Union University Women's Basketball

Campbell was named the women's basketball head coach for Union University in 1999. Campbell is currently in his 18th season as the head coach of the Lady Bulldogs compiling an overall record of 537-74. In his 17 seasons, he has led his Union teams to a third place or higher finish in national tournaments 11 times, including 10 straight from 2005-14. He has won five national titles of the six in women's basketball history at Union. Campbell was tops in the NAIA in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 and this season's 2014 NCCAA National Title. He has two second place finishes in national tournaments,  2011 and 2012 in the NAIA. He has four third place finishes, 2002, 2007, and 2008 in the NAIA, and last season's 2013 NCCAA National Tournament.  In 2015-16, Campbell led the Lady Bulldogs to a second consecutive Gulf South Conference regular season championship with 20-2 conference record setting a GSC record. Union came up with a runner up finish in the GSC tournament and secured a No. 1 seeding in the NCAA Division II National Tournament for the South Region to host the tournament for the second straight year. During the 2015-16 season, Campbell reached a milestone of his own reaching his 500th win as a head coach becoming the fastest coach to the win total in all of women's college basketball taking him just 569 games. In 2014-15, he led Union to the Gulf South Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles, a South Region No. 1 Ranking, No. 1 seed and host to NCAA Division II National Tournament South Region, NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen Appearance. Union finished 28-3 overall and 19-3 in the GSC. The 2013-14 season saw Union post a 25-6 overall record and a third place 15-5 record in the GSC. However, Union captured the 2014 NCCAA National Title. The 2012-13 season for Union was the first year of playing NCAA DII and Gulf South Conference competition as Union moves through the DII membership process. Campbell led Union to a first place tie in the Gulf South Conference regular season standings. He also coach the team to the 2013 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) MidEast Region Title and a third place finish in the NCCAA National Tournament. Campbell closed out the NAIA era for Union with four straight trip to the NAIA championships game. Union finished runner-up in the NAIA in 2011 and 2012, making Campbell's record in national title games 4-2 during the NAIA era. Campbell won four NAIA National Titles (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) in the last eight seasons of the NAIA era, and also made eight straight trips to the NAIA semifinals during that span. Campbell led Union to an NAIA record of 48 consecutive No. 1 rankings in the national poll. From the preseason poll of 2007 through the final poll of 2011, Union was ranked No. 1 in the NAIA. In the 2007-08 season, Campbell led Union to the first perfect regular season in Union women's basketball history. The Lady Bulldogs finished with a perfect 29-0 regular season mark in 2007-08. Campbell has 509 career wins to just 70 losses (.879). He is currently tied for first on the all-time Union coaching wins list (current list: Blackstock-509, Campbell-509, Birmingham-198). Campbell reached the 500 win mark of his career in just 569 total games, becoming the fastest women's college basketball coach in history (NCAA I, II, II, NAIA I, II) to reach 500 wins. He was also the fasted to 400 wins (448 games).  Campbell's .895 winning percentage following the final year of Union's NAIA era in 2012 ranked No. 1 among NAIA women's basketball coaches with five or more years of coaching. Campbell won his 500th game February 12, 2015 versus Valdosta State (Ga.). He did so in just his 569th game. He won his 400th career game on Nov. 1, 2011 versus Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.). In a win over Azusa Pacific (Calif.) on Nov. 22, 2008, Campbell notched his 300th career win. He recorded his 200th career win on Nov. 19, 2005 versus The Master's (Calif.), while earning his 100th career win over Philander Smith (Ark.) on Nov. 19, 2002. In his career as Unions head coach, Campbells teams have won four NAIA National Titles (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010), 11 conference regular season titles and nine conference tournament titles. He has reached the 35-win plateau seven times in his career and set a program record with 37 wins