Jay McAuley
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Lassiter Trojans |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 7, 1983 Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Georgia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Wofford (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Gardner-Webb (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Furman (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Wofford (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | Wofford |
| 2023–present | Lassiter HS (GA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–41 (.586) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Jay McAuley (born August 7, 1983) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men's basketball team. Presently, McAuley is the head coach of the Lassiter High School basketball team.[1][2]
Playing career
[edit]McAuley played basketball at Georgia where he appeared in 46 games.[3] He was part of the Bulldogs 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament championship squad and its 2008 NCAA tournament team.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]After working as a student manager at his alma mater once his playing career wrapped up, McAuley joined Mike Young's staff at Wofford for his first assistant coaching position. From there, he'd move on to an assistant coaching spot at Gardner-Webb for a three-year stretch before landing at Furman as assistant coach from 2013 to 2017.[4] McAuley would rejoin Wofford's staff in 2017, and was part of the staff that won both the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championship earning a seven-seed in the 2019 NCAA tournament where the Terriers advanced to the round of 32.
On April 14, 2019, McAuley was promoted to head coach of the Terriers following the departure of Young who accepted the head coaching position at Virginia Tech.[2][5] On December 30, 2022, McAuley resigned his coaching position following a month-long leave of absence.[6]
On May 24, 2023, Lassiter High School named McAuley their head basketball coach. Lassiter High School is located in Marietta, Georgia, McAuley's hometown (McAuley graduated from Pope High School).[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford Terriers (Southern Conference) (2019–2022) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Wofford | 19–16 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Wofford | 15–8 | 12–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2021–22 | Wofford | 19–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | TBC | ||||
| 2022–23* | Wofford | 17-16 | 8-10 | 6th | TBC (Withdrew) | ||||
| Wofford: | 58–41** (.586) | 30–23 (.566) | |||||||
| Lassiter High School (GHSA 5A Region 6) (2023–Present) | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | Lassiter High School | 18-8 | 8-4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2024-25 | Lassiter High School | 0-0 | 0-0 | N/A | |||||
| Lassiter: | 18-8 (.762) | 8-4 (.750) | |||||||
| Total: | 76–49 (.586) | ||||||||
- McAuley only coached 9 games of the 2022-23 season (5-4)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jay McAuley - Head Men's Basketball Coach - Staff Directory". Wofford College Athletics. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ a b "Wofford Names Jay McAuley Men's Basketball Head Coach". Wofford College Athletics.
- ^ "Jay McAuley College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Furman". Furman. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "Wofford names assistant McAuley head coach". ESPN.com. 14 April 2019.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (30 December 2022). "Wofford men's basketball coach McAuley resigns". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Lassiter names Jay McAuley new head boys basketball coach". www.cobbk12.org. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Basketball players from Marietta, Georgia
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Furman Paladins men's basketball coaches
- Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
- Georgia Bulldogs basketball players
- High school basketball coaches in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Wofford Terriers men's basketball coaches