Bethune-Cookman University Men's Basketball

Patrick Eberhart was named assistant men's basketball coach on July 17, 2024, bringing over 30 years of coaching experience to Daytona Beach.  Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Eberhart joined the Wildcats after two seasons with South Dakota as assistant coach. During his time with the Coyotes, Eberhart coached four All-Summit League players. Prior to his time with South Dakota, Eberhart spent 11 seasons in Omaha as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Mavericks. While at Omaha, Eberhart aided in the recruitment of eight all-league selections, three all-newcomer team honorees, the 2015-16 Summit League Transfer of the Year in Tra-Deon Hollins, three Summit League defensive players of the year, and the 2019-20 Sixth Man of the Year in Marlon Ruffin. He has also had three consecutive academic all-Americans from 2019-21. Eberhart was the primary recruiter for five of UNO’s 1,000-point club scorers and had 13 players sign professional contracts. Eberhart’s duties at Omaha included developing and implementing individual player workouts, providing individual skill instruction, managing substitutions, and preparing written and verbal scouting reports on opponents. Prior to his stint at Omaha, Eberhart was the head men’s basketball coach for Colorado State University-Pueblo from 2005-2011. Eberhart rejoined CSU-Pueblo after serving as an assistant coach there from 1997-2001 under previously named University of Southern Colorado. The ThunderWolves compiled a 76-89 record and made back-to-back trips to the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament in 2009 and 2010. Between his two stops at CSU-Pueblo, Eberhart joined Colorado State University in 2001 and served as an assistant coach for three seasons while adding recruiting coordinator to his title in 2004. While he was at Colorado State, the Rams claimed a Mountain West Conference Tournament championship and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament in 2003. Eberhart’s most notable signee for the Rams was Jason Smith. Smith went on to win the 2004-05 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year award and eventually was a first round draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Eberhart’s coaching career began in 1990 as a student assistant on the Adams State men’s basketball team. From there, he spent four years as an assistant coach at two high schools in Denver, Colorado, before earning his first collegiate coaching job as the assistant men’s basketball coach and assistant to the athletic director at Colorado Christian University in 1995. Eberhart was a standout guard for Adams State from 1986-91. He led the Grizzlies in scoring both his junior and senior years and was a two-time RMAC all-conference selection. Eberhart still holds the Adams State record for most three-point field goals in a game with nine. Eberhart obtained his bachelor’s in business administration and education from Adams State in 1991 and later went on to receive his master’s in education curriculum instruction and design from Colorado Christian University in 1997. Eberhart and his wife, Teresa, have a daughter, Emma

Billy Garrett joined the Wildcats coaching staff in 2021. He previously served as Director of Basketball Operations at DePaul from 2017 through 2020, handling administrative duties and on-campus recruiting for the program. Prior to his time in operations, In his eight seasons as an assistant coach in Lincoln Park, Garrett re-established Chicago recruiting roots for the Blue Demons. On the floor, Garrett assisted in the daily development of the roster including BIG EAST Rookies of the Year Cleveland Melvin and Billy Garrett Jr. and BIG EAST All-Rookie Team honoree Tommy Hamilton IV and Brandon Young. In his first season on Dave Leitao's staff, Garrett assisted Leitao in laying the foundation for sustained future success in the program. The Blue Demons recorded a pair of wins over ranked opponents including DePaul's highest-ranked win since Dec. 2006 with a victory over No. 11 Providence in February. The 21-point win over No. 20 George Washington was the largest margin of victory in program history by an unranked DePaul team over a ranked opponent. Off the court, the team placed an impressive 11 players on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and was honored with the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award. Individually, Eli Cain was named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team. The 2011-12 campaign saw continued improvement as the Blue Demons trended upward in victories, points per game and steals per game. DePaul's 74.1 scoring average was its highest mark since the 1994-95 season while the 7.9 steals per game were the most since the 2002-03 campaign. DePaul put together the longest winning streak in nearly a decade in 2012-13 and increased its steal total to 8.3 per game. The 2013-14 season saw Billy Garrett Jr. earn the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year award as the Blue Demons finish the season strong by knocking off Georgetown in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament. Before moving to DePaul's Lincoln Park campus in 2009, Garrett was the associate head coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for two seasons. Prior to joining the Islanders in May 2007, he was an assistant at Iowa (2006-07), Seton Hall (2001-06) and Siena (2000-01). Following his first collegiate stop with a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship at Siena, Garrett spent five seasons at BIG EAST member Seton Hall. He made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament and one appearance in the NIT with the Pirates. Garrett joined the Iowa staff during the 2006-07 campaign and was briefly on the staff at New Mexico before accepting the associate head coach position at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He started his coaching career in Chicago as head basketball coach at Providence St. Mel High School from 1994-00. Garrett was also athletic director and head track and field coach while leading the basketball program to a 130-50 record in his six seasons. He was a four-time District Coach of the Year by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and led Providence St. Mel to four regional titles. At Providence St. Mel, he tutored former DePaul player LeVar Seals and also coached Steven Hunter while directing the Illinois Fire AAU program. Garrett coached in the Illinois Fire program from 1994-00 and also served as a coach at the ABCD Camp from 1996-00 and was a coach at the adidas International Basketball Camp in Beijing, China in 2004. The native of Indianapolis, Ind., earned his degree from the University of Indianapolis in 1991 after playing four seasons of football at Illinois State. Garrett and his wife, Annissa, have one son, Billy. Billy was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year in 2014 and the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2017. He finished his DePaul career ranked among all-time leaders in scoring, free throws and assists. He arrived at DePaul after a standout career at Morgan Park High School where he led the Mustangs to a state title as a senior. Billy played in the NBA G-League during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons for the Westchester Knicks. He finshed the 2018-19 season with his NBA debut as a member of the New York Knicks. Garrett's father, Bill Garrett, is recognized as the first African-American basketball player in the Big Ten Conference. He played at Indiana for three seasons and finished his collegiate career in 1951 as the program's all-time leading scorer. The All-American at Indiana was drafted by the Boston Celtics and he also played with the Harlem Globetrotters before becoming a Hall of Fame high school coach in Indiana.

