Mark Byington

Mark Byington
Current position
Sport(s)	Basketball
Title	Head coach
Team	Georgia Southern
Conference	Sun Belt
Record	37–28
Biographical details
Born	(1976-04-22) April 22, 1976
Playing career
1994–1998	UNC Wilmington
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004	College of Charleston (asst.)
2004–2005	Virginia (asst.)
2005–2012	College of Charleston (asst.)
2012	College of Charleston (Interim HC)
2012–2013	Virginia Tech (asst.)
2013–present	Georgia Southern
Head coaching record
Overall	44–33

Mark Byington (born April 22, 1976) is the current head coach of Georgia Southern University Eagles men’s basketball program and former assistant coach and college basketball player.^[1]

College playing career

Byington was a three-year starter for the UNCW basketball team. He was also 2nd-team All-Colonial Athletic Association and All-CAA Defensive Team honors his senior year. In his four years, he was a two-time CAA All-Academic selection, and scored more than 1,000 points during his career.^[2]

Assistant coaching career

Byington spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston, including seven as Bobby Cremins’ top assistant. The College of Charleston compiled a record of 194-100 and a 108-51 record in the Southern Conference during the years when Byington was an assistant coach. The College of Charleston Cougars recorded six 20-win seasons, logged three Southern Conference South Division regular-season titles, advanced to the league’s tournament championship game three times and made two appearances in the NIT.

Coaching Record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
College of Charleston (Southern Conference) (2011–2012)
2011–12	College of Charleston	7–4*	6–3*	4th (South)
College of Charleston:		7–4	6–3
Georgia Southern (Southern Conference) (2013–2014)
2013–14	Georgia Southern	15–19	6–10	T–7th
Georgia Southern (Sun Belt Conference) (2014–present)
2014–15	Georgia Southern	22–9	14–6	T–2nd
2015–16	Georgia Southern	14–17	10–10	5th
2016–17	Georgia Southern	4–3	0–0
Georgia Southern:		55–49	30–26
Total:		62–53
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

*Byington served as interim head coach after Bobby Cremins took a medical leave of absence.

References

↑ "Georgia Southern hires new coach". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
↑ "Georgia Southern Names Mark Byington Men's Basketball Coach". Georgia Southern Eagles. Retrieved 2013-06-06.

College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball head coaches

Unknown (1898–1901)
No team (1901–1912)
Unknown (1912–1918)
No team (1918–1919)
Unknown (1919–1920)
Vine McCormick (1920–1922)
A. C. Jervey (1922–1923)
Carl Fudge (1923–1924)
Alfred von Kolnitz (1924–1926)
Frank Myers (1926–1930)
Doc Morse (1930–1933)
Ernest Wehman (1933–1942)
Gerald McMahon (1942–1943)
Willard Silcox (1943–1944)
Buck Bierfischer (1944–1946)
Henry Anderson (1946–1948)
Willard Silcox (1948–1953)
Vincent Price (1953–1955)
Willard Silcox (1955–1956)
Bernard Puckhaber (1956–1957)
Ernest Wehman (1957–1958)
Jerry Callahan (1958–1960)
Archie Jenkins (1960–1962)
Pat Harden (1962–1968)
Fred Daniels (1968–1970)
Alan LeForce (1970–1979)
John Kresse (1979–2002)
Tom Herrion (2002–2006)
Bobby Cremins (2006–2012)
Mark Byington # (2012)
Doug Wojcik (2012–2014)
Earl Grant (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1926–1929)
Unknown (1929–1930)
Crook Smith (1930–1942)
No team (1942–1946)
George Cukro (1946–1947)
J. B. Scearce (1947–1967)
Frank Radovich (1967–1970)
J. E. Rowe (1970–1974)
Larry Chapman (1974–1977)
J. B. Scearce (1977–1979)
John Nelson (1979–1981)
Frank Kerns (1981–1994)
Doug Durham (1994–1995)
Gregg Polinsky (1995–1999)
Jeff Price (1999–2009)
Charlton Young (2009–2013)
Mark Byington (2013– )

Current men's basketball head coaches of the Sun Belt Conference

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