Justin Gray

Justin Gray (born March 31, 1984)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Current conference: Sun Belt Conference
Western Carolina record: 51-47 (.520)
Coastal Carolina record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 51-47 (.520)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• CBI Appearances:  1  (2023)
• Sun Belt Regular Season Champion:  0
• Sun Belt Tournament Champion:  0

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2024-present	Coastal Carolina
2021-2024	Western Carolina
2019-2021	Winthrop (asst)

Justin Gray Facts

• Justin Gray
• Born March 31, 1984
• Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Alma Mater: Wake Forest University (BA, 2006)
• Spent three years at West Charlotte HS (NC) before spending his final year at Oak Hill Academy (VA), where he was roommates and teammates with future NBA star Carmelo Anthony
• Went on to play for Skip Prosser at Wake Forest for four seasons; went to three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT with the Deacons
  • The 2002-03 team won an ACC title and the 2003-04 team, featuring Chris Paul, reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
  • Was First-Team All-ACC as a sophomore in 2004 and then Second-Team All-ACC in both 2005 and 2006
• Spent 12 years playing professionally overseas, including stints in Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Ukraine, China, Germany, France, Turkey, Beirut, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Belarus and Romania
• Started his coaching career in 2019 as an assistant at Winthrop under Pat Kelsey, who was an assistant at WF during Gray’s playing career
  • The Eagles won back-to-back Big South regular season and Big South Tournament titles in 2020 and 2021, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2021 (the 2020 event was cancelled)
  • Initially followed Kelsey to the College of Charleston in April 2021 before getting the Western Carolina job
• Hired in April 2021 as the new head coach at Western Carolina, replacing Mark Prosser – the son of his former coach, Skip Prosser – who had accepted the job at Winthrop to replace Kelsey
  • Went 51-47 over three seasons at the helm, going from 11 wins in year one to 22-10 in year three
• Left WCU in March 2024 to become the head coach at Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt

Justin Gray Coaching Tree

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