Corey Gipson, who helped lead Austin Peay to consecutive Ohio Valley Conference championships in 2002-03 and 2003-04, is returning to his alma mater as assistant basketball coach.

Gipson, who spent the last two seasons as associate head coach at North Carolina Greensboro, will replace Scott Combs, who left earlier this spring to become head coach at Martin Methodist.

Gipson recently left UNC Greensboro for Furman after a head-coaching change was made at the North Carolina school.

Gipson was named to the UNCG staff as an assistant coach on June 20, 2009 and a year later was elevated to associate head coach. A strong recruiter, Gipson earned his promotion to associate head coach mainly due to his exceptional recruiting skills. Along with being the program’s top recruiter, Gipson worked with the frontcourt players last season.

Gipson earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Austin Peay, earning the first in 2004 and completing his graduate work in 2005. He also earned an associate’s degree from Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., before transferring to Austin Peay.

Before going to UNCG, he spent four seasons on the staff at Division II Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va. He coordinated the Trojans’ recruiting efforts for head coach Tony Collins, APSU’s longtime assistant coach who had recruited Gipson out of junior college.

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