Jeff Lebo

Biography

Jeff Lebo is in his fifth season as assistant coach at UNC, where he starred as a sharp-shooting guard from 1985-89 under legendary head coach Dean Smith. The captain of the 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference champions and a 20-year veteran as a collegiate head coach joined the basketball staff at his alma mater prior to the 2021-22 season. In his first four seasons as the most veteran member of Hubert Davis’ staff, the Tar Heels have won 101 games, including going 56-24 in ACC play, earned a Final Four berth, an ACC regular-season championship and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He coached 2024 Jerry West Award winner RJ Davis, a record-setting guard who was also a first-team All-America and ACC Player of the Year. Lebo played at UNC for Smith and assistant coaches Bill Guthridge, Eddie Fogler, Roy Williams and Phil Ford. He was a teammate for one season at UNC with current head coach Hubert Davis. In 1989, Lebo won the Patterson Medal, the most prestigious award given annually to a Tar Heel student-athlete based on exceptional career achievements. Following his senior season, Lebo held at least 10 UNC records. He was Carolina’s leader in single-game and career three-pointers made, single-season and career three-point percentage, career three-point attempts, single-season and career free throw percentage, consecutive made free throws, single-game assists and career assist-turnover ratio. Following his playing career in Chapel Hill, Lebo played part of one season with the Sa