Coach Bobby Marlin shares his journey from growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi to winning 600+ games as a college basketball coach.After serving as a GA and an Assistant Coach earlier in his career, Coach Marlin was hired at Pensacola Junior College and won 123 games in his five seasons at the helm - including the 1993 NJCAA National Championship.He …

Coach Mike Roberts played at Indiana and was on the team that was the Runner-Up 2002 NCAA Championship.He served as a Graduate Assistant at Texas Tech under Hall of Fame Coach Bob Knight before embarking on a coaching career that has taken him to California, Rice, UNC Greensboro, Indiana, Cincinnati, and now UTEP.Coach Roberts has developed a stron…

Coach Josh Mandell shares his journey from growing up in Texas to becoming the Video Coordinator at Loyola Marymount. He worked his way up to Head Manager at the University of Washington before electing to stay on as a Graduate Assistant under Coach Mike Hopkins. After finishing up his Master's degree he was hired by Coach Stan Johnson at Loyola Ma…

Coach Andrew Muse shares his journey from growing up in North Carolina to becoming a Graduate Assistant at Wichita State. Growing up in a basketball family, Andrew played for his father in high school and then walked on at App State. He played for Coach Dustin Kerns and his twin brother Aaron served as a Student Manager during their four years in B…

Coach Chris Acker shares his journey from growing up in Compton, California to becoming the Head Coach at Long Beach State. He was a member of the Chaminade team that knocked off Villanova in the 2003 EA Sports Maui Invitational. Chris played professionally in Portugal and Greece before returning to the US to play in the Continental Basketball Asso…

2024 Southern Conference (SoCon) Men's Basketball Media Day: Dwight Perry (Wofford) Ed Conroy (The Citadel) Bucky McMillan (Samford) Brooks Savage (East Tennessee State) Mike Jones (UNC Greensboro) Andrew Wilson (VMI) Tim Craft (Western Carolina) *Chattanooga, Furman, and Mercer were unable to schedule interviews this season **Sponsored by FastMode…

Anthony Grant (Dayton) Chris Caputo (George Washington) Chris Mooney (Richmond) Dru Joyce III (Duquesne) Fran Dunphy (LaSalle) Frank Martin (UMass) Josh Schertz (St. Louis) Matt McKillop (Davidson) Ryan Odom (VCU) Tony Skinn (George Mason) Keith Urgo (Fordham) Mark Schmidt (St. Bonaventure) Archie Miller (Rhode Island) Billy Lange (St. Joe's) Drew …

Coach Maciariello shares his journey from growing up in New York and being the Albany Times Union Player of the Year in 1996, to becoming a the Head Coach at his alma mater [Siena]. He started his college basketball career at New Hampshire before transferring to Siena College where he redshirted under Coach Paul Hewitt and playing for Coach Louis O…

Coach Davis shares his journey from growing up in New Hampshire to amassing a 486-313 record as college basketball coach.Davis moved to North Carolina in high school and went on to play college basketball at Warren Wilson College - where he would eventually be enshrined into their hall of fame. After graduating from Warren Wilson he got his start c…

Coach Will Turgeon shares his journey from growing up the son of a highly successful college coach [Mark Turgeon] to becoming an Assistant Coach at Eastern Washington University under Coach Dan Munson.Will Turgeon played two seasons at Catholic University (DIII) before having to end his playing career due to injuries. He ended up becoming a Graduat…

Coach Dylan Rigol shares his journey from growing up in New England to becoming the Director of Video at Oregon State. Dylan attended High Point University and was a Student Manager under Coach Tubby Smith and then GG Smith after he took over as Head Coach. Coach Wayne Tinkle hired Dylan to serve as a Graduate Assistant as well as the Director of V…

Coach Matt Ridge shares his journey from being a standout basketball player at Ledford High School to playing on the University of North Carolina JV team, to becoming one of the winningest NJCAA basketball coaches in the country. After sustaining an injury in high school his recruitment was derailed and that led him to UNC and trying out for the JV…

