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Jay McAuley
American basketball player and coach
Jay McAuley (born August 7, 1983) is a former American basketball player and coach. He was the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men's basketball team. Presently, McAuley is the head coach of the Lassiter High School basketball team.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1983-08-07) August 7, 1983 (age 40) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Georgia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Wofford (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Gardner-Webb (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Furman (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Wofford (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | Wofford |
| 2023–present | Lassiter High School |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–41 (.586) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
McAuley played basketball at Georgia where he appeared in 46 games.[3] He was part of the Bulldogs 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament championship squad and its 2008 NCAA tournament team.[1]
After working as a student manager at his alma mater once his playing career wrapped up, McAuley joined Mike Young's staff at Wofford for his first assistant coaching position. From there, he'd move on to an assistant coaching spot at Gardner-Webb for a three-year stretch before landing at Furman as assistant coach from 2013 to 2017.[4] McAuley would rejoin Wofford's staff in 2017, and was part of the staff that won both the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championship earning a seven-seed in the 2019 NCAA tournament where the Terriers advanced to the round of 32.
On April 14, 2019, McAuley was promoted to head coach of the Terriers following the departure of Young who accepted the head coaching position at Virginia Tech.[2][5] On December 30, 2022, McAuley resigned his coaching position following a month-long leave of absence.[6]
On May 24, 2023, Lassiter High School named McAuley their head basketball coach. Lassiter High School is located in Marietta, Georgia, McAuley's hometown (McAuley graduated from Pope High School).[7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford Terriers (Southern Conference) (2019–2022) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Wofford | 19–16 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Wofford | 15–8 | 12–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2021–22 | Wofford | 19–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | TBC | ||||
| 2022–23* | Wofford | 17-16 | 8-10 | 6th | TBC (Withdrew) | ||||
| Wofford: | 58–41** (.586) | 30–23 (.566) | |||||||
| Lassiter High School (GHSA 6A Region 7) (2023–Present) | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | Lassiter High School | 16-5 | 6-2 | 2nd | |||||
| Lassiter: | 16-5 (.762) | 6-2 (.750) | |||||||
| Total: | 74–46 (.586) | ||||||||
- McAuley only coached 9 games of the 2022-23 season (5-4)
**Only includes games coached by McAuley
- "Jay McAuley - Head Men's Basketball Coach - Staff Directory". Wofford College Athletics.
- "Wofford Names Jay McAuley Men's Basketball Head Coach". Wofford College Athletics.
- "Jay McAuley College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- "Wofford names assistant McAuley head coach". ESPN.com. 14 April 2019.
- Borzello, Jeff (30 December 2022). "Wofford men's basketball coach McAuley resigns". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "Lassiter names Jay McAuley new head boys basketball coach". www.cobbk12.org. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-27.