Today we talk with Presbyterian Head Coach Quinton Ferrell. In my former television life, I actually covered Ferrell when he was a high school player in North Augusta, South Carolina. He played his college basketball at Presbyterian, got his coaching start at Presbyterian, and after a couple other stops on his coaching journey, Ferrell returned to his alma mater to take his first Division I head coaching job in 2019. 

You can follow Coach Ferrell on Twitter at @CoachQF24.

Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.

Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.

Today we talk with East Tennessee State Head Coach Desmond Oliver. The native of Buffalo, New York started his coaching career with Niagara in 1994. After nine stops as an assistant, and 27 years, Oliver finally got his first Division I head coaching job at ETSU in 2021. 

You can follow Coach Oliver on Twitter at @DesmondOliver2.

Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.

Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.

Today we talk with, I believe for the first time, a coach with a PhD -- Lehigh Head Coach Dr. Brett Reed. Reed is now in his 16th-season at Lehigh, but when he first got the job at 34 years old, he was one of the youngest head coaches in the country. Fresh out of college, his coaching journey started leading a high school team. While that journey had a brief pause to allow him to finish his PhD, it ultimately led Reed to being named Lehigh's head coach in 2007.

You can follow Coach Reed on Twitter at @BrettReed.

Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.

Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.