Coach Tysor "Ty" Anderson shares his journey from growing up in a basketball family to becoming a successful college basketball coach in his own right.Ty Anderson's grandfather was a legendary coach and a Naismith Hall of Famer [Charles "Lefty" Driesell] and his uncle is Chuck Driesell. Coach Anderson has blazed his own trail after being a PWO and …

Coach Randy Phillips shares his journey from growing up in Jackson, Mississippi to playing basketball at the professional level, and now coaching NCAA Division I basketball at UNCG. He started off his college career at East Central Community College before transferring to Radford where he played for Coach Mike Jones. Phillips and future NBA player …

Coach Ethan Kahn shares his journey from growing up in Arizona to becoming a Student Assistant at the NCAA DI level, and eventually becoming an Assistant Coach at Bemidji State University (NCAA DII). Kahn served as a Student Assistant at Northern Arizona from 2017 until 2021 and moved across the country to become a Graduate Assistant in North Carol…

Coach Jarren "JD" Dyson shares his journey from being a DIII student athlete at Emory & Henry (now NCAA DII) to becoming a D1 Assistant Coach Dyson served under Coach John Krikorian at Christopher Newport University and helped lead the CNU to back-to-back conference championships and a run to the program's first-ever Final Four appearance in 2016. …

Coach Billy Bales shares his journey from growing up in Elizabethton Tennessee to becoming a coach at the NCAA DI level.Bales played college basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne under three different head coaches (John Lentz, Ryan Odom, and Everick Sullivan). In 2016 he led the Bears to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA DII Tournament. He remained at Lenoir-Rhyn…

Coach Steven Asher shares his journey from growing up in Maryland and playing Club Basketball at JMU, to becoming a NCAA DI women's basketball coach at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne. After graduating from James Madison University he accepted a Graduate Assistant position at the University of Maryland under Coach Mark Turgeon. While at Maryland he was a…

Coach Soloman "Sol" Zurier shares his journey from growing up in Maryland to becoming the Director of Basketball Operations at USC Upstate. He attended West Virginia University and started the WVU Men's Club Basketball program that he served as the Head Coach for as well as serving as an Assistant Coach with Morgantown HS. Coach Zurier also interne…

Coach Keith Oddo shares his journey from growing up in Roanoke, Virginia to becoming an Assistant Coach at IUPUI. Oddo accepted a Preferred Walk On spot at Richmond where he played for Coach Chris Mooney, during his senior year he earned an athletic scholarship. He graduate transferred to Louisville where he was a Preferred Walk On for Chris Mack's…

Coach Riley Welch shares his journey from playing NCAA DIII basketball for the University of Mary Washington to becoming a Graduate Assistant at Lynchburg. After being a standout for West Springfield High School, Welch attended the University of Mary Washington and was one of the most prolific three point shooters in program history. He elected to …

Joe Cristy shares his journey from growing up in Baltimore to becoming the new Public Address Announcer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.He played baseball at High Point and was a member of the Panthers during their transition from NAIA to D2, and ultimately to D1. He began working High Point’s women’s basketball games, and quickly became the voic…

Coach Jason Allison shares his journey from growing up in Lincolnton, North Carolina to becoming a NCAA D1 men's basketball coach. He was a student-athlete at Liberty University and began his coaching career at Lynchburg Christian Academy. Coach Allison went onto coach at Lees-McRae College, Gaston Day School, and King College prior to joining the …

Coach Evan Manning shares his journey from growing up the Kansas to being on staff in the ACC, to now working under Mark Few at Gonzaga.After being a walk-on at Kansas and winning four Big XII regular season titles, two Big XII tournament championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances (including the Elite Eight during his senior season) he briefly…

