Bucky McMillan
Bucky McMillan (born August 12, 1983) is the head basketball coach at Samford.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Samford |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 12, 1983 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2006 | Birmingham–Southern |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Mountain Brook HS (JV) |
| 2008–2020 | Mountain Brook HS |
| 2020–present | Samford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (–) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2018 NHSCA Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year | |
Early life and education
McMillan played basketball at Mountain Brook High School in Alabama and led them to a state final four in 2001. He played for Birmingham Southern from 2002 to 2006.[1] McMillan was named to the league All-Academic team as a senior, and he graduated from Birmingham-Southern in 2007 with a degree in education services.[2]
Coaching career
While in college, McMillan coached youth teams in Mountain Brook, and became the junior varsity head coach in 2006. McMillan was hired as the head coach at Mountain Brook in 2008.[1] In his first season, the team finished 18-12.[3] He has won three 7A basketball championships, two 6A basketball championships for Mountain Brook.[4] He coached the Spartans to two championship runner-ups, seven final four appearances, 10 regional appearances and nine area titles.[1]
in 2018, McMillan was named the national Boys Basketball Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association after the team finished 34-3. He's the first Alabama coach to win the national honor from the NHSCA.[5] McMillan was named the coach of the 2019 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game.[3] He was the USA Today's Alabama Coach of the Year in 2019. In 2020, Mountain Brook was ranked 13th in the top 25 public high school basketball programs in the United States over the past ten years.[2] He finished 333-74 in twelve seasons at Mountain Brook, averaging nearly 28 wins per season.[3][1]
On April 6, 2020, McMillan was hired as head coach at Samford, replacing Scott Padgett.[3] His former coach at Birmingham Southern, Duane Reboul, came out of retirement to join McMillan's staff as a special assistant at Samford.[6]
Personal life
MmMillan's wife, Britni Ballard, also played basketball at Birmingham Southern and graduated in 2007.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford (Southern Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Samford | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Samford: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Thomas, Ben (April 6, 2020). "Samford makes it official, hires Mountain Brook's Bucky McMillan as men's basketball coach". AL.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- "Bucky McMillan Named Head Men's Basketball Coach". Samford Bulldogs. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- "Samford hires longtime high school coach Bucky McMillan". ESPN. Associated Press. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- "Basketball Past State Champions - Boys". www.ahsaa.com.
- Potter, Mattie (April 23, 2018). "Alabama's Bucky McMillan named 2018 NHSCA Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year". NHSCA. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Goodman, Joseph (April 10, 2020). "Basketball folk hero joining Bucky McMillan at Samford". AL.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- Cole, Pat (2015). "BSC alum is shining star among state's high school basketball coaches" (PDF). Birmingham Southern College. Retrieved April 13, 2020.