Corey Gipson

Corey Gipson (born January 22, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team.[1]

Corey Gipson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthwestern State
ConferenceSouthland
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981
Sikeston, Missouri
Playing career
2000–2002Three Rivers CC (MO)
2002–2004Austin Peay
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2009Virginia State (assistant)
2009–2012UNC Greensboro (assistant)
2012–2015Austin Peay (assistant)
2015–2022Missouri State (assistant)
2022–presentNorthwestern State
Head coaching record
Overall0–0 (–)

Playing career

Gipson played his first two years at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri before transferring to Austin Peay where he was part of two Governors Ohio Valley Conference regular season titles, including the 2003 OVC tournament title for a berth in the NCAA Tournament.[2][3]

Coaching career

After graduating, Gipson started his coaching career as an assistant at Virginia State from 2005 to 2009 before joining the staff at UNC Greensboro where he would coach under both Mike Dement and Wes Miller.[4] Gipson would return to his alma mater as an assistant coach from 2012 to 2015, then become an assistant coach at Missouri State in 2016.[5]

On March 21, 2022, Gipson was named the 10th coach in Northwestern State's history, replacing the retiring Mike McConathy.[6][7]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northwestern State Demons (Southland) (2022–present)
2022–23 Northwestern State 0–00–0
Northwestern State: 0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:0–0 (–)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Corey Gipson - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Northwestern State University Athletics.
  2. "Corey Gipson - Men's Basketball".
  3. "Corey Gipson - Men's Basketball Coach". Austin Peay State University Athletics.
  4. "Corey Gipson - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". UNC Greensboro.
  5. "Corey Gipson - Men's Basketball Coach". Missouri State.
  6. "Missouri State's Corey Gipson named Demon men's basketball coach". Northwestern State University Athletics.
  7. Watson, Jimmy. "Northwestern State makes history with hiring of basketball coach Corey Gipson". The Times.


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