Derek Pugh enters his third season on the men's basketball staff at Fairmont State University. He is entering his first year as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach after serving as a graduate assistant for the Falcons during his first two seasons in Fairmont.
Last season, the Falcons compiled a record of 21-8, which included a third-place finish in the MEC regular season standings with a 17-5 conference mark. The season was headlined by a 98-97 home win over No. 1-ranked West Liberty (1/28/18), and a 78-74 win over No. 9-ranked Wheeling Jesuit (12/6/17).
During his first season in Fairmont, Pugh helped lead the Falcons to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game with a 34-3 overall record. The Falcons also won the program's first regular season conference championship in 21 years during the 2016-17 season.
Pugh came to Fairmont State following four seasons as a manager and student assistant at NCAA Division I Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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In his role at Fairmont State, Pugh assists in all aspects of the men’s basketball program, working primarily with game and practice film breakdown, team travel and daily practice planning.
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While at Miami (Ohio), Pugh was instrument in the team’s film breakdown and team travel arrangements. Pugh has also worked as a Youth Basketball Camp Instructor in Massillon, Ohio since 2008 and was also a head AAU basketball coach for DB Hoops in Akron, Ohio from the spring of 2013 to the summer of 2014.
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Pugh received a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Health from Miami University in the spring of 2016 and will pursue a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Fairmont State University.
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