By: Seth Stogsdill, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications
DANVILLE, Ky. – Earlier today head coach Greg Mason announced the hiring of Mark Schult as the new Centre men's basketball assistant coach.
"I am extremely thankful to Head Coach Greg Mason, President Milton Moreland, AD Brad Fields, the hiring committee and entire Centre College community for the opportunity to contribute to this great institution," said Schult. "I look forward to learning about the tremendous tradition of Centre College Basketball and getting to work with our players."
Prior to arriving at Centre, Schult spent the previous two seasons at Division II University of West Georgia. While at West Georgia, he coached two players who were named to the All-GSC Teams (Seth Brown-Carter, Michael Zabetakis), three GSC Players of the Week (Zabetakis, Jalen Sasser, Keshawn Heard), and one GSC Commissioners' Trophy recipient (Zabetakis).
Schult spent the two years prior to West Georgia as an assistant coach for Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio. He played a large role in turning around the Eagles' culture, as the program went from one win to 15 wins over his two seasons. At Clark State, he touched all areas of the program, including practice planning, recruiting, academic oversight, team travel & logistics, film management, and skill development primarily for the guards. Two players (Jomar Bailey, Korey Joyner) were named to the All-OCCAC Team during his tenure.
Prior to Clark State, Schult served as a Student Assistant at Wittenberg University, where he was able to help the coaching staff with film breakdown, and serving as an Assistant Coach for the JV team. He played two seasons for the Tigers prior to joining the coaching staff.
Schult was heavily involved on the AAU circuit from 2015-2018, coaching on 15U, 16U, and 17U staffs for the Cincinnati based program Shining Stars. Being a continuous learner, he has also worked basketball camps for a wide variety of NBA Players and college programs around the country, including Dallas Mavericks forward Willie Cauley-Stein, University of Dayton, and University of Louisville. He assisted with the startup of two successful youth skill development programs, called Heart Over Height Hoops (Covington, Ky.) and JH95 Skills (Columbus, Ohio).
A native of Edgewood, Ky., Schult was a captain of the 2014 KHSAA Sweet 16 State Champion team at Covington Catholic High School in his senior year. He graduated from Wittenberg University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting in 2018. He graduated with his Master's of Science in Sport Management at West Georgia in 2021.
