Greg White
Greg White (born March 31, 1959)
Teams coached: Pikeville Bears, Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles, Marshall Thundering Herd
Pikeville record: 52-85 (.380)
Charleston (WV) record: 191-148 (.563)
Marshall record: 115-84 (.578)
Overall record^: 358-317 (.530)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- SoCon Regular Season Champion: 1 (1997)
- WVIAC (NAIA) Regular Season Champion: 1 (1992)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1992)
Awards:
- SoCon Coach of the Year: 1 (1997)
- WVIAC (NAIA) Coach of the Year: 1 (1992)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2003-2010 | Charleston (WV) |
| 1996-2003 | Marshall |
| 1995-1996 | UCLA (asst) |
| 1990-1995 | Charleston (WV) |
| 1989-1990 | Marshall (asst) |
| 1984-1989 | Pikeville |
| 1981-1982 | Marshall (student asst) |
Greg White Facts
- Greg White
- Born March 31, 1959
- Hometown: Mullens, West Virginia
- Alma Mater: Marshall University (BA, 1982 & MA)
- Graduated from Mullens HS (WV) then played four seasons at Marshall for head coaches Stu Aberdeen and Bob Zuffelato; stayed with the program for an additional year and worked as a student assistant under Zuffelato
- Started 113 consecutive games for the Herd, serving twice as team captain and earning All-SoCon honors three time
- Became the head coach at NAIA Pikeville (KY) in 1984; went 52-85 over five seasons at the helm
- Returned to his alma mater Marshall in 1989 and spent that season as an assistant coach under Dana Altman
- Hired in 1990 to be the head coach at then-NAIA Charleston (WV); led the program for a five-year tenure that included a jump up to NCAA D-II
- Won a WVIAC title in 1992, leading the Golden Eagles to the NAIA National Tournament
- Left Charleston to be an assistant coach under Jim Harrick for one year at UCLA; the Bruins went to the NCAA Tournament that year
- Became the head coach at Marshall the following year and went 115-84 over seven seasons with the Herd
- Claimed a SoCon North division title in his first year before the program moved to the MAC in 1997
- Had a three-year stretch when his teams went 55-29, finishing T-3rd in 2000 and T-2nd in 2001
- Resigned in June 2003 and returned to Charleston for a second stint with the Golden Eagles
- Coached there for seven more years (12 total) and stepped away in 2010 with an overall record of 191-148
- White now works as a consultant and motivational speaker, and runs the Big Shots Elite Basketball Camps; he’s also written several books on the game
Greg White Coaching Tree
- Jeff Boals (Ohio, Stony Brook)
- John Brannen (Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky)
- Jeff Burkhamer (West Florida, Lander, Armstrong State)
- Mark Downey (Arkansas Tech, Northeastern State, West Alabama, Charleston WV)
- Shawn Finney (Tulane)
- A.W. Hamilton (Eastern Kentucky)
- Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)
- Donnie Jones (Stetson, UCF, Marshal)
- Kevin Keatts (NC State, UNC Wilmington)
- Gregg Marshall (Wichita State, Winthrop)
- Bryan Poore (West Virginia State, Charleston WV)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I, Division II and NAIA levels