Eastern New Mexico University Athletic Director Dr. Jeff Geiser has announced the resignation of Men’s Basketball Coach Andrew Helton, due to personal reasons. Helton returned the Greyhounds to the Lone Star Conference tournament in his second year as coach, which started a run of four consecutive appearances after ENMU had missed the championships for six straight years.
Helton concluded his five-year stint at Eastern with 62 wins, ranked sixth in career victories in program history and fifth in wins per season (12.4). He joined the staff for the 2009-10 season and guided the team to a six-game improvement in its record, nearly reaching the Lone Star Conference tournament. The following season saw ENMU post a winning record in LSC play and finished with 13 total wins and eight victories on the road.
Stott Carter has been appointed Interim Head Coach of the Greyhound Basketball team.
During Carter’s tenure at ENMU, the Greyhounds reached the LSC Tournament four times and accumulated 62 victories. Rodney Blackmon garnered all-district honors, while the Hounds received 12 All-LSC selections in addition to many academic accolades.
Prior to arriving in Portales, he was an assistant at Pfeiffer University. During the 2007-2008 season, the Falcons went 21-8, and finished second in the Conference Carolinas, with wins over nationally ranked Mount Olive, West Virginia State, and defending national champions Barton College. Carter also coached Second Team All-Conference guard Robert McGriff.
Before his stint at Pfeiffer, he was an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. While he was at Corpus Christi, the Islanders were 46-15. During the 2006-2007 season, TAMU-CC made the NCAA tournament, playing a first round game against Wisconsin. The Islanders led for 31 minutes of the contest, including stretching the lead to 18 in the first half. Carter also coached Southland Conference Player of the Year, Chris Daniels.
Previously, he coached at Kilgore College and Central Florida Community College.
Carter has tremendous experience in the world of college basketball, having coached at the junior college, NCAA Division II, and Division I levels. He began his career as a student assistant with Billy Donovan during his first season at the University of Florida. Four years later, after a NCAA Final Four, a national championship game appearance, two Sweet Sixteen appearances, and a SEC Championship, Carter became a graduate assistant position on Donavan’s staff. He also played for Athletes in Action, on tour in Europe and the Middle East against Olympic and professional teams.
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