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Bryan Poore enters his 25th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at West Virginia State University in 2023-24.
Poore is 376-292 (0.563) overall since taking the helm at WVSU in 1999, making him the winningest coach in program history.
Poore returned to West Virginia State after spending three years as an assistant on Greg White’s coaching staff at Marshall University. Prior to that stint, he worked on White’s staff for five years at the University of Charleston. During his last year at UC, Poore was named Interim Head Coach while White took a one-year sabbatical to be an assistant on Jim Harrick’s staff at UCLA. Poore also served as Charleston’s NCAA Compliance Coordinator while he was there.
A native of Winfield, W.Va., Poore worked as an assistant under Tex Williams for one year at Alderson-Broaddus. Additionally, he was the assistant coach for the varsity team and the head coach for the freshman team at Hurricane High School for two seasons.
Poore directed Greg White’s ultra-successful summer basketball camps at both UC and Marshall University for eight years. He now directs his own elite camp each summer at WVSU.
Poore graduated from West Virginia State in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education. He earned his master’s degree in Physical Education from Marshall University in 1994.
Poore resides in the Spring Hill neighborhood of South Charleston with his wife, Jennifer, and two kids, Trevor and Anna. He enjoys playing golf and watching NASCAR in his spare time.
CAREER COACHING RECORD
YEAR OVERALL CONFERENCE
- 1996-97 Charleston 12-14 11-9
- 1999-00 WV State 17-11 10-9
- 2000-01 WV State 10-18 5-13
- 2001-02 WV State 9-18 7-11
- 2002-03 WV State 16-13 10-8
- 2003-04 WV State 25-7 15-3
- 1st Place WVIAC
- WVIAC Tournament Runner-up
- #3 NCAA East Region
- 2004-05 WV State 19-10 14-4
- 3rd Place WVIAC
- 2005-06 WV State 28-6 15-3
- 4th Place WVIAC
- WVIAC Tournament Champs
- #2 NCAA East Region
- #22 NABC Final Poll
- 2006-07 WV State 26-7 13-5
- 3rd Place WVIAC
- WVIAC Tournament Champs
- #5 NCAA East Region
- 2007-08 WV State 20-10 16-4
- 3rd Place WVIAC
- 2008-09 WV State 24-6 19-1
- 1st Place WVIAC
- #6 NCAA Atlantic Region
- 2009-10 WV State 29-4 20-2
- 2nd Place WVIAC
- WVIAC Tournament Champs
- #4 NCAA Atlantic Region
- #12 NABC Final Poll
- 2010-11 WV State 20-10 16-6
- 2nd Place WVIAC
- WVIAC Tournament Runner-up
- 2011-12 WV State 14-13 12-10
- 2012-13 WV State 10-19 7-15* WVIAC
- 2013-14 WV State 13-14 9-13* MEC
- 2014-15 WV State 6-25 6-16
- 2015-16 WV State 6-22 4-18
- 2016-17 WV State 7-21 4-18
- 2017-18 WV State 13-16 10-12
- 2018-19 WV State 12-17 9-13
- 2019-20 WV State 19-10 13-9
- 2020-21 WV State 9-7 9-7
- 2021-22 WV State 24-8 18-4
- 2022-23 WV State 20-9 14-8
- 2022-23 WV State 20-10 14-6
WVSU Career Record......430-332, 299-231 WVIAC/MEC
Overall Record..........442-329, 310-240 WVIAC/MEC
-- 2 WVIAC Regular Season Championships
-- 3 WVIAC Tournament Championships
-- 6 NCAA Regionals
-- 5 NCAA Regional Semi-Finals
