• Tungate was part of the coaching staff of the first Oakland University team ever to make the NCAA Tournament (2004-2005 season).

• From 1999-2004, Tungate was the head coach at Lincoln Memorial University. In 2002-2003, his team finished ninth in the nation (NCAA Division II) in field goal percentage defense.

• Tungate, an honorable mention honoree in College Insider.com's Top 25 Mid-Major Assistants, has molded Oakland's big men into one of the more intimidating front lines in The Summit League.