Hall of Fame
To say Steve Lytton had a successful stint as Anderson’s head men’s basketball coach in the 80s and 90s would be a vast understatement. A native of Statesville, N.C., Lytton began his coaching career in the Electric City in 1985 and went on to lead Anderson College to six 20-win seasons and several appearances in the top-10 before the Trojans made the conversion from junior college to a four-year school. In March, 1994, Anderson was ranked No. 1 in the country in the junior college poll.
While serving in the dual role of head coach and Athletic Director at Anderson College from 1985 to 1996, Lytton took on the challenge of leading the Anderson basketball program to Division II status in 1995. The highlight of Lytton’s final four seasons was a 79-77 victory over Winthrop University marking Anderson’s first - ever victory ever over an NCAA Division I school. Lytton had a career record of 366-240 over a 22-year span as a collegiate head coach – at both North Greenville and Anderson.
Lytton attended Surgoinsville (Tenn.) High School before graduating from Lees-McRae Junior College and East Tennessee State. A four-sport letterman in basketball, football, baseball, and track, he served as a co-captain in both basketball and baseball and was later inducted into the Lees-McRae Hall of Fame.
Lytton began his coaching career at Madison Junior High School in Titusville , Fla, before serving a one-year stint at Franklin, (N.C.) High School in 1972. He then built a winning program at North Greenville College (1978-85) in Tigerville, before taking the job at Anderson in 1985. He also served as the Athletic Director at North Greenville College during that time.
Following the 1998-99 campaign, Lytton accepted an assistant coaching position at Virginia Tech and was on the Hokies’ staff during the years they transitioned from the Atlantic 10 to the Big East to the ACC.
Before retiring, Lytton returned to his hometown to coach at Newton Conover High School.
