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2022-23 College Basketball Coaching Carousel


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EAST GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III announced on Monday evening the appointment of Monté Ross as the new head men's basketball coach.



Ross will become the 14th head coach in the history of the A&T men's basketball program. A&T will hold an introductory press conference for Ross at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 13, at Deese Ballroom inside the A&T Student Center.



A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Ross has spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Temple Owls. Before landing with the Owls, Ross spent 10 seasons (2006-16) as the head coach for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Delaware Blue Hens.




"This is an exciting time in North Carolina A&T Athletics, and coach Ross adds to that excitement," said Hilton. "Coach Ross brings a decade of head coaching experience in the CAA, where he was tasked with building a program. He had some outstanding seasons for the Delaware men's basketball program, and we think that translates well for us at North Carolina A&T as we strive to win championships in the CAA. We hired the best person to lead and mentor our young men on and off the court."




Ross gets to return to the area where he played college basketball. A 1992 graduate of Winston-Salem State, Ross played for legendary head coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines from 1988-92. After spending 13 seasons as an assistant coach at various Division I programs, Ross became the Blue Hens' coach in 2006.




In his sixth season at Delaware, he led the Blue Hens to an 18-14 record overall and a 12-6 mark in the CAA. The Blue Hens appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) before going 19-14 the following season, finishing second in the CAA with a 13-5 mark. He followed the second-place finish with one of the best seasons in Blue Hens program history. They posted a 25-10 record, winning the CAA regular-season title with a 14-2 record and the tournament championship.




In advancing to the NCAA tournament, it marked just the fifth NCAA tournament appearance in program history and the first since 1999. For his efforts, Ross earned CAA Coach of the Year. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association honored him with the Clarence "Big House" Gaines Division I Coach of the Year award. In addition, he earned the National Association of Basketball Coaches UPS District 10 Coach of the Year award. He posted 132 wins at Delaware, the second most in program history.
 
Seems like a good hire.
 
He coached the WNBA Charlotte Sting way back in the day.
 
Charlotte’s prior coach, Ron Sanchez, quit to return to UVA as an assistant
 
Damn. That seemed like a good hire at the time. I guess it was. They won the CBI. Maybe it's a family thing.
 
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