The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation has just learned that Leonard Drake, the new athletic director at Central High School, has passed away. Drake had been hospitalized in recent days. Cause of death is undetermined at this moment.
“Although in Evansville a very short time, the loss of Len will be profound,†said Vince Bertram, EVSC superintendent. “He was a good man, who worked to build programs from the ground up, and his work in the Central district had already begun. He has touched many in his short time here. Our heart goes out to his family and friends.â€
Drake was hired in June as athletic director of Central High School. Prior to EVSC, he had been associate head coach of Women’s Basketball at Eastern Michigan University since 2007. He had also been head women’s coach at Lamar University from 2002-2007, and other capacities with the team since 1997 and head men’s coach at Central Michigan University from 1993-97.
In 33 years of coaching he had eight conference championships, seven conference tournament championships, five NCAA Tournament appearances, four NIT appearances, and one WNIT appearance.
He was a graduate of Central Michigan University.
