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Todd Golden officially named the second member of his coaching staff with the hire of Korey McCray. He joins Kevin Dodge as an assistant who was hired on March 29.
McCray’s Background
McCray comes over from Mississippi State and has 14 years of coaching experience. He spent 12 of those seasons coming in the SEC. McCray also spent the last seven years at Mississippi State before coaching at UCLA under Coach Ben Howland. He also had brief stops at Florida State, Chipola and his alma mater, Mercer University.
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“Korey is one of the most respected coaches across the Southeastern Conference, and he has proven the ability to recruit and develop complete student-athletes at the highest level,” Golden said in a press release. “He has worked tirelessly to build real relationships all around the country – specifically within the Southeast region.”
Playing Career
During his four playing for the Bears, McCray led the team in assists in four seasons. His 344 career assists ranked second of all time following his playing career, and to this day, ranks in the top five currently in school history.
McCray worked with Mississippi State guards while assisting in scouting reports. He also recruited a pair of 1,000 point scorers at Mississippi State in Aric Homlam and Lamar Peters.
Prior to his college coaching experience, McCray served as the CEO and head coach of the Atlanta Celtics AAU travel team. His father originally founded the team and led the Celtics to a National Championship in 2009.
He also worked as a skill development trainer in Atlanta and worked with many NBA players in Dwight Howard, John Wall, Anthony Morrow, Jarrett Jack, Jarvis Hayes, Von Wafer, Mario West and Damien Wilkins.
“I’m excited about joining Florida’s historic program and working with such an innovative and analytical coach like Coach Golden,” McCray said. “I can’t wait to start.”
