Former West Virginia guard James Long is back in the head coaching role, recently accepting a job offer from Davidson Day, a private high school just a few miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina. If the school sounds familiar, well, that's because it's where former WVU quarterback Will Grier went to school and is also where his father, Chad, coached.
In four seasons at West Virginia, Long appeared in 23 games and graduated from WVU with a bachelor's degree in finance while earning Academic All-Big 12 Men's Basketball First Team and the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Under the tutelage of Mountaineers head coach and Hall of Famer Bob Huggins, he was the video coordinator for two seasons before accepting his first head coach position at West Virginia Tech in 2019.
Long led the Golden Bears to a 23-8 record in his first season, including a River States Conference Championship, and was named Rivers States Conference Coach of the Year. He led WVU Tech to a consecutive conference title in 2021, and in 2022, he guided the program to a 26-6 record and an appearance in the River States Conference Championship. In three seasons, he posted a 62-21 overall record in three seasons.
In addition to leading WVU Tech, Long has been the head coach of Best Virginia, West Virginia's alumni team that plays in The Basketball Tournament. Last summer, Best Virginia won the West Virginia regional, marking the furthest the team has gone in the tournament.
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