# Frank Kerns

Franklin Phillip "Frank" Kerns (May 21, 1933 – August 3, 2015) was an American basketball coach. He coached Georgia Southern from 1981 to 1994.
A native of Cumberland, Maryland, Kerns served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He later earned a degree in physical education from the University of Alabama. Kerns served as coach of Georgia Southern from 1982 to 1994, compiling a record of 244–132. A four-time Trans America Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, Kerns coached the Eagles to NCAA Tournaments in 1983, 1987, and 1992. The Eagles also reached the National Invitation Tournament in 1988 and 1989 under the direction of Kerns. He later coached in China for a year and in Austria for six years. He then coached at Bulloch Academy for several years. Kerns was color analyst for Georgia Southern Radio for eight years.
Kerns died on August 3, 2015, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro, Georgia. He was 82 years old and had a brief illness. He was buried on August 6, 2015.

## Head coaching record
### NAIA

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| Spring Hill Badgers (Alabama Collegiate Conference) (1971–1973) ||||||
| 1971–72 | Spring Hill | 10–12 | | |
| 1972–73 | Spring Hill | 6–19 | | |
| Spring Hill Badgers (Southern States Conference) (1973–1981) ||||||
| 1973–74 | Spring Hill | 14–11 | 8–4 | |
| 1974–75 | Spring Hill | 20–7 | 12–2 | 1st |
| 1975–76 | Spring Hill | 13–14 | 5–9 | |
| 1976–77 | Spring Hill | 18–10 | 10–6 | |
| 1977–78 | Spring Hill | 12–16 | 8–10 | |
| 1978–79 | Spring Hill | 7–18 | 7–11 | |
| Spring Hill: | Spring Hill: | 100–103 (.493) | 50–42 (.543) | |
| Total: | Total: | 100–103 (.493) | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

### NCAA

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Georgia Southern (Trans American Athletic Conference) (1982–1992) ||||||
| 1981–82 | Georgia Southern | 14–13 | 8–8 | T–5th | |
| 1982–83 | Georgia Southern | 18–12 | 8–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Preliminary Round |
| 1983–84 | Georgia Southern | 16–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 1984–85 | Georgia Southern | 24–5 | 11–3 | 1st | |
| 1985–86 | Georgia Southern | 15–13 | 6–8 | T–5th | |
| 1986–87 | Georgia Southern | 20–11 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1987–88 | Georgia Southern | 24–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NIT First Round |
| 1988–89 | Georgia Southern | 23–6 | 16–2 | 1st | NIT First Round |
| 1989–90 | Georgia Southern | 17–11 | 11–5 | 4th | |
| 1990–91 | Georgia Southern | 14–13 | 9–5 | T–3th | |
| 1991–92 | Georgia Southern | 25–6 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round |
| Georgia Southern (Southern Conference) (1993–1995) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Georgia Southern | 19–9 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |
| 1993–94 | Georgia Southern | 14–14 | 9–9 | 5th | |
| 1994–95 | Georgia Southern | 1–0 | 0–0 | | |
| Georgia Southern: | Georgia Southern: | 244–132 (.649) | 138–68 (.670) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 244–132 (.649) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
* ↑ Kerns resigned following allegations of a recruiting violation.