 Flowers
Hall has served as the home court for the University of North
Alabama's women's basketball teams since the school began its
women's basketball program in 1975. And the home court has
proven to be a key factor in the overall success of the Lady
Lions program.
Since the 1978-79 season, the Lady Lions have posted an
impressive 228-92 record in Flowers Hall for a winning
percentage of 70.6. In their first season under current
head coach Flora Willie, the Lions went 11-2 in Flowers Hall.
In 16 seasons under Wayne Byrd, the mark was 143-64,
including a perfect 12-0 record at home during the 1983-84
season. Flowers Hall played host to the women's NCAA
South Region championship game in 1984-85, with Mercer
University defeating the Lions 90-86 in overtime.
Flowers Hall has also been the scene for nine men's NCAA playoff
games, including regional tournaments in 1976-77, 1980-81 and
1983-84, and quarterfinal games in 1976-77, 1979-80 and 1983-84
- with UNA posting a perfect 9-0 record in those contests.
The first basketball game played in Flowers Hall was on Oct. 5,
1972, when the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks battled in an
exhibition game before a crowd that overflowed the 4,000 seat
capacity of the new facility. Flowers Hall is also the
home of the Lions volleyball team. In 1985 the original
synthetic floor was replaced 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. The most
recent addition came in the summer of 1994 when a new maple wood
floor was installed.
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Entrance
Hall of Champions |
Men's Basketball
Trophy Case |
Lion at the
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Women's
Basketball
Locker Room |
Men's
Basketball
Locker Room |
Girls'
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Locker Room |
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Weight Room |
Training Room |
Womens'
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Trophy Case |
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Flowers Hall Records
Team
Most
Points: 118 vs. West Georgia (59) on Jan. 22 1996
Most
Rebounds: 68 vs. Lane College on Nov. 30, 1994
FG
Attempts: 94 vs. Alabama-Birmingham on Jan. 16, 1979
FG
Made: 44 vs. West Georgia on Jan. 22, 1996 (attempted
78)
FT
Attempts: 48 vs. Lane on Jan. 15, 1997 (made 25)
FT
Made: 33 vs. Belmont on Dec. 12, 1992 (attempted 47)
Biggest
Victory Margin: 59 - UNA 118, West Georgia 59 on Jan.
22, 1996
Individual
Most
Points: 43 by Wanda Beckham vs. Tennessee Wesleyan on
Dec. 1, 1978 (17 FG, 9 FT)
Most
Points in Half: 26 by Wanda Beckham vs. Tennessee
Wesleyan on Dec. 1, 1978; 26 by Yolanda Leslie vs. West Georgia
on Jan. 22, 1996
Most
Rebounds: 25 by Deborah Carlisle vs. Freed-Hardeman
on Nov. 22, 1982
FG
Attempts: 30 by Wanda Beckham vs. Tennessee Wesleyan
on Dec. 1, 1978
FG
Made: 17 by Wanda Beckham vs. Tennessee Wesleyan on
Dec. 1, 1978
FT
Attempts: 17 by LaConger Pegues vs. Lincoln Memorial
on Feb. 6, 1995
FT
Made: 14 by LaConger Pegues vs. Lincoln Memorial on
Feb. 6, 1995
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