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Mick Hedgepeth
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAlabama–Huntsville
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Biographical details
Born (1989-10-05) October 5, 1989 (age 35)
Birmingham, Alabama
Playing career
2008–2012Belmont
2012–2013Araberri BC
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014–2016Williams (assistant)
2016–2017Sewanee (assistant)
2017–2019Sewanee
2022–2024Berry
2024–presentAlabama–Huntsville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2019–2022Belmont (DBO)
Head coaching record
Overall89–32 (.736)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • SAA Coach of the Year (2023)

Mick Hedgepeth (born October 5, 1989) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers basketball team.

Early life and playing career

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Hedgepeth grew up in Crossville, Alabama and attended Crossville High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He averaged 23.0 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 4.7 blocks per game as a senior.[1]

Hedgepeth played college basketball at Belmont. Hedgepeth scored 1,191 points during his college career and was inducted into Belmont's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2023.[2] After his college career, Hedgepeth played professionally for one season with Araberri BC of the Spanish LEB Plata.[3]

Coaching career

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Hedgepeth began his coaching career as an assistant at Williams College in 2014. He spent two seasons with the Ephs before taking an assistant position at Sewanee. Hedgepeth was promoted to head coach of the Tigers after one season.[4] His teams went 36–16 and won the 2019 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) tournament.[5] Hedgepeth left Sewanee in 2019 to become the Director of Basketball Operations at Belmont.[6]

Hedgepeth was hired as the head coach at Berry College on May 9, 2022.[7] The Vikings won both the SAA regular season and the SAA conference tournament in his second season.[8]

Hedgepeth was hired as the head coach of the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers on April 16, 2024.[9]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Sewanee (Southern Athletic Association) (2017–2019)
2017–2018 Sewanee 14–11 10–4
2018–2019 Sewanee 22–7 8–6 NCAA Division III First Round
Sewanee: 36–18 (.667) 18–10 (.643)
Berry Vikings (Southern Athletic Association) (2022–2024)
2022–2023 Berry 25–3 14–0
2023–2024 Berry 19–10 16–1 NCAA Division III First Round
Berry: 44–13 (.772) 30–1 (.968)
Alabama–Huntsville (Gulf South Conference) (2024–present)
2024–2025 Alabama–Huntsville 9–1 4–0
Alabama–Huntsville: 9–1 (.900) 4–0 (1.000)
Total: 89–32 (.736)

References

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  1. ^ Veitch, Stan (March 24, 2007). "Hedgepeth earns Player of Year honors". The Gadsden Times. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame to induct Mick Hedgepeth". The Sand Mountain Reporter. June 17, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hedgepeth to play in Spain". The Sand Mountain Reporter. September 28, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Michael Hedgepeth is new Sewanee basketball coach". Chattanooga Times Free Press. May 2, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Boclair, David (April 30, 2019). "Belmont basketball brings back a former Bruin". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mick Hedgepeth: A look at the Belmont Bruins director of men's basketball operations". The Tennessean. March 6, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Organ, Mike (May 9, 2022). "Belmont basketball assistant and former star Mick Hedgepeth hired as Berry's new coach". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Ward, Paige (March 8, 2024). "Hedgepeth guides Berry to conference tourney crown". The Sand Mountain Reporter. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Sparkman, Logan (April 16, 2024). "UAH names Mick Hedgepeth as new men's basketball head coach". WHNT.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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