in 2008-09. Campbell spent five seasons as a player for the Lipscomb Bison basketball team. He graduated from Lipscomb University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from Union University in 1996 with a Masters degree in Education. Over his career as the head coach of Union women's basketball, Campbell has been named the Gulf South Conference Coach of the year once (2015), the TranSouth Coach of the Year six times (2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Daktronics South Region Coach of the Year once (2015), NAIA Coach of the Year four times (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010), NAIA WBCA Coach of the Year twice (2004, 2008), and the TSWA Coach of the Year five times (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). After red-shirting his freshman season at Lipscomb University, Campbell went on to excel in the basketball arena. Campbell currently ranks 12th in all-time scoring at Lipscomb with 1,509 points. The 724 assists he accumulated during his career places him in the top five at Lipscomb for career assists. Campbell helped guide the Bisons to five national tournament appearances, a 129-19 four-year record, and red-shirted on the team that set a national record of 41 wins in a season. After college, Campbell joined Unions mens basketball coaching staff as the graduate assistant in 1994 and then became the full time assistant coach in 1996. He worked under the guidance of fellow Lipscomb graduate and former Union mens head coach Ralph Turner for five seasons until being named the womens basketball coach in 1999. During his time as a head coach for the Union University Lady Bulldogs, he has proven to be much more than a great basketball coach. "I believe my responsibility to each of my players is to have a vision for who they can be in every area of life, and communicate it to them in a way that challenges them to pursue it." Mark Campbell is married to the former Molly Graves of Jackson. They are the proud parents of their son Gray, born on July 10, 2002, daughter Ella, born on April 9, 2004, son Kalyan, born February 16, 2009 and daughter Mia, born July 26, 2010. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING WIN/LOSS RECORDS HISTORY Year -- Head Coach                                Overall  Conference 2015-16 -- Mark Campbell (537-74, .879) -- 28-4, 20-2 2014-15 -- Mark Campbell -- 28-4, 19-3 2013-14 -- Mark Campbell -- 25-6, 15-5 2012-13 -- Mark Campbell -- 22-9, 13-5 2011-12 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-3, 15-1 2010-11 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-2, 15-1 2009-10 -- Mark Campbell -- 36-2, 16-0 2008-09 -- Mark Campbell -- 37-1, 16-0 2007-08 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-1, 18-0 2006-07 -- Mark Campbell -- 30-6, 15-3 2005-06 -- Mark Campbell -- 31-6, 10-2 2004-05 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-5, 8-4 2003-04 -- Mark Campbell -- 32-5, 14-2 2002-03 -- Mark Campbell -- 34-3, 15-1 2001-02 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-4, 13-1 2000-01 -- Mark Campbell -- 31-5, 13-1 1999-2000 -- Mark Campbell -- 28-8, 13-1 1998-99 -- David Blackstock (509-89, .851) & Lisa Hutchins -- 31-5, 13-0 1997-98 -- David Blackstock -- 35-3, 14-1 1996-97 -- David Blackstock -- 35-5, 17-1 1995-96 -- David Blackstock -- 34-4, 16-2 1994-95 -- David Blackstock -- 31-3      1993-94 -- David Blackstock -- 27-6      1992-93 -- David Blackstock -- 33-5      1991-92 -- David Blackstock -- 31-5      1990-91 -- David Blackstock -- 26-4      1989-90 -- David Blackstock -- 23-6      1988-89 -- David Blackstock -- 28-6      1987-88 -- David Blackstock -- 29-3      1986-87 -- David Blackstock -- 26-4      1985-86 -- David Blackstock -- 22-6      1984-85 -- David Blackstock -- 31-2      1983-84 -- David Blackstock -- 24-7      1982-83 -- David Blackstock -- 19-10     1981-82 -- David Blackstock -- 24-5      1980-81 -- Peggy Birmingham (198-57, .776) -- 21-13     1979-80 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 26-4      1978-79 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 24-6      1977-78 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 20-4      1976-77 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 23-6      1975-76 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 26-3      1974-75 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 24-9      1973-74 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 16-7      1972-73 