Kevin Carroll begins his seventh season as the head men's basketball coach at Maryville University in 2016-17 and has amassed 78 wins. He was responsible for the Saints' most successful season in program history during the 2012-13 campaign. Maryville recorded a school-records 23 wins and the most wins since joining the Great Lakes Valley Conference with 12. Under Carroll's direction, the Saints jumped out to the best start in program records at 8-1 and defeated a nationally-ranked team (the No. 4 school Bellarmine) for the first time.
During the 2015-16, Carroll helped guide Forrester Sims to third-team All-Conference honors. Academic success was plentiful as the Saints earned the NABC Team Academic Award for the third straight season. In addition, Derek Deters and Max Mischkulnig were selected to the NABC Honors Court for academic achievement.
The 2014-15 campaign saw Carroll coach two second-team All-GLVC selections in Armon Provo and Trae Pemberton. The Saints also garnered the NABC Team Academic Award in back-to-back seasons. Pemberton later signed a professional basketball contract to play in Ireland for the Tralee Warriors.
During the 2013-14 year, Carroll helped Asa Toney earn first-team All-Conference honors for the second straight season. His coaching helped Toney finish fourth on the career scoring list, become the school's all-time assist leader (395) and finish second on the career steals chart.
The Saints finished the 2012-13 season as the GLVC West Division runners up and advanced to the quarterfinals of the GLVC Tournament. Three Saints earned All-Conference honors, and Asa Toney was chosen as an honorable mention All-American. In three seasons at Maryville, Carroll has posted a 43-42 record.
In his second year with the Saints, the squad nearly doubled its victory total from the year prior to 13. For the first time in program history, Maryville began a season with four straight victories. The Saints ranked in the top 20 nationally in 3-point field goals per game and were third in the GLVC in scoring defense.
The Chattanooga, Tenn., native came to Maryville from the Air Force Academy, an NCAA Division I institution, where he was assistant coach. Carroll was an assistant coach for the past three seasons at the Air Force Academy and the Falcons qualified for the Mountain West Conference tournament and advanced as far as the quarterfinals each year.
During his tenure, he also coached two Mountain West All-Conference selections, three Academic All-Conference honorees and one MWC Defensive Player of the Year.
Prior to his time at Air Force, Carroll served as the top assistant coach at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, an NCAA Division II institution, from 2006-07. While there, he helped the Chargers to an 18-11 record and an appearance at the Gulf South Conference tournament.
Carroll served as the head coach of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, Ga. for three seasons prior to UAH. While there, he was turned around the program and established Pius as one of the premier high school programs in the state and recorded a 49-38 record in his three years.
After the Blue Lions won only six games in 2004-05, Carroll's second team improved its win total to 19 games and advanced to the second round of the state tournament. The 2005-06 squad set a number of school records including tying the record for wins (24) and advanced to the Elite 8 and the second region championship in the program's 49-year history.
In Carroll's final two seasons at St. Pius X, the Blue Lions defeated ten ranked teams, including AAAA's top-ranked team in the 2006 regional finals.
Carroll earned his bachelor's degree in math education from Berry College in Rome, Ga. in 2000. He was a four-year member of the men's basketball team and helped guide the Vikings to three consecutive 20-win seasons. Carroll received the TranSouth Conference Scholar-Athlete Award for his efforts on the court and in the classroom his senior year. He earned his master's degree in health sciences from the University of Alabama in 2002.
