Staff Directory
Robby Pridgen
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Robby Pridgen joins John Groce's inaugural coaching staff for the 2026-2027 Charleston men's basketball season.
Pridgen follows Groce from Akron, spending the last nine seasons as an assistant coach for the Zips and serving on the sideline for three straight Mid-American Conference Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to Akron, Pridgen spent eight seasons at Robert Morris. During his time at RMU, the Colonials posted a 157-118 overall record with five 20-plus win seasons and a 97-45 Northeast Conference mark. He helped lead the Colonials to back-to-back NIT appearances in 2013 and 2014, earning a pair of NEC regular-season titles. In addition, Pridgen made two trips to the NCAA Tournament after the Colonials won their seventh and eighth NEC Tournament Championships in 2010 and 2015.
Prior to Robert Morris, Pridgen spent three seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater Roanoke College, where he helped guide the Division III Maroons to an overall record of 54-27 with 17-plus wins in all three campaigns. In 2006-07, the Maroons made an appearance in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament championship game and posted an overall record of 17-11 that season, followed by marks of 18-9 (2007-08) and 19-7(2008-09).
Pridgen started his coaching career as an assistant at Division III Mount Union (2003-04) before spending two seasons at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP, 2004-06).
A standout during his playing career at Roanoke, Pridgen ranks sixth all-time on the career scoring list at Roanoke after compiling 1,586 points. In addition, he has career records for 3-pointers (228), 3-point field goal attempts (568) and free-throw percentage (.864). He was named to the Roanoke Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
He played his prep career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.
Pridgen follows Groce from Akron, spending the last nine seasons as an assistant coach for the Zips and serving on the sideline for three straight Mid-American Conference Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to Akron, Pridgen spent eight seasons at Robert Morris. During his time at RMU, the Colonials posted a 157-118 overall record with five 20-plus win seasons and a 97-45 Northeast Conference mark. He helped lead the Colonials to back-to-back NIT appearances in 2013 and 2014, earning a pair of NEC regular-season titles. In addition, Pridgen made two trips to the NCAA Tournament after the Colonials won their seventh and eighth NEC Tournament Championships in 2010 and 2015.
Prior to Robert Morris, Pridgen spent three seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater Roanoke College, where he helped guide the Division III Maroons to an overall record of 54-27 with 17-plus wins in all three campaigns. In 2006-07, the Maroons made an appearance in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament championship game and posted an overall record of 17-11 that season, followed by marks of 18-9 (2007-08) and 19-7(2008-09).
Pridgen started his coaching career as an assistant at Division III Mount Union (2003-04) before spending two seasons at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP, 2004-06).
A standout during his playing career at Roanoke, Pridgen ranks sixth all-time on the career scoring list at Roanoke after compiling 1,586 points. In addition, he has career records for 3-pointers (228), 3-point field goal attempts (568) and free-throw percentage (.864). He was named to the Roanoke Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
He played his prep career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.
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