Richard Grant was named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach ahead of the 2022-23 season. Grant joints the Wildcats from Palm Beach State College, where he was the Head Coach from 2019-21. They did not have a 21-22 season. While there, he mentored two 1st team Academic All- Americans (David Begic & Matthew Allman) and also mentored 12 scholarship level players, 7 moving to Division One programs. Grant came to PBSC from Broward College, where he was the top assistant coach under head coach Anthony Anderson. During his tenure, Broward basketball went 16-12, beating two top-10 nationally ranked teams. The following six Broward players received All-Conference honors under his supervision: Deandre Pinckney, C.J. Roberts, D’Rell Roberts, Rodney Ray, Jongkor Ajonga and Bralyn James. As the lead recruiter for Broward, Grant was able to land several NCAA Division I transfers. On the court, he implemented a new defensive system, which led to one of the lowest offensive scoring margins in NJCAA Region 8. Before his time at Broward College, Grant served as the director of basketball operations for Wagner College from 2015-2016. His team was the regular-season champion and earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they took down number one overall seed St. Bonaventure. Additionally, he successfully managed a large budget, created scouting reports, and supervised three undergraduate assistants. Grant also served as the head basketball coach for Team Knight 17U during 2018-19 season. He also spent 2 seasons at New Mexico Military Institute as an assistant coach, where he was again lauded for his defensive scheme that led to a top-10 defensive ranking and nearly propelled the team to a playoff spot. While also there, Grant mentored 2021-22 G League Player of the year, Trevelin Queen.

Ambrose Mosley was named assistant coach and director of operations at Bethune-Cookman Unviversity on July 17, 2024.  Mosley returns to B-CU after serving as director of player personnel and assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky since 2022.  As director of player personnel, Mosley coordinated player nutrition, oversaw skill development, assisted in scouting and film breakdown, served as the liaison to the Bratzke Student-Athlete Academic Success Center, and assisted with needs of the student-athletes.   In 2022-23 Mosley was part of a staff that helped the team win 23 games, the third most in one season in program history.  The Colonels reached the championship game of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).  It was the program’s first national postseason tournament title game ever and the first time in 78 years that an EKU team won three games in a national tournament. Mosley spent the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach at Bethune Cookman University where he oversaw operations, was responsible for video support and assisted with on-court coaching.  During the 2020-21 season, Mosley was an assistant coach at Life University.  He coached the guards, including two all-conference honorees.  From 2017 to 2020, Mosley was an assistant coach for the post-graduate basketball program at Hargrave Military Academy.   The Jacksonville, Florida native played three seasons at Old Dominion before concluding his collegiate career at UNC Wilmington in 2016-17.  He helped ODU to its first-ever top-25 national ranking during his sophomore season.  As a senior at UNCW, Mosley averaged 8.1 points per game while helping the team win the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship and earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.  He played a post-grad season at Hargrave Military Academy in 2011-12, leading the team to a 38-1 record and a national tournament appearance. Mosley earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Old Dominion University in 2016.  He completed a master's degree in adapted physical education at UNC Wilmington in 2017 and a master's in psychology at Life University in 2021.