St Aug selectes Lonnie Blow Jr. as head men's basketball coach
May 7, 2008
Raleigh, NC - Saint Augustine's College has named Lonnie Blow
Jr. as its new head men's basketball coach. The announcement came
during a press conference today on campus.
Blow comes to the Falcon program from Norfolk State University,
where he was an assistant coach from 2006-08 following a brief
stint at Hampton University from 2005-06. While at Hampton, Blow
helped direct the Pirates to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
championship and to the NCAA Tournament during the 2005-06 season.
He coached four All-MEAC players, one All-MEAC Tournament player
and a MEAC Tournament MVP while at Norfolk State and Hampton.
Blow's coaching philosophy places emphasis on playing hard, smart
and together while setting high standards for academics. He was
highly recommended for the Falcon coaching position by such
notables as former University of Maryland coach Charles "Lefty"
Driesell, AAU coach "Boo" Williams.
Prior to coaching college, Blow was the head basketball coach at
Granby (Va.) High School from 1995 to 2005, and the men's assistant
coach at Maury (Va.) High School from 1984-1995. At Granby, he
coached the boys' team to a state title and was named AAA state
coach of the year in 2000.
Before entering the coaching profession, Blow was an outstanding
college basketball player from 1979-1982 at Virginia Wesleyan
College. Blow was named Dixie Conference Player of the Year during
the 1980-81 season. Blow was also a two-time All-American and
All-South Atlantic Region player, and a three-time All-Dixie
Conference player, including two selections to the first team.
Blow received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Wesleyan
College and is currently pursuing his master's in counseling/higher
education from Old Dominion University.
