Hendrix College Men's Basketball

Wes Sullivan was named head coach of the Hendrix Warriors women's basketball program in May 2024. Sullivan wasted no time putting his stamp on the women's basketball program, leading the team to a 9-17 finish in his first season, which was the team's best record since 2018-19. Hendrix led the conference in Team 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (33.4%) and finished second in 3-Point Field Goals Made with 158 (6.1 per game). Under Sullivan's tutelage, sophomore Riley Brady was named First Team All-SAA and finished fifth in NCAA Division III in rebounds per game. FAST FACTS Years at Hendrix: 2 (2010-11; 2024-present) Overall Record: 9-17 Conference Record: 2-10 BEFORE HENDRIX Sullivan arrives at Hendrix after spending the 2021-22 season at Arkansas Baptist College as the head men's basketball coach. Sullivan was tasked with helping aid the Buffaloes transition from the NJCAA to the NAIA.  Prior to Arkansas Baptist, Sullivan was the head men's coach at cross-town rival Central Baptist College from 2013-17. Sullivan took over a struggling Mustang squad one week before the school year started and took the school to a then program record 23 wins in his final season, including a NCCAA Central Regional Championship and a #10 national ranking. Sullivan coached three All-Conference selections as well as an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention. Sullivan is 4th all-time in program wins. Prior to Central Baptist, Sullivan spent one season as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Hendrix College. In his lone season with the Warriors, Sullivan helped coach the Southern Athletic Association Newcomer of the Year candidate Jamie Tate as well as an All-SAA First Team selection in Christina Byler and an honorable mention. From 2008-12, Sullivan served as the Director of Coaching for Team Arkansas Elite girls basketball program. Under his direction, Arkansas Elite captured 14 AAU State Championships, appeared in seven national AAU Final Fours and won one AAU National Championship. Sullivan was an assistant baseball coach for the University of Central Arkansas in Conway for three seasons in the late 1990s before leaving the profession. He played baseball for one year at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, then transferred to UCA where he was an All-Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player in 1993. A native of Little Rock, Sullivan graduated from J.A. Fair High School in 1989 and lettered in four sports. Sullivan currently resides in North Little Rock, Ark. with his wife Jennifer and  has three daughters - Julia, Riley and Clara. Clara is a member of the Hendrix women's soccer program. YEAR-BY-YEAR 2024-25: 9-17 (2-10 SAA) 2025-26: 0-0 (0-0 SCAC)

