Over the last 34 seasons, the University of North Alabama basketball program has reached heights that seemed impossible in the early years of the program.

Winning the NCAA Division II National championships in 1979 and 1991 and reaching the Final Four on three other occasions, Lion basketball teams have made an impact on a regional and national level.

One key factor in that success has been Flowers Hall, a modern facility opened in 1972 that has been the scene of 360 UNA wins and only 111 defeats over that 30-plus year period.
That 76.4 winning percentage at home helped bring the UNA program from the middle of the pack in the Gulf South Conference to an annual role as a contender for league honors and the NCAA tournament.

The basketball banner that hangs above the court gives testimony to the success that has come to the UNA program.
The Lions were able to add their most recent notation after the 1995-96 season by winning the Gulf South Conference title, the South Central Regionial and advancing to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight national tournament.

The first basketball game played in Flowers Hall was on Oct. 5, 1972, when the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks battled in an exhibition game before a crowd that overflowed the 4,000-seat capacity of the new facility.

UNA’s initial game against St. Bernard College ended in defeat on Nov. 18, but few opposing teams since have left Flowers Hall triumphant.
In 1977 UNA posted a perfect 16-0 record at home and the 1984 Lions went 19-1 in Flowers Hall en route to a third place national finish.
On six occasions UNA has been chosen as the host for NCAA regional and quarterfinal tournaments in men’s basketball and the Lions have responded with a perfect 9-0 home court mark in NCAA play.

Flowers Hall has also hosted the Alabama/Mississippi High School All-Star Basketball Game on odd numbered years since 1991.  In 1985 the original synthetic floor was relaced with a new synthetic floor. Also, in that same year a new four-sided scoreboard was added to enhance the Lion’s home court. In 1989 new theater seating was installed on the home side for season-ticket holders. In 1994 a new maple wood floor was installed into the “Big Yellow Ice Box.” In 2004 that floor was replaced, as were the scoreboards and scorers tables that had been used in Flowers Hall for years.

Entrance Hall of Champions	Men's Basketball Trophy Case	Lion at the Entrance
Women's Basketball Locker Room	Men's Basketball Locker Room	Girls' Volleyball Locker Room
Weight Room	Training Room	Womens' Volleyball Trophy Case

UNA YEAR-BY-YEAR IN FLOWERS HALL

Year Home Overall

1972-73 6-5 13-9
1973-74 7-4 15-8
1974-75 10-1 12-12
1975-76 12-2 19-6
1976-77 16-0 24-7
1977-78 9-4 17-9
1978-79 9-4 22-9
1979-80 14-1 21-10
1980-81 16-2 22-9
1981-82 8-4 13-12
1982-83 8-6 14-15
1983-84 19-1 27-7
1984-85 11-3 15-12
1985-86 13-1 18-9
1986-87 12-3 18-10
1987-88 8-5 17-14
1988-89 11-3 16-11
1989-90 14-2 20-8
1990-91 13-2 29-4
1991-92 12-3 19-9
1992-93 10-3 16-10
1993-94 11-3 24-6
1994-95 11-3 20-8
1995-96 13-1 24-8
1996-97 10-3 16-11
1997-98 6-8 10-16
1998-99 10-3 14-12
1999-00 10-4 17-12
2000-01 12-3 17-10
2001-02 5-8 10-15
2002-03 12-1 18-10
2003-04 5-6 12-16
2004-05 10-4 14-14

Totals 353-106 583-338

FLOWERS HALL RECORDS

FIRST GAME: St. Bernard 100, UNA 91 (11-18-72)
FIRST WIN: UNA 79, Troy State 78 (12-8-72)
50TH WIN: UNA 77, Troy State 70 (2-26-77)
100TH WIN: UNA 75, Valdosta State 53 (12-5-81)
150TH WIN: UNA 81, Valdosta State 74 (1-6-86)
200TH WIN: UNA 94, West Alabama 67 (2-10-90)
250TH WIN: UNA 93, Hillsdale 84 (11-18-94)
300TH WIN: UNA 71, Miles 57 (11-19-99)

LONGEST WINNING STREAKS:

23 Consecutive Games - Began with seventh game of 1983-84 season with an 80-58 win over Livingston. Ended with a 57-50 loss to Valdosta State on Jan. 28, 1985.

18 Consecutive Games - Began with last game of 1975-76 season with a 58-56 win over Tennessee-Martin. Ended with a 72-69 loss to Livingston in the fifth home game of 1977-78 season.

BIGGEST WINS:

70 - Over Devry Institute, 127-57, on Jan. 4, 1992
57 - Over Simpson College, 118-61, on Jan. 4, 1987
51 - Over Knoxville College, 112-61, on Jan. 23, 1997
48 - Over Stillman College, 106-58, on Nov. 25, 1986
48 - Over DeVry, 119-71, on Jan . 3, 1991
45 - Over Angelo State, 121-76, on Nov. 18, 1990
44 - Over Lambuth College, 102-58, on Dec. 10, 1983
42 - Over Lane College, 122-80, on Dec. 4, 1990
41 - Over Miles College, 102-61, on Dec. 8, 1987
41 - Over Alabama-Huntsville, 101-60 on Dec. 10, 1988
41 - Over Bowie State, 104-63, on Nov. 13, 1998
40 - Over Stillman College, 83-43, on Nov. 22, 1983
40 - Over Lambuth College, 108-68, on Dec. 5, 1977
40 - Over Trevecca, 108-68, on Dec. 8, 1998

LONGEST LOSING STREAKS:

5 Consecutive Games - Began with a 67-55 loss to Henderson State on Dec. 1, 2001 and extended through an 80-71 loss to West Georgia on jan. 14, 2002. Ended with a 69-58 win over Athens State on Jan. 17, 2002.