Coach Bob Gallager shares his journey from growing up in Elbridge, New York to becoming an Assistant Coach at Bowling Green [State University]. He attended St. Bonaventure and after his sophomore year he served as a Student Manager under Coach Mark Schmidt. After graduating from St. Bonaventure, he remained in Olean as a Graduate Assistant for the …

Coach Dwight Perry shares his journey from growing up in Durham North Carolina to becoming a walk-on at the University of Kentucky - and now the Head Coach at Wofford College. Perry walked-on for Coach Tubby Smith at the University of Kentucky and following his graduation from Kentucky he went on to intern with the Stanford University Men's Basketb…

Coach CJ Lee shares his coaching journey and how his decision to transfer from a scholarship student-athlete at Manhattan College to a walk-on at Michigan has impacted his life. Lee was a standout high school player who was a member of Manhattan's team that won the MAAC Regular Season Championship and knocked off FDU and Maryland in the NIT. When h…

Coach Jason Martinez shares his journey from growing up in Saratoga Springs New York to becoming a Strength & Conditioning Coach at the NCAA Division I level. Martinez graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in Exercise Science, from there he went on to intern with Clemson and Penn State. After his internships he accepted a Graduate Assistan…

Coach Bradley Fey shares his journey from growing up in Indiana to becoming the Director of Basketball Operations at App State. After growing up in a basketball family he went on to play college basketball at DePauw under the legendary Coach Bill Fenlon. In 2016 Fey accepted a Graduate Assistant position at Jacksonville University under Tony Jasick…

Coach Cole Wakefield shares his journey from growing up in Katy Texas to becoming a Graduate Assistant at the University of Louisiana. Cole became a Student Manager at Texas Tech during his sophomore year. He served under both Chris Beard and Mark Adams. During his time with the Red Raider they went 59-32 including a Sweet Sixteen run in 2022. Afte…

Coach Miles Lester shares his journey from growing up in Kansas to becoming a PWO who earned a scholarship at Rice before transferring as a PWO at Wake Forest who earned a scholarship during his senior year - and now is currently a Graduate Assistant for Coach Kelvin Sampson's Houston Cougars. Lester moved to Wilbraham, Massachusetts in high school…

Coach Molly Bachand shares her journey from growing up in Fairway, Kansas to becoming a Director of Basketball Operations for a NCAA Division I men's basketball program. She got her first experience working the Roy Williams Camp at Kansas while still in high school and eventually became a Student Manager while at Kansas under Coach Bill Self. After…

Coach Ashley Howard shares his journey from growing up outside of Philadelphia to eventually being the Head Coach at Drexel from 2018 until 2022. Ashley was recruited to Drexel and played basketball until a heart condition wouldn't allow him to continue his playing career, he then transitioned into a Student Assistant. In 2004 Dr. John Giannini hir…

Coach Ivan Thomas shares his journey from growing up in Norfolk, Virginia to becoming a highly successful high school basketball coach, and coaching at Providence College under Coach Ed Cooley. Thomas graduated from Norview High School and then went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from VCU. He moved to Illinois and served as an Assistant Coach at …

Joel Justus shares his journey from growing up in North Carolina to becoming one of the most heralded Assistant Coaches in the nation. After growing up around college athletics, Joel went on to play college basketball at UNC Wilmington. He helped the Seahawks capture two Colonial Athletic Association titles, make three postseason appearances (NIT i…

Coach Will Jones shares his journey from growing up in Moncks Corner, South Carolina to being a Head Coach at the NCAA Division I level. After playing college basketball at South Carolina State he accepted a Graduate Assistant position at Tennessee State. After earning his Master's Degree from Tennessee State, he accepted an Assistant Coach positio…

Coach Jordan Surenkamp shares his journey from growing up in the Hoosier state and playing NCAA Division III basketball to becoming the Head Coach of the Greensboro Swarm. After graduating from Wabash he served as a Graduate Assistant at South Alabama before being hired full-time as their Director of Basketball Operations. He was hired by the Long …

