Virginia State University Men's Basketball

The 2024-25 season will be Head Men's Basketball Coach Lonnie Blow, Jr.'s 11th season at Virginia State after being hired prior to the 2013 season.  Most recently, Coach Blow, Jr. led the Trojans to a 17-11 overall record in 2022-23. Virginia State went 10-6 in conference play, resulting in a first round bye in the CIAA Basketball Tournament. In 2021-22, Coach Blow, Jr. had the first losing season of his collegiate head coaching career with a 10-16 record and an appearance in the CIAA Tournament Quarterfinals. However, in the year prior, the Trojans went 19-9 overall, 12-3 in conference action, claimed the CIAA Northern Division title, and earned an at-large berth in the NCAA Atlantic Region Basketball Tournament before the COVID-19 Pandemic forced the cancellation of the tournament. In 2018-19, Coach Blow, Jr. led the Trojans to their best season in school record with a 28-5 overall record that including a program-record 16 consecutive wins, a CIAA Tournament Championship, and an appearance in the semifinals of the NCAA Atlantic Region. The performance earned Virginia State the title of HBCU Mid-Major National Champions. Coach Blow, Jr. received the Clarence “Big House Gaines” National Coach of the Year award, the BOXTOROW Coach of the Year award, the NABC All-Atlantic Region Co-Coach of the Year award, the HBCU Digest Male Coach of the Year, and the CIAA Coach of the Year award after the season.  In 2017-18, Coach Blow, Jr. led the Trojans to the No. 1 ranking in the Atlantic Region, making Virginia State the host, while posting a 25-5 overall record. The Trojans finished the season as NCAA Atlantic Region Semi-Finalists and Coach Blow, Jr. earned CIAA Coach of the Year and NCAA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors. In 2015-16, Coach Blow, Jr. earned his first CIAA Coach of the Year award and his first CIAA Conference Tournament Championship with the Trojans. It was also the first BOXTOROW Coach of the Year honor, the first HBCU Mid-Major Coach of the Year honor, and first NCAA Tournament appearance for Coach Blow, Jr. for the Trojans, who finished the season with a 24-6 record. Coach Blow, Jr. is the first head coach in CIAA basketball history to win a conference championship at two different CIAA institutions and he holds four CIAA Coach of the Year awards, including three with the Trojans. Coach Blow, Jr. won his first CIAA Tournament Championship and was awarded his first CIAA Coach of the Year honor in 2009-10 with St. Augustine's. The Falcons' 27 wins that season is a school-record and Coach Blow, Jr. coached St. Augustine's for three years and had a 62-27 overall record with the Falcons. As an assistant coach, Blow, Jr. has a 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Championship with Old Dominion University and a 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship with Hampton University. Coach Blow, Jr. was an assistant with the Monarchs from 2010-2012 and the Pirates from 2006-2008. In 2000, Coach Blow, Jr. won a Virginia High School League State Championship as Head Boy's Basketball Coach at Granby High School and then led them to a state semifinals appearance in 2001 with a record of 27-3. Coach Blow, Jr. received his B.S. in sociology and criminal justice in 1982 from Virginia Wesleyan College, where he also starred on the basketball team from 1978 to 1982. Blow Jr. Was named the Dixie Conference Player of the Year in his junior season. Also, Blow Jr. was a three-time all-conference selection and a two-time South Atlantic Region All-American selection. He finished his collegiate career as the Marlins’ third-leading scorer all-time with 1,574 points. His 281 made field goals in 1980-81 is still a Marlins record and his 698 career field goals is second in school history. In 2009, Blow Jr. was inducted into the Virginia Wesleyan College Hall of Fame.  Coach Blow, Jr. is married to Donna Maxine and has one adult son, Kenneth.   Year(s) School Position Record 2013-26    Virginia State University Head Coach 214-103 2008-10,2012-13 Saint Augustine's University Head Coach 62-27 2010-2012 Old Dominion University Assistant Coach 2006-08 Norfolk State University Assistant Coach 2005-06    Hampton University Assistant Coach