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 18-5 Mark Campbell Head Coach Mark Campbell was named the women's basketball head coach for Union University in 1999. Campbell is currently in his 18th season as the head coach of the Lady Bulldogs compiling an overall record of 537-74. In his 17 seasons, he has led his Union teams to a third place or higher finish in national tournaments 11 times, including 10 straight from 2005-14. He has won five national titles of the six in women's basketball history at Union. Campbell was tops in the NAIA in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 and this season's 2014 NCCAA National Title. He has two second place finishes in national tournaments,  2011 and 2012 in the NAIA. He has four third place finishes, 2002, 2007, and 2008 in the NAIA, and last season's 2013 NCCAA National Tournament.  In 2015-16, Campbell led the Lady Bulldogs to a second consecutive Gulf South Conference regular season championship with 20-2 conference record setting a GSC record. Union came up with a runner up finish in the GSC tournament and secured a No. 1 seeding in the NCAA Division II National Tournament for the South Region to host the tournament for the second straight year. During the 2015-16 season, Campbell reached a milestone of his own reaching his 500th win as a head coach becoming the fastest coach to the win total in all of women's college basketball taking him just 569 games. In 2014-15, he led Union to the Gulf South Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles, a South Region No. 1 Ranking, No. 1 seed and host to NCAA Division II National Tournament South Region, NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen Appearance. Union finished 28-3 overall and 19-3 in the GSC. The 2013-14 season saw Union post a 25-6 overall record and a third place 15-5 record in the GSC. However, Union captured the 2014 NCCAA National Title. The 2012-13 season for Union was the first year of playing NCAA DII and Gulf South Conference competition as Union moves through the DII membership process. Campbell led Union to a first place tie in the Gulf South Conference regular season standings. He also coach the team to the 2013 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) MidEast Region Title and a third place finish in the NCCAA National Tournament. Campbell closed out the NAIA era for Union with four straight trip to the NAIA championships game. Union finished runner-up in the NAIA in 2011 and 2012, making Campbell's record in national title games 4-2 during the NAIA era. Campbell won four NAIA National Titles (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) in the last eight seasons of the NAIA era, and also made eight straight trips to the NAIA semifinals during that span. Campbell led Union to an NAIA record of 48 consecutive No. 1 rankings in the national poll. From the preseason poll of 2007 through the final poll of 2011, Union was ranked No. 1 in the NAIA. In the 2007-08 season, Campbell led Union to the first perfect regular season in Union women's basketball history. The Lady Bulldogs finished with a perfect 29-0 regular season mark in 2007-08. Campbell has 509 career wins to just 70 losses (.879). He is currently tied for first on the all-time Union coaching wins list (current list: Blackstock-509, Campbell-509, Birmingham-198). Campbell reached the 500 win mark of his career in just 569 total games, becoming the fastest women's college basketball coach in history (NCAA I, II, II, NAIA I, II) to reach 500 wins. He was also the fasted to 400 wins (448 games).  Campbell's .895 winning percentage following the final year of Union's NAIA era in 2012 ranked No. 1 among NAIA women's basketball coaches with five or more years of coaching. Campbell won his 500th game February 12, 2015 versus Valdosta State (Ga.). He did so in just his 569th game. He won his 400th career game on Nov. 1, 2011 versus Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.). In a win over Azusa Pacific (Calif.) on Nov. 22, 2008, Campbell notched his 300th career win. He recorded his 200th career win on Nov. 19, 2005 versus The Master's (Calif.), while earning his 100th career win over Philander Smith (Ark.) on Nov. 19, 2002. In his career as Unions head coach, Campbells teams have won four NAIA National Titles (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010), 11 conference regular season titles and nine conference tournament titles. He has reached the 35-win plateau seven times in his career and set a