Terry and Davis Join Men's Basketball Staff
5/28/2026 12:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston head men's basketball coach John Groce has announced the additions of Collin Terry and Austin Davis to his inaugural staff ahead of the 2026-27 season. Terry will serve as Director of Player Development while Davis will serve as Director of Sports Performance.
Terry comes to Charleston from The Pro Training Center, where he developed in and out of season coaching and development for NBA and college players such as Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Ryan Rollins, and Ajay Mitchell. Terry was essential in Siakam's offseason development program, helping the current Pacer to his fourth career All-Star selection. He was also the head coach of Life Sports Pre-Draft, where he trained future top 39 NBA draft picks.
Prior to his time at The Pro Training Center, Terry spent the 2024-25 season as the Associate Head Coach at Utah Prep, where he recruited the No. 1 overall prep player and three 4-star players.
Terry spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at BYU under Mark Pope. The Cougars finished fifth in the program's first season in the Big 12 after being picked 13th in the preseason poll. BYU defeated a program record four AP ranked teams, including a win over No. 7 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, and led the Big 12 and ranked 26th in the nation in rebounds per game.
Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, Terry served as an assistant coach in the NBA G League with the Greensboro Swarm, Maine Celtics, and Northern Arizona Suns.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Utah Valley in 2021.
TERRY FULL BIO
Davis reunites with Groce in Charleston after serving in the same role at Akron since 2024, helping the Zips to back-to-back MAC Conference Championships. Prior to his time in Akron, Davis had a brief stint as the Director of Men's Basketball Performance at Coastal Carolina from April 2024 – July 2024 and was the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Western Carolina from 2022 -2024 both with head coach Justin Gray.
Davis played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 2016-2021, serving as a team captain in 2021 under head coach Juwan Howard, helping the Wolverines to back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles and a trip to the National Championship in 2018.
Following his time with the Wolverines, Davis played professionally in Poland before returning to his alma mater for a strength and conditioning internship under Jon Sanderson, Michigan's head strength and conditioning coach. He worked primarily with the Michigan men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the golf teams in his return to Ann Arbor.
Davis is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach (USA Weightlifting), Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified, Applied Performance Coach certified, 3DMAPS certified, and CPR/AED certified through the American Red Cross.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2020 before earning his Master of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2021.
DAVIS FULL BIO
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Terry comes to Charleston from The Pro Training Center, where he developed in and out of season coaching and development for NBA and college players such as Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Ryan Rollins, and Ajay Mitchell. Terry was essential in Siakam's offseason development program, helping the current Pacer to his fourth career All-Star selection. He was also the head coach of Life Sports Pre-Draft, where he trained future top 39 NBA draft picks.
Prior to his time at The Pro Training Center, Terry spent the 2024-25 season as the Associate Head Coach at Utah Prep, where he recruited the No. 1 overall prep player and three 4-star players.
Terry spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at BYU under Mark Pope. The Cougars finished fifth in the program's first season in the Big 12 after being picked 13th in the preseason poll. BYU defeated a program record four AP ranked teams, including a win over No. 7 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, and led the Big 12 and ranked 26th in the nation in rebounds per game.
Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, Terry served as an assistant coach in the NBA G League with the Greensboro Swarm, Maine Celtics, and Northern Arizona Suns.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Utah Valley in 2021.
TERRY FULL BIO
Davis reunites with Groce in Charleston after serving in the same role at Akron since 2024, helping the Zips to back-to-back MAC Conference Championships. Prior to his time in Akron, Davis had a brief stint as the Director of Men's Basketball Performance at Coastal Carolina from April 2024 – July 2024 and was the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Western Carolina from 2022 -2024 both with head coach Justin Gray.
Davis played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 2016-2021, serving as a team captain in 2021 under head coach Juwan Howard, helping the Wolverines to back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles and a trip to the National Championship in 2018.
Following his time with the Wolverines, Davis played professionally in Poland before returning to his alma mater for a strength and conditioning internship under Jon Sanderson, Michigan's head strength and conditioning coach. He worked primarily with the Michigan men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the golf teams in his return to Ann Arbor.
Davis is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach (USA Weightlifting), Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified, Applied Performance Coach certified, 3DMAPS certified, and CPR/AED certified through the American Red Cross.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2020 before earning his Master of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2021.
DAVIS FULL BIO
Join the excitement and get ready for the 2026-27 season by requesting your season tickets today. Click here for more information.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's basketball, follow us on X (@CofCBasketball) and Instagram (@CofCBasketball).
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