Augusta, GA
Former AU basketball, soccer coach dies at 91
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A former Augusta University women’s basketball and men’s soccer coach has died, according to reports.
Augustajags.com reports that 91-year-old Lowell Barnhart died on June 28.
From 1986 to 1999, Barnhart served as the head women’s basketball coach at Augusta College, according to augustajags.com.
He won the PBC Coach of the Year award in 1992 and 1995.
Barnhart also served as the head men’s golf coach at Augusta College for 10 years.
According to Barnhart’s obituary, Barnhart was inducted into the Kosciusko County Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2011.
His obituary says he was an avid golfer and a long-term member at Forest Hills Golf Course.
A memorial service was held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Storey Chapel at First Baptist Church of Augusta.
Barnhart’s obituary says memorial contributions may be made in memory of Coach Barnhart to Augusta University Athletic Department CFH 214, 1120 Fifteenth Street, Augusta, GA 30912.
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