Quinton Ferrell Explained

Quinton Ferrell
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Presbyterian
Current Conference:Big South
Birth Date:29 September 1985
Birth Place:North Augusta, South Carolina, U.S.
Player Years1:2003–2007
Player Team1:Presbyterian
Coach Years1:2007–2012
Coach Team1:Presbyterian (assistant)
Coach Years2:2012–2013
Coach Team2:The Citadel (assistant)
Coach Years3:2013–2014
Coach Team3:Army (assistant)
Coach Years4:2014–2019
Coach Team4:College of Charleston (assistant)
Coach Years5:2019–present
Coach Team5:Presbyterian
Tournament Record:0–1 (CBI)

Quinton Ferrell (born September 29, 1985) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Presbyterian College.[1]

Playing career

Farrell played basketball for Presbyterian from 2003 to 2007. A team captain his senior year, he led the Blue Hose in assists and steals in his final two seasons. He was twice named the teams Most Valuable Defensive Player.[1]

Coaching career

After he graduated, he joined his alma mater as an assistant coach for five seasons. His first season, he helped transition Presbyterian from NCAA Division II status into NCAA Division I. He recruited two of the top scorers in school history, bringing in Khalid Mutakabbir and Al’Lonzo Coleman, who both earned All-Big South Conference two times in their careers. He joined The Citadel as an assistant coach in 2012, while his main focus working with the perimeter players.[2]

He then spent one season at Army as an assistant, working closely with the guards, before he joined the College of Charleston in 2014.[3] He would spend five seasons at CoC, helping to guide the Cougars to three consecutive 20-win seasons, and an NCAA Tournament berth.[4]

He was announced as the 19th head coach in school history at Presbyterian on April 11, 2019, after former head coach Dustin Kerns took the vacant head coaching position at Appalachian State.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Quinton Ferrell Bio. GoBlueHose.com.
  2. Web site: Blue Hose Name PC Alum Ferrell Men's Basketball Head Coach. 11 April 2019.
  3. Web site: 2013-14 Army Men's Basketball Guide by Army West Point Athletics. issuu.com. April 11, 2019.
  4. Web site: Quinton Farrell - Men's Basketball Coach. CofCsports.com. April 11, 2019.
  5. Web site: Blue Hose Name PC Alumnus Ferrell Men's Basketball Head Coach. nmnathletics.com. April 11, 2019.