WORST DEFEATS:

34 - To Kentucky Wesleyan, 78-44, on Nov. 22, 1997
30 - To Mississippi College, 92-62, on Nov. 20, 1993
23 - To Delta State, 89-66, on Nov. 25, 1998
23 - To West Georgia, 91-68, on Feb. 21, 2004
21 - To Delta State, 90-69, on Jan. 30, 1993
20 - To Mississippi College, 76-56, on Mar. 3, 1995
16 - To Jacksonville State, 82-66, on Feb. 5, 1983
16 - To Tennessee Martin, 84-68, on Feb. 23, 1973
16 - To Troy State, 97-81, on Jan. 23, 1989
16 - To Valdosta State, 79-63, on Dec. 5, 2001

UNA IN DEFEAT:

Of the Lions 106 losses in Flowers Hall, 17 have been by a single point. Thirty-three other losses were by five points or less. Only 27 times in 459 games has UNA ever been beaten by 10 points or more in Flowers Hall.

ALL-TIME RECORD:

In Flowers Hall: 353-106 (77.2 pct)

Under Bill E. Jones: 13-9 (59.1 pct)

Under Bill L. Jones: 165-37 (81.7 pct)

Under Gary Elliott: 160-50 (76.1 pct)

Under Bobby Champagne: 15-10 (60.0 pct)

SINGLE-GAME RECORDS:

Most Points, Team: 127 by UNA vs. DeVry Institute (1-4-92)
Most Points Allowed by UNA: 109 vs. Troy State (1-14-91)
Most Points, Individual: 42 by Louis Newsome vs. Auburn-Montgomery (2-10-88)
Most Rebounds, Individual: 23 by Charles Cunningham vs. Lambuth (1-6-72) and 23 by Coleman Crawford vs. Livingston (1-4-74)

UNA VS. ALL OPPONENTS IN FLOWERS HALL

School Games Record

Albany State 1 1-0
Alabama A&M 10 9-1
Alabama Christian 1 1-0
Alabama-Huntsville 18 11-7
Alabama State 3 2-1
Angelo State 1 1-0
Arkansas Monticello 2 2-0
Arkansas College 2 2-0
Arkansas Tech 1 1-0
Athens State 20 15-5
Auburn-Montgomery 4 3-1
Augusta College 1 1-0
Baptist Christian 3 3-0
Belhaven 1 1-0
Belmont College 1 1-0
Bethel College 3 3-0
Bowie State 1 1-0
California (Pa.) 1 1-0
Cal Poly-SLO 1 1-0
Cal-Riverside 1 1-0
Carson-Newman 1 1-0
Central Arkansas 2 2-0
Central State (OH) 1 1-0
Christian Brothers 2 1-1
Columbus State 3 3-0
David Lipscomb 4 4-0
Delta State 26 18-8
DeVry 2 2-0
Dilliard 4 4-0
Earl Paulk 1 1-0
Elizabeth City State 1 0-1
Faulkner State 2 2-0
Ferris State 1 0-1
Findlay 1 0-1
Florida Gulf Coast 1 1-0
Florida Southern 1 0-1
Fort Valley State 1 1-0
Freed-Hardeman 1 1-0
Georgia College 1 1-0
Henderson State 7 6-1
Hillsdale 1 1-0
Jacksonville State 23 14-9
Johnson C. Smith 1 1-0
Kennesaw State 1 0-1
Kentucky State 1 1-0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 1-1
Knoxville College 3 3-0
Lake Superior State 1 1-0
Lambuth 13 12-1
Lane College 10 8-2
LeMoyne-Owen 2 1-1
Lincoln Memorial 12 12-0
Lincoln University 2 2-0
Martin Methodist 2 2-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1
Miles College 4 4-0
Milligan College 1 1-0
Mississippi College 21 15-6
Montevallo 11 6-5
Morehouse 1 1-0
Nicholls State 6 5-1
North Georgia 1 1-0
Nova Southeastern 1 1-0
N. E. Missiouri 2 2-0
N. W. Louisiana 1 1-0
Otterbein 1 1-0
Ouachita Baptist 1 0-1
Purdue-Calument 1 1-0
Sam Houston State 1 1-0
San Fransico State 1 1-0
Selma 5 5-0
Sewanee 1 1-0
Shorter 7 7-0
Simpson College 1 1-0
Southern Indiana 1 1-0
Southern-New Orleans. 1 1-0
Southern University 3 2-1
Southwestern 1 1-0
St. Andrews 1 1-0
St. Bernard 1 0-1
S. E. Louisiana 6 5-1
Stillman 5 5-0
Talladega 1 1-0
Tarleton State 1 1-0
Tennessee-Martin 19 11-8
Tennessee State 5 3-2
Tenn. Wesleyan 5 5-0
Texas A&M-Kingsville 2 1-1
Trevecca 1 1-0
Troy State 21 15-6
Tusculum 1 1-0
Tuskegee 6 6-0
Union 2 2-0
Valdosta State 24 17-8
Voorhees College 1 1-0
West Alabama 32 23-9
West Florida 11 9-2
West Georgia 23 13-10
Winona State 1 1-0
Xavier 1 1-0