Corey Gipson
Corey Gipson (born January 22, 1981)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Austin Peay Governors
Current conference: ASUN Conference
Northwestern State record: 22-11 (.667)
Austin Peay record: 19-16 (.543)
Overall record: 41-27 (.603)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2024)
- ASUN Regular Season Champion: 0
- ASUN Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | Austin Peay |
| 2022-2023 | Northwestern State |
| 2016-2022 | Missouri State (assoc. HC) |
| 2015-2016 | Missouri State (asst) |
| 2012-2015 | Austin Peay (asst) |
| 2010-2012 | UNC Greensboro (assoc. HC) |
| 2009-2010 | UNC Greensboro (asst) |
| 2005-2009 | Virginia State (asst) |
Corey Gipson Facts
- Corey Gipson
- Born January 22, 1981
- Hometown: Sikeston, Missouri
- Alma Mater: Austin Peay University (BA, 2004 & MA, 2005)
- Started out at Three Rivers CC (MO) before transferring to Austin Peay, where he played two seasons for long-time Govs’ head coach Dave Loos
- Began his coaching career with a four-year stint at D-II Virginia State, assisting Tony Collins
- Joined Mike Dement‘s staff at UNC Greensboro as an assistant in 2009 and was quickly elevated to associate head coach; stayed on for a third year under Wes Miller
- Returned to his alma mater in 2012 and spent the next three years working under Loos
- Spent seven seasons (six as associate head coach) on staff at Missouri State, working under head coaches Paul Lusk and Dana Ford
- Hired in March 2022 as head coach at Northwestern State, becoming the first black head coach in program history
- Went 22-11 in his lone season (+13 wins from the year before) and reached the Southland Tournament title game
- In March 2023, Gipson left NW State to be the head coach at his alma mater, Austin Peay
Corey Gipson Coaching Tree
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