Schroyer Resigns from UT Martin

MARTIN, Tenn. – Heath Schroyer has submitted his resignation as the University of Tennessee at Martin head men’s basketball coach and Anthony Stewart will take over on an interim basis, Skyhawk interim athletics director Kevin McMillan announced today.

“Coach Schroyer informed me of his decision to resign this morning,” McMillan said. “We are very appreciative of his efforts in lifting our men’s basketball program to two of its best seasons in our Division-I history. At the same time, we are excited for our success to continue with Coach Stewart at the helm. He is a key member of our program and I truly feel that the continuity that he brings will allow us to remain at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference.”

Stewart, 45, will serve as interim head coach for the entire 2016-17 season. He recently completed his second season as associate head coach at UT Martin, helping the Skyhawks to 41 victories and two postseason appearances in that span.

Stewart has also previously served as an assistant coach at Ohio University (2012-14), Southern Illinois University (2011-12), University of Wyoming (2007-11), Long Beach State University (2004-06) and Columbus State Community College (2001-04).

“I would like to thank Kevin for this opportunity,” Stewart said. “Coach Schroyer has been a close friend of mine for over a decade and I am honored to continue building the foundation that he set here at UT Martin.”

A native of Akron, Ohio, Stewart graduated from University of Mount Union with a bachelor’s degree in business management in 2003. He also completed his Master’s degree in business administration from Chancellor University in 2006.

Editor: The above story is the press release from utmsports.com. The story below comes from gopack.com, the official site of North Carolina State basketball.

NC State rounded out its men’s basketball staff with the hire of veteran coach Heath Schroyer, who spent the last two years as head coach of the University of Tennessee-Martin, Mark Gottfried announced today.

“I’m excited to have Heath join our staff. He has done an outstanding job at UT-Martin, and has had success as both a head coach and as an assistant,” said Gottfried. “Heath’s programs have traditionally shown great improvement, he is a strong on-floor and in-game coach, and is a proven recruiter at the highest level.”

“I’m really excited to join Coach Gottfried’s staff. NC State University is a program full of rich tradition and it’s an honor to serve in this role,” said Schroyer. “I have the utmost respect for the administration, the other coaches and the Wolfpack Nation. My family and I are excited to move to the Raleigh area and get started.”

Schroyer, 44, guided UT-Martin to a 41-28 mark (.594) and a pair of appearances in the CIT in his two years with the program. After inheriting an 8-win team at UT-Martin, he guided the Skyhawks to 21 wins in his first season leading the program and was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Associated Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year in 2014-15.