Men's Basketball Southern Conference

Troy Wheless Joins Cougar Staff

Former College of Charleston standout Troy Wheless has been named Administrative Assistant for the men's basketball team it was announced on Friday by Head Coach Tom Herrion.

Wheless replaces Chad O'Donnell who left to take a position at the University of Albany.

Wheless led the Cougars to a 92-30 record from 2000-03. He played in 116 career games averaging 9.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. He ranks 20th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,108 points. Wheless, whose 208 career 3-pointers is second all-time at CofC, is the only player to crack the century mark for 3-pointers in a season when he connected on 102 in 2002-03.

Wheless helped Herrion's first Cougar squad to a 25-8 record in 2002-03, the 2002 Great Alaska Shootout title with wins over Wyoming, Oklahoma State and Villanova, the Southern Conference South Division title and an opening round win at Kent State in the NIT.

Wheless was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2002 Great Alaska Shootout after averaging 17.3 points per contest including 22 points in CofC's 71-69 win over Villanova in the championship game.

The Bunn, N.C. native was named the 2003 Southern Conference Player of the Year. He earned a degree in Corporate Communications from the College of Charleston in 2003.

"I'm really about the opportunity to work for someone that I respect not only as a coach, but as a person," said Wheless, who was named first team All-SoCon as a senior while averaging 15.2 points per game. "It's great to be back at the College of Charleston, a place that's very dear to my heart. It feels like home."

"We are really excited to have Troy back at the College and a part of my coaching staff," added Herrion, who is 45-17 in two seasons at Charleston. "When you have the opportunity to hire one of your former players and a terrific one at that, you jump at the chance. Troy was an outstanding student-athlete at the College and he has an extremely bright future in the coaching profession. There may not be a better example of the type of people we want representing our school than a person like Troy Wheless."