Coach Jeff Strohm shares his journey from growing up in Marshall Illinois to becoming a highly successful men's basketball at the NCAA Division I level. After coaching two seasons at the high school level he spent the next six seasons at Northern Illinois. From there he landed an Assistant Coach position at Utah under the legendary Coach Rick Majer…

Coach TJ Ryan shares his journey from growing up the son of a college coach who has made a name for himself as the Director of Scouting at Texas A&M under Coach Buzz Williams. TJ played one season at Franklin College in Indiana before deciding to transition to a Student Assistant. TJ has worked numerous camps across the country including Butler, Li…

Coach Ryan Kardok shares his journey from growing up in Florida, playing JUCO then continuing his playing career at South Florida to eventually becoming the Director of Player Development for his alma mater. Kardok played at Broward Community College before transferring to South Florida. He became a Graduate Assistant at the University of Miami fro…

Coach Joshua Heyliger shares his journey from being born in Delaware, moving to New York, and eventually becoming an Assistant Coach at Davidson College. After moving to New York at a young age he attended boarding school at The Hill School in Pennsylvania prior to attending Stonehill College, he was a four year letter winner and a member of team t…

Coach Bryan Bender shares his journey from growing up in Wisconsin to becoming the Head Coach at Ellsworth CC. He was a Student Manager under Tubby Smith at Minnesota and eventually worked his way up to the Video Coordinator before entering the JUCO ranks at Missouri State University-West Plains. After the season at West Plains he moved onto Boone,…

Coach Michael Fly shares his journey from growing up in Kentucky to becoming a NCAA Division I Head Coach at Florida Gulf Coast University. He got his first coaching experience under the living legend that is Happy Osbourne at Georgetown College during his undergraduate years at the University of Kentucky. From Georgetown College he moved onto the …

Coach Laura Harper shares her journey from growing up in Elkins Park, PA to becoming a Head Coach at the NCAA DI level. She led her high school team to a state championship as a freshman and then went on to lead Maryland to a NCAA National Championship in 2006 as well, she eventually was drafted eighth in the first round of the WNBA Draft and playe…

Coach Jonas Hayes shares his journey from growing up in Atlanta and going to high school with TI to becoming a D1 Head Coach at Georgia State. Him and his twin brother [Jarvis] attended Western Carolina during their freshman season before transferring to the University of Georgia to play for the Bulldogs in their home state. Jarvis went on to play …

Coach Alex Church shares his journey from growing up in Hedgesville, WV to coaching at Marshall and UAB. After playing for his father [Kelly Church] at Hedgesville High School, he became a Student Manager at Marshall University where he helped them advance to the NCAA Tournament - where they went on to upset Wichita State before falling to West Vir…

Coach Bob Williams talks about growing up in New York and being the son of a highly successful coach. He played for his father and then transferred to Ithaca College and after playing his junior season decided to transition into coaching.He served as a Student Assistant Coach at Ithaca and after graduating he was named the Head Coach at Indian Rive…

Coach Patrick Crarey shares his journey from growing up in the DMV to becoming a successful college basketball career who is currently the Head Coach at St. Thomas University (NAIA). After playing at Takoma Academy he went on to be a student athlete at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. He would eventually return to serve as the Head Co…

Coach Carter Heston shares his journey from growing up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin to becoming the youngest Assistant Coach in the NCAA DI ranks.Coach Heston graduated from Alabama and quickly started his journey coaching at Texas A&M Texarkana (NAIA) and helped led them to the NAIA Tournament. He's worked with some high profile skills trainers bef…

Coach Brian Johnson shares his journey from growing up in Annapolis to becoming a college basketball coach. After being one of the top players in the history of the University of Delaware he went on to start his coaching journey at nearby Goldey Beacom College (D2). After one season at GBC, Coach Johnson was hired at UMBC as their Director of Baske…