Ben Fletcher (basketball)
American basketball player and coach (born 1981)
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Benjamin G. Fletcher (born January 1, 1981)[1] is a college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the High Point Panthers. He previously served as the interim head coach for the South Florida Bulls.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | High Point |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 1, 1981[1] |
| Alma mater | Troy University (2003) |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2003 | Troy |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Troy (student assistant) |
| 2005–2019 | Troy (assistant) |
| 2019–2023 | Kennesaw State (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | South Florida (assistant) |
| 2024–2025 | South Florida (interim HC) |
| 2025–present | High Point (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–19 (.406) |
Playing career
Fletcher played for the Troy Trojans from 2001 to 2003, where he played in 59 career games with 58 starts, where he averaged 13.4 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game, while also being named to the 2003 Atlantic Sun (ASUN) all-conference team, and being named the 2002 ASUN Conference Tournament MVP.[2][3]
Coaching career
Fletcher started his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Troy University. In 2019, Fletcher left the Trojans, joining Kennesaw State as an assistant coach.[4][5][6] Prior to the 2023 season, Fletcher joined South Florida as an assistant coach.[7][8] In June 2024, Fletcher was promoted by the Bulls to serve as the team's associate head coach.[9]
On October 29, 2024, Fletcher was named the interim head coach for the South Florida Bulls five days after the death of former head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim.[10][11]
Fletcher joined the coaching staff at High Point University on May 18, 2025.[12]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida Bulls (American Athletic Conference) (2024–2025) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | South Florida | 13–19 | 6–12 | T–9th | |||||
| South Florida: | 13–19 (.406) | 6–12 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 13–19 (.406) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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