Scott Cherry

Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Central Michigan Chippewas (Head coach: Tony Barbee)
Current conference: Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Teams coached: High Point Panthers
High Point record: 146-134 (.521)
Overall record: 146-134 (.521)

Scott Douglas Cherry
Born February 18, 1971
Hometown: Ballston Spa, New York
Alma Mater: University of North Carolina (BA, 1993)
Played at Saratoga Central Catholic HS and then under legendary head coach Dean Smith at North Carolina
- Was the senior captain on the 1992-93 Tar Heels team that won the National Championship
- Played for one season in Cyprus and then spent three years working in sales
First coaching jobs were as an assistant at Bishop McGuinness HS (NC) and with the Middle Tennessee women’s team
Joined Jim Larrañaga‘s coaching staff at George Mason in 1999, where he worked for the next three seasons
After one season on Mike Sutton’s staff at Tennessee Tech, Cherry returned to Mason for another four seasons with Larrañaga
Worked as an assistant to Darrin Horn for two seasons, one at WKU and one at South Carolina
Hired in March 2009 as the new head coach at High Point, a position he held for the next nine seasons
- Won/shared four straight Big South titles, going to two NITs and two CITs during that stretch
- Was fired in March 2018 after two-straight sub-.500 seasons
After a few years out of college basketball, Cherry spent two seasons on Jordan Mincy‘s staff at Jacksonville as an assistant
Hired by Tony Barbee in July 2023 to be one of his assistant coaches at Central Michigan