Mick Hedgepeth
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Alabama–Huntsville |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 5, 1989 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2012 | Belmont |
| 2012–2013 | Araberri BC |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014–2016 | Williams (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Sewanee (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Sewanee |
| 2022–2024 | Berry |
| 2024–present | Alabama–Huntsville |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019–2022 | Belmont (DBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 108–32 (.771) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
Mick Hedgepeth (born October 5, 1989) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers basketball team. He was previously the head coach at Sewanee and Berry.
Early life and playing career
Hedgepeth grew up in Crossville, Alabama and attended Crossville High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He averaged 23.0 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 4.7 blocks per game as a senior.[1]
Hedgepeth played college basketball at Belmont. Hedgepeth scored 1,191 points with 691 rebounds and 78 blocked shots during his college career and was inducted into Belmont's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2023.[2] After his college career, Hedgepeth played professionally for one season with Araberri BC of the Spanish LEB Plata.[3]
Coaching career
Hedgepeth began his coaching career as an assistant at Williams College in 2014. He spent two seasons with the Ephs before taking an assistant position at Sewanee. Hedgepeth was promoted to head coach of the Tigers after one season.[4] His teams went 36–16 and won the 2019 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) tournament.[5] Hedgepeth left Sewanee in 2019 to become the Director of Basketball Operations at Belmont.[6]
Hedgepeth was hired as the head coach at Berry College on May 9, 2022.[7] The Vikings won both the SAA regular season and the SAA conference tournament in his second season.[8]
Hedgepeth was hired as the head coach of the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers on April 16, 2024.[9] He won his 100th game with a 98–86 victory over Trevecca on February 1, 2025.[10] In his first season, Hedgepeth was named the Gulf South Conference (GSC) Coach of the Year after the Chargers went undefeated in GSC play and won the final 28 games of the regular season after losing to #1 ranked Nova Southeastern 104-105 in overtime to begin the season.[11]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewanee (Southern Athletic Association) (2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sewanee | 14–11 | 10–4 | ||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sewanee | 22–7 | 8–6 | NCAA Division III First Round | |||||
| Sewanee: | 36–18 (.667) | 18–10 (.643) | |||||||
| Berry Vikings (Southern Athletic Association) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Berry | 25–3 | 14–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2023–2024 | Berry | 19–10 | 16–1 | 1st | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Berry: | 44–13 (.772) | 30–1 (.968) | |||||||
| Alabama–Huntsville (Gulf South Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Alabama–Huntsville | 28–1 | 22–0 | 1st | |||||
| Alabama–Huntsville: | 28–1 (.966) | 22–0 (1.000) | |||||||
| Total: | 108–32 (.771) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Veitch, Stan (March 24, 2007). "Hedgepeth earns Player of Year honors". The Gadsden Times. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame to induct Mick Hedgepeth". The Sand Mountain Reporter. June 17, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Hedgepeth to play in Spain". The Sand Mountain Reporter. September 28, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Hedgepeth is new Sewanee basketball coach". Chattanooga Times Free Press. May 2, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Boclair, David (April 30, 2019). "Belmont basketball brings back a former Bruin". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Mick Hedgepeth: A look at the Belmont Bruins director of men's basketball operations". The Tennessean. March 6, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Organ, Mike (May 9, 2022). "Belmont basketball assistant and former star Mick Hedgepeth hired as Berry's new coach". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Ward, Paige (March 8, 2024). "Hedgepeth guides Berry to conference tourney crown". The Sand Mountain Reporter. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Sparkman, Logan (April 16, 2024). "UAH names Mick Hedgepeth as new men's basketball head coach". WHNT.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "No. 4 Men's Basketball Tramples Trojans in Mick Hedgepeth's 100th Career Win". UAHChargers.com. February 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "GSC Men's Basketball Season Awards Announced" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.