Larry Vickers (basketball)
American basketball player and coach
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Larry Vickers is the head coach for the Auburn Tigers women's basketball team.[1] He was previously the head coach of Norfolk State for nine seasons from 2016 to 2025.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Auburn |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 15–17 (.469) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Norfolk State University |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2008 | Norfolk State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Men's basketball | |
| 2008–2013 | Norfolk State (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Norfolk State (associate HC) |
| Women's basketball | |
| 2016 | Norfolk State (interim) |
| 2016–2025 | Norfolk State |
| 2025–present | Auburn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 192–116 (.623) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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College career
Vickers grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and graduated from Ocean Lakes High School.[2]
Coaching career
Men's Basketball
At the conclusion of his playing career, Vickers would join his alma mater as an assistant coach in 2008. He'd then be promoted to associate head coach in 2013.[citation needed]
Women's Basketball
Norfolk State
In mid-January 2016, Vickers was named interim head coach of the Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team after Debra Clark was reassigned after starting the season 0–16.
In March 2016, Vickers was hired as Spartans' new head coach after finishing the season 3–8 in 11 games under Vickers with five of the eight losses being by single digits.[3]
Auburn
Vickers was announced as the new head coach of Auburn on March 23, 2025.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) (2016–2025) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Norfolk State | 3–8 | 3–7 | T–12th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Norfolk State | 15–15 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Norfolk State | 18–11 | 11–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Norfolk State | 17–15 | 10–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Norfolk State | 19–11 | 12–4 | T–2nd | Postseason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 2020–21 | Norfolk State | 5–9 | 3–5 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 2021–22 | Norfolk State | 17–12 | 11–3 | T–1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Norfolk State | 26–7 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Norfolk State | 27–6 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2024–25 | Norfolk State | 30–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Norfolk State: | 177–99 (.641) | 97–41 (.703) | |||||||
| Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | Auburn | 15–17 | 3–13 | 15th | |||||
| Auburn: | 15–17 (.469) | 3–13 (.188) | |||||||
| Total: | 192–116 (.623) | ||||||||