program record with 37 wins in 2008-09. Campbell spent five seasons as a player for the Lipscomb Bison basketball team. He graduated from Lipscomb University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from Union University in 1996 with a Masters degree in Education. Over his career as the head coach of Union women's basketball, Campbell has been named the Gulf South Conference Coach of the year once (2015), the TranSouth Coach of the Year six times (2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Daktronics South Region Coach of the Year once (2015), NAIA Coach of the Year four times (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010), NAIA WBCA Coach of the Year twice (2004, 2008), and the TSWA Coach of the Year five times (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). After red-shirting his freshman season at Lipscomb University, Campbell went on to excel in the basketball arena. Campbell currently ranks 12th in all-time scoring at Lipscomb with 1,509 points. The 724 assists he accumulated during his career places him in the top five at Lipscomb for career assists. Campbell helped guide the Bisons to five national tournament appearances, a 129-19 four-year record, and red-shirted on the team that set a national record of 41 wins in a season. After college, Campbell joined Unions mens basketball coaching staff as the graduate assistant in 1994 and then became the full time assistant coach in 1996. He worked under the guidance of fellow Lipscomb graduate and former Union mens head coach Ralph Turner for five seasons until being named the womens basketball coach in 1999. During his time as a head coach for the Union University Lady Bulldogs, he has proven to be much more than a great basketball coach. "I believe my responsibility to each of my players is to have a vision for who they can be in every area of life, and communicate it to them in a way that challenges them to pursue it." Mark Campbell is married to the former Molly Graves of Jackson. They are the proud parents of their son Gray, born on July 10, 2002, daughter Ella, born on April 9, 2004, son Kalyan, born February 16, 2009 and daughter Mia, born July 26, 2010. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING WIN/LOSS RECORDS HISTORY Year -- Head Coach                                Overall  Conference 2015-16 -- Mark Campbell (537-74, .879) -- 28-4, 20-2 2014-15 -- Mark Campbell -- 28-4, 19-3 2013-14 -- Mark Campbell -- 25-6, 15-5 2012-13 -- Mark Campbell -- 22-9, 13-5 2011-12 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-3, 15-1 2010-11 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-2, 15-1 2009-10 -- Mark Campbell -- 36-2, 16-0 2008-09 -- Mark Campbell -- 37-1, 16-0 2007-08 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-1, 18-0 2006-07 -- Mark Campbell -- 30-6, 15-3 2005-06 -- Mark Campbell -- 31-6, 10-2 2004-05 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-5, 8-4 2003-04 -- Mark Campbell -- 32-5, 14-2 2002-03 -- Mark Campbell -- 34-3, 15-1 2001-02 -- Mark Campbell -- 35-4, 13-1 2000-01 -- Mark Campbell -- 31-5, 13-1 1999-2000 -- Mark Campbell -- 28-8, 13-1 1998-99 -- David Blackstock (509-89, .851) & Lisa Hutchins -- 31-5, 13-0 1997-98 -- David Blackstock -- 35-3, 14-1 1996-97 -- David Blackstock -- 35-5, 17-1 1995-96 -- David Blackstock -- 34-4, 16-2 1994-95 -- David Blackstock -- 31-3      1993-94 -- David Blackstock -- 27-6      1992-93 -- David Blackstock -- 33-5      1991-92 -- David Blackstock -- 31-5      1990-91 -- David Blackstock -- 26-4      1989-90 -- David Blackstock -- 23-6      1988-89 -- David Blackstock -- 28-6      1987-88 -- David Blackstock -- 29-3      1986-87 -- David Blackstock -- 26-4      1985-86 -- David Blackstock -- 22-6      1984-85 -- David Blackstock -- 31-2      1983-84 -- David Blackstock -- 24-7      1982-83 -- David Blackstock -- 19-10     1981-82 -- David Blackstock -- 24-5      1980-81 -- Peggy Birmingham (198-57, .776) -- 21-13     1979-80 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 26-4      1978-79 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 24-6      1977-78 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 20-4      1976-77 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 23-6      1975-76 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 26-3      1974-75 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 24-9      1973-74 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 16-7      1972-73 -- Peggy Birmingham -- 18-5