FULTON, Miss. – Itawamba Community College's men's basketball assistant coach Darrian Wilson will take over the duties as head coach at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, the college announced Wednesday.
"It's an honor and privilege to be the next men's basketball coach at ICC," said Wilson. "Being a college basketball coach is something I have dreamed of since I started coaching, and I can't think of a better place to get my first head coaching job than Itawamba Community College."
Wilson, who is entering his second season as an assistant coach of the Indians basketball program, was the head coach for AAU's Mississippi Express Basketball Organization (MEBO). It is a non-profit youth program based in Meridian and sponsored by NIKE ELITE YOUTH BASKETBALL (EYB), NBA veteran Rodney Hood, the Hood family and the Boys & Girls Club of East Mississippi.
"I'm extremely proud for Coach Wilson and excited about the future of the program under his direction," said ICC's current men's basketball Coach Grant Pate. "He'll be able to make a quick transition to keep things moving in a positive direction and take the program to the next level."
Wilson was a member of the Jackson State University men's basketball team (2018-22), where he was selected captain during his junior, senior and graduate seasons. In 2021, the Tigers went undefeated in conference play and won the SWAC regular season championship.
Prior to his time at Jackson State, Wilson was an NJCAA Academic All-American and a 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductee at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He graduated with honors from Brookhaven High School, where he was a multi-sport athlete. In basketball, he earned 5A All-State (2015), All-Region (2015, 16), All-District and All-Star (2014, 15, 16) honors. In football, he was named a Wendy's High School Heisman State finalist and earned All-Region honors (2014, 15). In baseball, he earned All-Region honors (2015). Wilson was also a member of the National Honor Society.
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