Millette Green has been announced as the seventh head coach of the Virginia State University Women's Basketball program by Associate Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Tiffani-Dawn B. Sykes on April 15, 2025. "In VSU Athletics, we're committed to aligning with both departmental and institutional priorities, and that starts with putting students at the center of everything we do," said Sykes. "We were intentional about identifying a leader who prioritizes the student experience above all else, and Coach Millette Green understands that responsibility. She has a strong reputation as a recruiter and deep ties within the Commonwealth. As a product of the Boo Williams Summer League, she brings with her the competitive foundation that defines girls' and women's basketball in Virginia. I'm excited to welcome her back to the state and to the VSU family." Millette Green most recently served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest University beginning in the 2022–23 season. While with the Demon Deacons, she oversaw the wing players and, alongside the recruiting director, spearheaded the program's recruiting efforts. Last season, Wake Forest finished with the second-most three-pointers made in program history, with 227. Helping lead recruiting efforts, the Demon Deacons signed a top-25 recruiting class according to ESPNW during Green's first season on campus. This marked the first time since the 2014 class that Wake Forest signed multiple top-100 players in the same class and just the second time in the ESPNW era. "With great honor and gratitude, I am excited to lead the women's basketball program at Virginia State University," said Green. "This program has a winning tradition with five CIAA conference championships. I strive to build upon the foundation laid here and compete for championships at every level. I look forward to representing and engaging with the Trojan community." Prior to her time at Wake Forest, Green served as head coach of the Augusta University Women's Basketball program (2017–22), top assistant at William & Mary (2013–17), associate head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University (2010–13), assistant coach at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (2008–10), and assistant coach at Robert Morris University (2007–08). While at Augusta, Green helped lead a team that had just four wins in her first season to a 15-win team in her final season. While at William & Mary, she helped guide the program to some of its best seasons in recent history. In 2016–17, W&M tied a school record with 20 wins, won a CAA Tournament game for the first time since 2009, and advanced to the CAA Semifinals for the first time since 2001. The Tribe also won 11 straight games — the longest single-season streak in school history — from Nov. 18, 2016, to Jan. 2, 2017. Under her guidance, 27 different players have earned All-Conference honors, and two received Player of the Year awards. In 2007–08, while at Robert Morris University, Sade Logan was named Northeast Conference Player of the Year, and in 2018–19, Asia Harrison was named Peach Belt Freshman of the Year. In the classroom, Coach Green's teams have also succeeded, with 32 players earning spots on their conference's All-Academic Team. Green is a 2003 graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where she was a member of the women's basketball team. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and an MBA Preparatory Certificate from UMBC. Green began her collegiate career at East Carolina University before transferring to UMBC. She later earned a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Sports Management from Barry University.   School Years Position Record VSU 2025-Present  Wake Forest 2022-2025 Assistant Coach Augusta 2021-2022 Head Coach 15-13 Augusta 2020-2021 Head Coach 6-8 Augusta 2019-2020 Head Coach 12-17 Augusta 2018-2019 Head Coach 7-21 Augusta 2017-2018 Head Coach 4-22 William and Mary 2013-2017 Assistant Coach Fairleigh Dickinson (Teaneck) 2010-2013 Assistant Coach IUPUI (now IU Indy) 2008-2010 Assistant Coach Robert Morris  2007-2008 Assistant Coach Conference Champions

Jahmere Howze joined the Virginia State Men's Basketball Coaching Staff in August 2022 and the 2023-24 season will mark his second season as a graduate assistant coach for the Trojans. Coach Howze is a 2019 graduate of Virginia State, where he also played on the 2018-19 Trojans squad that was named HBCU Mid-Major National Champions, CIAA Tournament Champions, and an appearance in the NCAA Atlantic Region Semifinals. Virginia State won a school-record 28 games that year with Howze earning a place on the All-CIAA and the All-District teams after averaging a team-high 14.1 points, plus 5.9 rebounds per game.  Howze attended the California University of Pennslyvania in 2017-18 and Urbana University from 2015-17. Howze averaged 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Vulcans and finished with career totals of 15.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Blue Knights. He was a 2016-17 All-Mountain East Conference (MEC) Honorable Mention. Coach Howze is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and he has played basketball overseas in Germany and Chile and his other coaching experience was Head Junior Varsity Coach at Warrensville Heights High School in Ohio.

  Year(s) School Position Record 2025-26         Virginia State University Assistant Coach 2018-23     Augusta University Student Athlete

Coach White joined the VSU basketball staff in the 2023-24 season and is in her first season as an assistant women's basketball coach. She was a four year player at Radford University where she gathered many accolades including Big-South All-Freshman team, Big-South Honorable mention and a two time Big-South First-Team selections. For her career she averaged 9.5 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game. In her senior season she averaged 10.3 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game.    Year(s) School Position Record 2023-26         Virginia State University Assistant Coach 2014-18     Radford University Student Athlete

Ricardo Marsh joined Virginia State University as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach in 2021-22. The 2025-26 season will mark Marsh's fourth season as an assistant under the leadership of Head Coach Lonnie Blow, Jr.   Coach Marsh has helped a pair of VSU student-athletes (Francis Fitzgerald and Terrence Hunter-Whitfield) to consecutive All-CIAA honors in 2021-22 and 2022-23. In 2022-23, the Trojans finished 17-11 overall and a 10-6 mark in conference play, which earned Virginia State a first-round bye in the 2023 CIAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Prior to VSU, Coach Marsh founded “Ricardo Marsh Training’ where he offered a wide range of basketball and personal training services. Marsh was the Executive Director of Team Marsh Athletics, which has a direct affiliation to Boo Williams. The North Carolina native also served as the CEO of Ricardo Marsh Training, llc. Ricardo Marsh has played professionally overseas in Turkey, Japan, Israel, Latvia, Ukraine, Serbia, and Dubai as well as a stint with the Atlanta Hawks. He led the Israel Basketball Premier League in scoring in 2007 while earning all-star appearances and national championships.    Marsh is an Old Dominion University graduate with a background in Sports Management.     Year  School  Position  Record  2023-26  Virginia State University  Assistant Coach  1999-2003 Old Dominion University Player CAA All Freshman Team CAA All-Conference x2 NABC All State NABC All Region ODU Male Athlete of the Year