Orlando Early | |
Birth Date: | 27 November 1967 |
Birth Place: | Lebanon, Virginia, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1986–1990 |
Player Team1: | Gardner-Webb |
Coach Years1: | 1993–1995 |
Coach Team1: | Gardner-Webb (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1995–1998 |
Coach Team2: | Western Carolina (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1998–2001 |
Coach Team3: | Charlotte (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 2001–2005 |
Coach Team4: | Alabama (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 2005–2010 |
Coach Team5: | Louisiana–Monroe |
Coach Years6: | 2010–2011 |
Coach Team6: | South Carolina (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 2011–2017 |
Coach Team7: | NC State (assistant) |
Championships: | Sun Belt West Division (2007) |
Awards: | Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2007) |
Orlando Early (born November 27, 1967) is an American men's college basketball coach. He was most recently an assistant coach at North Carolina State University under head coach Mark Gottfried until Gottfried was let go at the end of the 2016–17 season.[1]
From 2005 to 2010, he served as head men's basketball coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[2] Early has also served as an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of South Carolina and the University of Alabama.