Greg White
Biographical details
Born (1959-03-31) March 31, 1959
Mullens, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma materMarshall University
Playing career
1977–1981Marshall
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982Marshall (student assistant)
1984–1989University of Pikeville
1989–1990Marshall (assistant)
1990–1995University of Charleston
1995–1996UCLA (assistant)
1996–2003Marshall
2003–2010University of Charleston
Head coaching record
Overall115–84 (.578) (Division I)[1]
Tournaments0–0
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.

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.

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 10–186–1211th
1991–92 Charleston 21–915–31stNAIA Division I First Round
1992–93 Charleston 14–169–107thNAIA District 28 Playoffs
1993–94 Charleston 10–138–910th
1994–95 Charleston 13–148–98th
Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern Conference) (1996–1997)
1996–97 Marshall 20–910–4T–1st (North)
Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1997–2003)
1997–98 Marshall 11–167–11T–3rd (East)
1998–99 Marshall 16–1111–76th (East)
1999–00 Marshall 21–911–7T–3rd (East)
2000–01 Marshall 18–912–6T–2nd (East)
2001–02 Marshall 15–158–105th (East)
2002–03 Marshall 14–159–9T–3rd (East)
Marshall: 115–84 (.578)68–54 (.557)
Charleston Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2003–2010)
2003–04 Charleston 20–1011–75th
2004–05 Charleston 20–912–64th
2005–06 Charleston 18–1111–78th
2006–07 Charleston 15–149–9T–8th
2007–08 Charleston 19–1012–85th
2008–09 Charleston 13–158–1211th
2009–10 Charleston 19–1115–75th
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.
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