Leonard Drake
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|07|16}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|9|29|1954|7|16}}
| death_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
| player_years1 = 1975–1978
| player_team1 = Central Michigan
| coach_years1 = 1978–1979
| coach_team1 = Central Michigan (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1979–1984
| coach_team2 = Xavier (LA) (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1984–1985
| coach_team3 = Xavier (LA)
| coach_years4 = 1985–1993
| coach_team4 = Ball State (assoc. HC)
| coach_years5 = 1993–1997
| coach_team5 = Central Michigan
| coach_years6 = 1997–2002
| coach_team6 = Lamar (assoc. HC)
| coach_years7 = 2002–2007
| coach_team7 = Lamar (women's)
| coach_years8 = 2007–2010
| coach_team8 = Eastern Michigan (women's asst.)
| overall_record = 74–196 ({{winpct|74|196}})
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Leonard Drake (born July 16, 1954 – September 29, 2010){{cite web|title=Leonard Drake|url=http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Leonard-Drake-89491597|website=tributes.com|publisher=Tributes, Inc.|accessdate=March 14, 2016|format=Obituary}} He was a native of Chicago, Illinois. His collegiate coaching career spanned 33 years serving as head coach and assistant coach in both men's and women's basketball. He ended his career as athletics director at Evansville Central High School in Evansville, IN. Drake was a four-year letterman for the Central Michigan basketball team. He received several honors for his play with the Chippewas.{{cite web|title=Leonard Drake, former Central Michigan University basketball player and coach, dies|url=http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2010/09/leonard_drake_former_central_m.html|publisher=MLive Media Group|accessdate=March 14, 2016|date=September 30, 2010}}{{cite web|title=Leonard Drake 1954–2010|url=http://www.emueagles.com/news/2010/9/30/wbb_0930101809.aspx|publisher=Eastern Michigan University|accessdate=March 14, 2016}}{{cite web|author1=Brian Satter|title=Former LU coach Leonard Drake dies|url=http://advancement.lamar.edu/former-lu-coach-leonard-drake-dies|publisher=Lamar University|accessdate=March 14, 2016|date=September 30, 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Coaching
Over Leonard Drake's 33-year career, he was part of eight conference championships, seven conference tournament championships, five NCAA tournaments, four NITs, and one WNIT. He coached NAIA team, Xavier of Louisiana, as well as three teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and one from the Southland Conference.
=Head coaching record=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Xavier University of Louisiana
|conference=GCAC (NAIA)
|startyear=1984
|endyear=1985
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1984–85
| name =Xavier (LA)
| overall =13–16
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Central Michigan Chippewas
|conference=MAC
|startyear=1993
|endyear=1997
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1993–94
| name = Central Michigan
| overall = 5–21
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1994–95
| name = Central Michigan
| overall = 3–23
| conference = 0–18
| confstanding = 10th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1995–96
| name = Central Michigan
| overall = 6–20
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1996–97
| name = Central Michigan
| overall = 7–19
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 10th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|
| name = Central Michigan
| overall = 21–83 ({{winpct|21|83}})
| confrecord = 11–61 ({{winpct|11|61}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Lamar Lady Cardinals
|conference=Southland Conference
|startyear=2002
|endyear=2007
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2002–03
| name =Lamar
| overall =3–24
| conference =2–18
| confstanding =11th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2003–04
| name =Lamar
| overall =4–22
| conference =1–15
| confstanding =10th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2004–05
| name =Lamar
| overall =9–18
| conference =3–11
| confstanding =11th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2005–06
| name =Lamar
| overall =11–16
| conference =6–8
| confstanding =8th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2006–07
| name =Lamar
| overall =13–19
| conference =8–9
| confstanding =7th T
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|
| name =Lamar
| overall =40–97 ({{winpct|40|97}})
| confrecord =20–69 ({{winpct|20|69}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall=74–196 ({{winpct|74|196}})
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References
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