He was an assistant men's basketball coach at Kentucky for more than 20 seasons under Adolph Rupp.

Lancaster attended Georgetown College in Kentucky, where he played basketball and baseball.

[1][6] From 1962 to 1964, future Major League Baseball player Cotton Nash played at Kentucky under Lancaster.

Lancaster's final season, 1965, was the first year of the Major League Baseball Draft.

[8] Below is a table of Lancaster's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.