Greg White (basketball)

Greg White

Biographical details
Born	(1959-03-31) March 31, 1959 (age 66) Mullens, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Marshall University
Playing career
1977–1981	Marshall
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982	Marshall (student assistant)
1984–1989	University of Pikeville
1989–1990	Marshall (assistant)
1990–1995	University of Charleston
1995–1996	UCLA (assistant)
1996–2003	Marshall
2003–2010	University of Charleston
Head coaching record
Overall	115–84 (.578) (Division I) [1]
Tournaments	0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Southern Conference regular season (1997)
Awards
WVIAC Coach of the Year (1992) Southern Conference Coach of the Year (1997)

Greg White (born March 31, 1959) is an American basketball coach, the head coach at Marshall University and an assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins. He is also a motivational speaker at universities and businesses.

He graduated from the (now closed) Mullens High School in Mullens, WV and went on to play at NCAA Division I Marshall University, where he is a member of the school's Hall of Fame. ^[2] He was a record setting point guard, starting 113 consecutive games from 1977 to 1981. His teams amassed an 87–17 home record in Marshall's Veterans Memorial Arena. Additionally, his teams at Marshall had a record setting 27 game home win streak and were 34–3 in home games against non conference teams. In 2002, Greg's Marshall team lead all Division I basketball teams in 3 point field goal shooting percentage at 44% and he had 18 all conference players during his time as Marshall's head coach.^{[ citation needed ]}

He has written several books including The Winning Edge and Success: Attitude is Everything.. His basketball camps attracted over 1000 attendees per summer at their peak.^{[ citation needed ]}

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Pikeville Bears (Independent)(1984–1989)
1984–85	Pikeville	5–19
1985–86	Pikeville	12–16
1986–87	Pikeville	21–10
1987–88	Pikeville	5–22
1988–89	Pikeville	4–22
Pikeville:		47–89 (.346)
Charleston Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1990–1995)
1990–91	Charleston	10–18	6–12	11th
1991–92	Charleston	21–9	15–3	1st	NAIA Division I First Round
1992–93	Charleston	14–16	9–10	7th	NAIA District 28 Playoffs
1993–94	Charleston	10–13	8–9	10th
1994–95	Charleston	13–14	8–9	8th
Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern Conference)(1996–1997)
1996–97	Marshall	20–9	10–4	T–1st (North)
Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference)(1997–2003)
1997–98	Marshall	11–16	7–11	T–3rd (East)
1998–99	Marshall	16–11	11–7	6th (East)
1999–00	Marshall	21–9	11–7	T–3rd (East)
2000–01	Marshall	18–9	12–6	T–2nd (East)
2001–02	Marshall	15–15	8–10	5th (East)
2002–03	Marshall	14–15	9–9	T–3rd (East)
Marshall:		115–84 (.578)	68–54 (.557)
Charleston Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2003–2010)
2003–04	Charleston	20–10	11–7	5th
2004–05	Charleston	20–9	12–6	4th
2005–06	Charleston	18–11	11–7	8th
2006–07	Charleston	15–14	9–9	T–8th
2007–08	Charleston	19–10	12–8	5th
2008–09	Charleston	13–15	8–12	11th
2009–10	Charleston	19–11	15–7	5th
Charleston:		192–150 (.561)	124–99 (.556)
Total:		354–323 (.523)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Greg White coaching record". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
2. "Greg White (1993) – Marshall Athletics". herdzone.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.