Thomas Carr has been a key contributor of UNCW's string of success over the last three seasons in the Port City.
The Toledo, Ohio, native joined the coaching staff in the summer of 2014 and his penchant for success has followed him to Wilmington.
A 2008 graduate of Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C., Carr came to UNCW following one season as an assistant at East Tennessee State and stops at basketball powers Chipola College and Hargrave Military Academy.
At Hargrave, Carr was an assistant coach during the 2010-11 campaign when the Tigers carved out a sparkling 26-1 record.
Carr and interim head coach Takayo Siddle both played and coached at Hargrave before arriving in the Port City.
“UNCW is a sleeping giant,” said Carr. “With the support we have from the administration, the beautiful campus, our location in general, and the style we like to play, there’s no doubt in my mind we will continued to succeed."
Carr graduated from St. John’s Jesuit High School in 2003 and played one year at Hargrave, helping to lead the Tigers to the 2003-04 Prep School National Championship. He then starred at Pfeiffer and finished second in the nation in three-point field goals made during his senior year as a team captain for Coach Dave Davis’ team.
Carr began his coaching career at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla. He was the recruiting coordinator, academic advisor and strength and conditioning coach for current Samford assistant coach Jake Hendrick before heading back to Hargrave in 2010-11.
After a successful season at Hargrave, Carr accepted his first head coaching position at George Washington High School in nearby Danville, Va. The Eagles went 25-3, led the state of Virginia in scoring with 88.0 points per game and finished ranked 15th in the AAA classification. Carr was named the Western District Coach-of-the-Year in 2011-12.
Carr joined the ETSU staff in June of 2013 and helped the Bucs compile a 19-16 record this past year and advance to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Carr worked with the guards at ETSU and three of the Bucs – Rashawn Rembert (First-Team All-Conference), A.J. Merriweather (All-Rookie Team) and Jalen Riley (Newcomer-of-the-Year) – collected postseason honors from the Atlantic Sun Conference.
