FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood men's basketball head coach
Griff Aldrich announced the addition of college coaching veteran
Marty McGillan to his staff, adding nearly three decades of experience at the Division I level to the Longwood bench.
McGillan becomes the elder statesman on Aldrich's staff, earning that moniker with a 28-year coaching resume that has been marked by consistent success and NCAA postseason berths. In his time at the Division I level, McGillan has amassed a 454-365 (.554) record as an assistant coach, won seven conference championships and helped five different programs reach eight NCAA Tournaments.
Nearly all of that success has come at the mid-major level for Longwood's newest bench addition, a Big South veteran who helped Winthrop win three Big South titles and reach three NCAA Tournaments in two separate stints from 2007-11 and 2012-17. As an assistant coach for those nine seasons, McGillan helped Winthrop post a 96-58 record in Big South play and reach the Big South Championship game six times, including in 2017 when the Eagles won the league and finished 26-7 with a 15-3 conference record.
"We are thrilled to have coach McGillan join our staff and become a very key part of Longwood basketball," said Aldrich, whose staff now includes McGillan, assistant coach
Maurice Williams and
Cody Anderson.
"While we are excited to get a coach with his depth of experience and tremendous track record of success throughout his career, we are more excited to get a great man of character who fits our culture and is excited to help us build a special program at Longwood. I could not be more excited to begin working with Marty."
A native of Silver Spring, Md., McGillan comes to Longwood on the strength of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching the Big Dance with the Minnesota women's basketball team in 2018 and the Winthrop men's basketball program in 2017.
Last season, McGillan helped the Minnesota women's team to a 24-9 record and a third-place finish in the Big Ten, extending a run of three consecutive 20-wins seasons following the two he helped Winthrop put together in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
"I've been fortunate to be a part of many quality basketball programs in my career, and a common thread among each of them is a vision for success that starts at the very top," McGillan said. "That absolutely stood out to me about Longwood with the shared vision of President Reveley,
Troy Austin and coach Aldrich. This is a team that already has a strong foundation and infrastructure in place, and I'm excited to play a role in taking it to the next level.
"Longwood University is clearly on the rise as an institution, and Lancer basketball has everything in place to follow suit. It's exciting as a coach to get in at the ground level, and I can't wait to begin working with our players and coaches to build something special in Farmville."
The success McGillan contributed to at Minnesota and Winthrop over the past decade is the continuation of a career's worth of winning for the 1990 UNC Wilmington graduate. Including those two programs, McGillan has helped five different teams reach the NCAA Tournament, taking Wright State in 2007, UNC Wilmington in 2006 and 2003 and East Carolina in 1993.
McGillan has been a part of nine 20-win teams, and the latter half of his career has been marked by an even greater pattern of success. Over his past 17 seasons, McGillan's teams have finished above .500 12 times, won five conference titles and amassed a 300-208 (.591) record. Those accolades span four seasons at UNC Wilmington (2002-06), one at Wright State (2006-07), nine at Winthrop (2007-11, 2012-17), one at Kennesaw State (2011-12) and one with the Minnesota women's team (2017-18).
In addition to the wins and championships highlighting his career, McGillan has recruited and coached more than 60 players who went on to play professionally in the NBA, NBA Development League and overseas. He has coached several of the Big South's best players of the past decade, including Big South Players of the Year Keon Johnson and Xavier Cooks, who won the conference's top individual award in 2017 and 2018.
A 1990 graduate of UNC Wilmington, McGillan has twice earned formal recognition for his success as an assistant coach. The first of those came in 2010 when FoxSports.com's Jeff Goldman tapped the then-Winthrop assistant as the Big South's top assistant, and the next came four years later when NextUpRecruits.com named him a top-three assistant in the conference.
McGillan received his B.A. in Parks and Recreation Management with a concentration in therapeutic recreation from UNC Wilmington. He comes to Farmville along with his wife, the former Tee Nagle, and two sons, Riley and Tate.
Marty McGillan Coaching Career
| Year |
School |
Title |
W |
L |
Pct. |
Notes |
| 2017-18 |
Minnesota (WBB) |
Assistant Coach |
24 |
9 |
.727 |
NCAA Tournament |
| 2016-17 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
26 |
7 |
.788 |
NCAA Tournament; Big South Tournament Champion; Big South Regular Season Champion |
| 2015-16 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
23 |
9 |
.719 |
Big South Tournament Runner-Up; Big South Regular Season Champion |
| 2014-15 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
19 |
13 |
.594 |
Big South Tournament Runner-Up |
| 2013-14 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
20 |
13 |
.606 |
Big South Tournament Runner-Up |
| 2012-13 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
14 |
17 |
.452 |
|
| 2011-12 |
Kennesaw State |
Assistant Coach |
3 |
28 |
.097 |
|
| 2010-11 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
13 |
17 |
.433 |
|
| 2009-10 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
19 |
14 |
.576 |
NCAA Tournament; Big South Tournament Champion |
| 2008-09 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
11 |
19 |
.367 |
|
| 2007-08 |
Winthrop |
Assistant Coach |
22 |
12 |
.647 |
NCAA Tournament; Big South Tournament Champion |
| 2006-07 |
Wright State |
Assistant Coach |
23 |
10 |
.697 |
NCAA Tournament; Horizon League Tournament Champion; Horizon League Regular Season Champion |
| 2005-06 |
UNC Wilmington |
Assistant Coach |
25 |
8 |
.758 |
NCAA Tournament; CAA Tournament Champion; CAA Regular Season Champion |
| 2004-05 |
UNC Wilmington |
Assistant Coach |
19 |
10 |
.655 |
|
| 2003-04 |
UNC Wilmington |
Assistant Coach |
15 |
15 |
.500 |
|
| 2002-03 |
UNC Wilmington |
Assistant Coach |
24 |
7 |
.774 |
NCAA Tournament; CAA Tournament Champion; CAA Regular Season Champion |
| 2001-02 |
College of Charleston |
Assistant Coach |
21 |
9 |
.700 |
|
| 2000-01 |
The Citadel |
Assistant Coach |
16 |
12 |
.571 |
|
| 1999-00 |
The Citadel |
Assistant Coach |
9 |
20 |
.310 |
|
| 1998-99 |
The Citadel |
Assistant Coach |
9 |
18 |
.333 |
|
| 1997-98 |
The Citadel |
Assistant Coach |
15 |
13 |
.536 |
|
| 1996-97 |
Coastal Carolina |
Assistant Coach |
11 |
16 |
.407 |
|
| 1995-96 |
East Carolina |
Assistant Coach |
17 |
11 |
.607 |
|
| 1994-95 |
East Carolina |
Assistant Coach |
18 |
11 |
.621 |
|
| 1993-94 |
East Carolina |
Assistant Coach |
15 |
12 |
.556 |
|
| 1992-93 |
East Carolina |
Assistant Coach |
13 |
17 |
.433 |
NCAA Tournament; CAA Tournament Champion; CAA Regular Season Champion |
| 1991-92 |
East Carolina |
Assistant Coach |
10 |
18 |
.357 |
|
| 1990-91 |
USC Salkehatchie |
Assistant Coach |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| CAREER |
454 |
365 |
.554 |
8 NCAA Tournaments, 7 Conference Tournament Championships; 6 Conference Regular Season Championships |
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