Mark Byington
Mark Byington| Sport(s) |
Basketball |
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| Current position |
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| Title |
Head coach |
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| Team |
Georgia Southern |
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| Conference |
Sun Belt |
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| Record |
37–28 |
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| Biographical details |
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| Born |
(1976-04-22) April 22, 1976 |
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| Playing career |
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| 1994–1998 |
UNC Wilmington |
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| Position(s) |
Guard |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) |
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| 2002–2004 |
College of Charleston (asst.) |
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| 2004–2005 |
Virginia (asst.) |
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| 2005–2012 |
College of Charleston (asst.) |
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| 2012 |
College of Charleston (Interim HC) |
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| 2012–2013 |
Virginia Tech (asst.) |
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| 2013–present |
Georgia Southern |
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| Head coaching record |
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| Overall |
44–33 |
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Mark Byington (born April 22, 1976) is the current head coach of Georgia Southern University Eagles men’s basketball program and former assistant coach and college basketball player.[1]
College playing career
Byington was a three-year starter for the UNC Wilmington basketball team. He was also 2nd-team All-Colonial Athletic Association and All-CAA Defensive Team honors his senior year. In his four years, he was a two-time CAA All-Academic selection, and scored more than 1,000 points during his career.[2]
Assistant coaching career
Byington spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston, including seven as Bobby Cremins’ top assistant. The College of Charleston compiled a record of 194-100 and a 108-51 record in the Southern Conference during the years when Byington was an assistant coach. The College of Charleston Cougars recorded six 20-win seasons, logged three Southern Conference South Division regular-season titles, advanced to the league’s tournament championship game three times and made two appearances in the NIT.
Coaching Record
*Byington served as interim head coach after Bobby Cremins took a medical leave of absence.
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- Vine McCormick (1920–1922)
- A. C. Jervey (1922–1923)
- Carl Fudge (1923–1924)
- Alfred von Kolnitz (1924–1926)
- Frank Myers (1926–1930)
- Doc Morse (1930–1933)
- Ernest Wehman (1933–1942)
- Gerald McMahon (1942–1943)
- Willard Silcox (1943–1944)
- Buck Bierfischer (1944–1946)
- Henry Anderson (1946–1948)
- Willard Silcox (1948–1953)
- Vincent Price (1953–1955)
- Willard Silcox (1955–1956)
- Bernard Puckhaber (1956–1957)
- Ernest Wehman (1957–1958)
- Jerry Callahan (1958–1960)
- Archie Jenkins (1960–1962)
- Pat Harden (1962–1968)
- Fred Daniels (1968–1970)
- Alan LeForce (1970–1979)
- John Kresse (1979–2002)
- Tom Herrion (2002–2006)
- Bobby Cremins (2006–2012)
- Mark Byington # (2012)
- Doug Wojcik (2012–2014)
- Earl Grant (2014– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
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