Ross Hodge
American college basketball coach (born 1980)
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Ross A. Hodge (born July 15, 1980)[1] is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Virginia |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 18–14 (.563) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 15, 1980[1] Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2001 | Paris JC |
| 2001–2003 | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Texas A&M–Commerce (assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | Paris JC (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | Paris JC |
| 2009–2011 | Midland |
| 2011–2012 | Southern Miss (assistant) |
| 2012–2016 | Colorado State (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Arkansas State (associate HC) |
| 2017–2023 | North Texas (associate HC) |
| 2023–2025 | North Texas |
| 2025–present | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 64–38 (.627) (college) 146–24 (.859) (NJCAA) |
| Tournaments | 4–1 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Western Junior Athletics Conference Regular Season (2011) | |
Playing career
Hodge played two years of college basketball at Paris Junior College before transferring to Texas A&M–Commerce.[3]
Coaching career
Following graduation, Hodge became an assistant coach at his alma mater, where he stayed for two seasons before accepting the head coaching position at his other former school, Paris Junior College. While at Paris, he led the Dragons to an 83–17 overall record and two Texas Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season championships as well as an eighth-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament in 2008.[4][2] Following his stint at Paris, Hodge moved to Midland College where he had a 63–7 overall record, guiding the team to national runner up in the NJCAA tournament in 2011.[5]
In 2011, Hodge joined the staff at Southern Miss under Larry Eustachy for a single season.[6] He'd follow Eustachy to Colorado State where he stayed from 2012 to 2016 before joining Grant McCasland's staff at Arkansas State, and subsequently following McCasland to North Texas in 2017.[7][8]
On April 2, 2023, he was promoted to head coach at North Texas after McCasland accepted the head coaching position at Texas Tech.[9][10][11][12][13]
On March 26, 2025, it was announced that he signed a 5-year deal with former North Texas Mean Green athletic director colleague Wren Baker to become the current head coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team.[14]
Head coaching record
NCAA DI
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Mean Green (American Athletic Conference) (2023–2025) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | North Texas | 19–15 | 10–8 | 7th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2024–25 | North Texas | 27–9 | 14–4 | 2nd | NIT Semifinals | ||||
| North Texas: | 46–24 (.657) | 24–12 (.667) | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Big 12 Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | West Virginia | 18–14 | 9–9 | T–7th | CBC | ||||
| West Virginia: | 18–14 (.563) | 9–9 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 64–38 (.627) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NJCAA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Junior College (Region XIV) (2006–2009) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Paris JC | 26–4[15] | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Paris JC | 30–7[16] | NJCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Paris JC | 25–6[17] | |||||||
| Paris JC: | 83–17 (.830) | ||||||||
| Midland College (WJCAC) (2009–2011) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Midland College | 30–3[18] | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Midland College | 31–4[19] | 1st | NJCAA Division I Runner Up | |||||
| Midland College: | 63–7 (.900) | ||||||||
| Total: | 146–24 (.859) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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