Jeff Price enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Hendrix College men's basketball program in 2025-26. In 2021, Coach Price joined Coach Boone’s staff at the University of Central Arkansas as the Associate Head Coach for three seasons before following him to Hendrex as his top assistant. Price brings 20 years of collegiate head coaching experience and 35 years overall college coaching experience and athletic administration to Hendrix. Price’s main responsibilities include individual skill development, practice planning and development, opponent scouting, defensive coordinator, and serves as the recruiting coordinator. In addition to his men’s basketball duties, he serves as the Head Women’s Golf Coach and Assistant Men’s Golf Coach. Prior to his coming to UCA in 2021, Price spent the previous 21 years at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio where he served as Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director. After spending his first three seasons as Assistant Coach, he was elevated to Head Coach in 2003 followed by Athletic Director in 2013. Before returning home to the Miami Valley, Price coached one year at Earlham College in Richmond, IN and eight years at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. As Head Coach of the Sinclair Tartan Pride for 18 years, his teams won two OCCAC Regular Season Championship and was consistently ranked in the top 20, reaching as high as #2 in the nation in three different weeks. He was twice named OCCAC Coach of the Year (2008 and 2016). His 307 career victories at Sinclair earned him the distinction as the All-Time Winningest Men’s Basketball Coach at Sinclair. It also placed him 4th All-Time among the three college teams in Dayton behind three legendary Hall of Fame Coaches: Don Donoher, University of Dayton (437), Ralph Underhill, Wright State University (356) and Tom Blackburn, University of Dayton (352). During his 18 years behind the Sinclair bench, his program produced 5 NJCAA All-Americans, 3 NJCAA Academic All-Americans, 35 All-Conference selections, 3 Conference Player of the Year honors, 3 National Player of the Week selections, 2 players that lead the nation in scoring and over 75 players signing National Letters of Intent to play at the 4-year level. Currently his program has produced 12 individuals to play professionally and one Harlem Globetrotter (Jumpin Joe Ballard). Sinclair Alum and former West Virginia All-Big 12 Guard and Ohio State graduate Sean McNeil is the latest to join the growing list of former Sinclair MBB players to play professionally. His coaching tree also continues to grow as a large number of former players and assistant coaches are now coaching in high school and college. Price finished his Sinclair career holding several career and single season coaching records. Career records includes most career wins (307), most home wins (177), most road wins (127) and most season opening game wins (13). Single season longest winning streak (21 games), highest winning percentage .903% (28-3) and most home wins single season (16). His teams were regularly ranked in the top 20 for points per game and free throw percentage. They scored 100+ points in 83 out of the 510 games played. Even more impressively, they won 75.8% of their games decided by 2 points or less. In 2013, he was named the Athletic Director and immediately put the same successful core values (3 C’s) in place. Not long after, the Conference voted him to the position of Assistant Commissioner and Chair for Men’s & Women’s Basketball. While at the athletic helm, he implemented several programs that included: added the position of Senior Women’s Administrator, developed an electronic grade reporting system, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Sinclair Hall of Fame, redefined Student-Athlete safety measures, increased operating budgets, increased graduation and transfer outcomes while seeing an marked increased in All-Academic honors. In 2018-19, Sinclair won the conference OCCAC All-Sport Award for best athletic department. Price was also named the OCCAC Athletic Director of the Year three times during his tenure (2014-15), (2016-17) and (2020-21). He was also given the Region 12 “Norma Dycus” Real Sport award two times (2011 & 2021) for sportsmanship. During his time as Assistant Commissioner, he also served as the Men’s & Women’s Basketball Chair, Ethics Committee Chair, OCCAC Hall of Fame Committee, NJCAA Committee for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and NJCAA Region 12 Executive Committee. Before being promoted to Athletic Director, Price also worked full-time for over 10 years as the Corporate Manager for Dayton’s largest privately owned family practice – Schear Family Practice. He also served as the Board of Trustee Chair for the Brown Memorial Library as well as a Precinct Election Official for his district in Preble County. He has continued to be actively involved in mentorship and civic engagement throughout his career. A member of the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) non-partisanship voter education task force with ALL-IN assisting coaches at all levels around the country helping students with the voting process. He also serves as a coaching mentor for young coaches as part of the NABC mentor circle. Most individuals also know Coach Price as something much different. Since the late 80’s, he has been a Walt Disney World Cast Member in many roles; Accounting, Merchandise, Marketing and for the last 25 years, he has had the role of Entertainment Character Performer. His career started at a small NCAA Division II college in the mountains of WV, Davis & Elkins College. After his first season as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, he was appointed Head Coach for Men’s Golf. During his 7 years leading the Senator’s golf program, the program went from the bottom of the WVIAC to a NCAA D-II Top 25 program. It also earned him a spot on his first national committee, NCAA Advisory Committee (Championship Selections). During his last two seasons with the Senators, Price accepted the position as Head Women’s Basketball Coach. A short tenure that proved very fruitful for D&E as he recruited the foundation that would lead them to the top of the WVIAC. Price graduated from Marshall University and is married to Dr. Cynthia Price (Carr). They have two sons and four grandchildren.

Laney Mears enters into her first year as an assistant coach with the Hendrix women's basketball program in 2025-26. Mears was a two-time All-GAC selection at Ouachita Baptist and holds the single-season program record in free-throw percentage after going 67-72 (0.933) at the line in 2023-24. Mears is a member of the 1000-point club, having scored 1,322 points over her four years. She averaged 12.4 points per game and finished her career with a remarkable 0.912 mark from the free-throw line. A native of Vilonia, Arkansas, Mears graduated from OBU in 2025 with a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Communications & Media.