lundy from High Point University where he served as head coach for six seasons from 2003-2009, taking over the program at the age of 31 making him the second-youngest Division I head coach in the country. In his first year, Lundy was named the 2004 NCAA Division I National Rookie Coach of the Year after guiding his team to a 19-11 record, the largest turnaround from the previous year. During his tenure at High Point, Lundy coached three Big South Players of the Year and led the conference in scoring in three of six seasons. His 96 wins are the most by a coach in High Point’s Division I history and the fifth most wins in Big South Conference history. He also established school records for conference wins, road wins and highest RPI ranking.
In addition to success on the court, Lundy has graduated 90 percent of his student-athletes who finished their eligibility, with 100 percent on track to graduate entering their final season.
Lundy began his coaching career at Winthrop University where he graduated with a Master of Arts (1998). He was a player collegiately at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Lundy currently lives in Charlotte with his wife Suzanne and his five children, Grace, Ian, Kellen, Alec and Liam.
COACH'S SUMMARY
| Institution |
Seasons Coached |
Record |
| Queens (NC) |
13 |
303-99 (.754) |
| High Point |
6 |
96-87 (.525) |
| Career |
19 |
399-186 (.682) |
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| 2019-20 |
Queens (NC) |
24-7 |
.774 |
| 2020-21 |
Queens (NC) |
16-6 |
.727 |
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