Former Eastern women’s basketball coach Lee Buchanan is now the head coach for LaGrange College in Georgia.

Buchanan resigned as Eastern’s coach in April following the program’s first postseason win. Buchanan spent one year as the Panthers’ coach after spending five seasons as an assistant coach and eventually took over for Brady Sallee in 2012.

In April, Buchanan told The Daily Eastern News that with Eastern’s success in the 2012-13 season, other opportunities had been presented to him. In July, he said he was getting calls to teach in college.

“I’ve had a bunch of people contact me about teaching at a collegiate level,” Buchanan said. “I’m trying to weigh everything and do what’s right for my family.”

He is now at the Division III level.

Buchanan said he is looking forward to the new coaching experience.

“I’m ready to shift my focus from Division I to the more student-athlete oriented approach of Division III and for the change in lifestyle that shift allows,” Buchanan said in a press release.

LaGrange College, also known as the Panthers, finished 15-11 last season under their former coach Mark Isenhour.

Isenhour spent six years coaching LaGrange College and finished with a 98-57 record.

LaGrange College’s Athletic Director Jennifer Claybrook said Buchanan’s prior experience would be a positive for the program.

“Having Lee arrive to lead our women’s team brings an amazing level of excitement to our program,” Claybrook said. “We look forward to what his broad experience and track record of success will bring to Panther Basketball.”

The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year is entering his 28th year of coaching.

Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto@eiu.edu.