Jay McAuley

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Jay McAuley
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLassiter Trojans
Biographical details
Born (1983-08-07) August 7, 1983 (age 41)
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2006 Georgia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010 Wofford (assistant)
2010–2013 Gardner-Webb (assistant)
2013–2017 Furman (assistant)
2017–2019Wofford (assistant)
2019–2022Wofford
2023–present Lassiter HS (GA)
Head coaching record
Overall58–41 (.586)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Jay McAuley (born August 7, 1983) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men's basketball team. Presently, McAuley is the head coach of the Lassiter High School basketball team. [1] [2]

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Playing career

McAuley played basketball at Georgia where he appeared in 46 games. [3] He was part of the Bulldogs 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament championship squad and its 2008 NCAA tournament team. [1]

Coaching career

After working as a student manager at his alma mater once his playing career wrapped up, McAuley joined Mike Young's staff at Wofford for his first assistant coaching position. From there, he'd move on to an assistant coaching spot at Gardner-Webb for a three-year stretch before landing at Furman as assistant coach from 2013 to 2017. [4] McAuley would rejoin Wofford's staff in 2017, and was part of the staff that won both the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championship earning a seven-seed in the 2019 NCAA tournament where the Terriers advanced to the round of 32.

On April 14, 2019, McAuley was promoted to head coach of the Terriers following the departure of Young who accepted the head coaching position at Virginia Tech. [2] [5] On December 30, 2022, McAuley resigned his coaching position following a month-long leave of absence. [6]

On May 24, 2023, Lassiter High School named McAuley their head basketball coach. Lassiter High School is located in Marietta, Georgia, McAuley's hometown (McAuley graduated from Pope High School). [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wofford Terriers (Southern Conference)(2019–2022)
2019–20 Wofford 19–168–107th
2020–21 Wofford 15–812–52nd
2021–22 Wofford 19–1310–8T–3rd TBC
2022–23* Wofford 17-168-106thTBC (Withdrew)
Wofford:58–41** (.586)30–23 (.566)
Lassiter High School (GHSA 5A Region 6)(2023–Present)
2023-24 Lassiter High School 18-88-42nd
2024-25Lassiter High School 0-00-0N/A
Lassiter:18-8 (.762)8-4 (.750)
Total:76–49 (.586)

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References

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