Penny Hardaway announced that he has added Tony Madlock as associate head coach and Sean Mock and Trevor DeLoach as assistant coaches for the 2026-27 season.
Tony Madlock returned home for a second time on March 30, 2026 joining Hardaway’s staff as associate head coach.
A native Memphian and former Tigers point guard, Madlock joined Hardaway’s staff as an assistant shortly after Hardaway was hired in March 2018. In his first season as an assistant, he helped the Tigers reach the second round of the NIT.
Madlock has amassed more than 20 years as a college assistant and served as interim head coach at the end of the 2017-18 season at Ole Miss. He spent four seasons at Ole Miss before coming to Memphis.
At Memphis, Madlock re-unites with Hardaway, a teammate of his with the Tigers during the 1991-92 season. Madlock and Hardaway helped the Tigers reach the Elite Eight in 1992.
Madlock spent the past fourth seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Alabama State University. Madlock led the Hornets to a historic 2024-25 season as ASU won 20 games for only the fifth time in school history, and the first since the 2008-09 season.
The Hornets finished the season on a magical run that saw them win 10 of their final 12 games, including three consecutive at the SWAC Tournament to win the program’s fifth tournament title, which also saw them move on to the program’s fifth NCAA Tournament with the automatic berth. The Hornets finished the regular season 20-16 overall and 12-6 in SWAC action.
ASU made its second First Four appearance and picked up the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory with a last-second basket to defeat Saint Francis 70-68. From there the Hornets moved into the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against #1 seed Auburn.
Following the season Madlock was named the HBCU Sports Coach of the Year, while Amar Knox was named First Team All-SWAC and TJ Madlock was named to the second team.
His second season saw the Hornets improve from eight wins from his first season to 13 wins in season two, which also saw ASU improve from six conference wins in season one to eight wins in season two.
In his first season at the helm of the Hornets, Madlock led the team to an 8-23 record including a non-conference victory over Eastern Illinois, while also leading the team to six Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victories in his first season. He also coached his son, T.J., to the SWAC Newcomer of the Year award after averaging 11.2 points per game.
Madlock arrived at Alabama State after a year at South Carolina State in which his team finished 15-16 overall and 7-7 in the MEAC, falling to Morgan State in the conference tournament. The Bulldogs recorded non-conference victories over South Florida, High Point, Tennessee State, The Citadel, and Charleston Southern. They averaged 71.8 points per game last season while shooting 39.3 percent from the floor, while also leading the nation in offensive rebounds per game (15.23). They also finished third in the country in total rebounds per game at 41.81, trailing only Buffalo and Gonzaga.
He was named as a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, given to college basketball’s top first-year coach after leading South Carolina State to its highest win total since 2015-16. The 15 wins by South Carolina State is the highest total in five seasons, with he and his son – TJ – leading the Bulldogs to one of the top turnarounds in the NCAA with 14 more wins than the program had all of 2020-21.During the 2016-17 season, Madlock helped guide the Rebels to 22 victories and a trip to the NIT Quarterfinals. He coached Sebastian Saiz to all-league honors and a record-breaking senior season. Saiz set the school record by pulling down 409 boards. He averaged a double-double (15.1 points, 11.4 rebounds).
During the 2015-16 campaign, Madlock and the Rebels won 20 games for the second time in as many seasons. Senior guard Stefan Moody earned first team All-SEC honors for the second-straight season.
In his first season at Ole Miss, Madlock helped the Rebels win 21 games and advance in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. Under his guidance, Moody earned first team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and the league’s coaches.
Madlock also spent four seasons as an assistant on Tony Barbee’s staff at Auburn and four seasons as an assistant at UTEP. He was an assistant for nine seasons at Arkansas State.
At Auburn, Madlock helped coach Chris Denson to All-SEC second team honors in 2013-14, and he recruited three top-100 players to the Plains during his time with the Tigers.
In his four years at UTEP, Madlock recruited 2010 C-USA Player of the Year, Randy Culpepper, and Arnett Moultrie, a 2009 C-USA All-Freshman Team selection. UTEP won the 2010 Conference USA Championship with a 26-7 overall record and a 15-1 league mark as the Miners advanced to the NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual NCAA runner-up Butler.
He also coached Stefon Jackson, who is the all-time leading scorer in UTEP and Conference USA history, All-CUSA second-team selection Derrick Carracter, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010, and C-USA All-Defensive Team member Julyan Stone.
Madlock spent six of his nine years at Arkansas State as the assistant head coach prior to going to El Paso. He helped Arkansas State to the 1998 Sun Belt Conference regular season championship and the 1999 Sun Belt Conference tournament title, as he recruited six junior college All-Americans to the school.
He also recruited the only junior college player in Arkansas State history to score 1,000 points in two seasons. He coached four all-conference players and the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year.
Madlock began his coaching career as an assistant and teacher at his alma mater, Melrose High School, in Memphis. The Golden Wildcats posted a 67-29 mark over the three seasons with Madlock on the staff, and Melrose was the 1997 state tournament runner-up with a 32-7 record.
Madlock also starred at Melrose, receiving honorable mention All-America and first-team All-State honors as a point guard while lettering three years.
Madlock earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from then-Memphis State in 1991 in 3.5 years. The Memphis started three of his four seasons and played on teams that went to four straight postseason tournaments.
A four-year letterman and three-year starter for Memphis from 1988-92, Madlock was a member of four postseason tournament teams for the Tigers, reaching the NCAA Tournament and NIT two times each.
He still ranks among the school’s all-time leaders for games played (128) and averaged double figures as a junior and senior.
Madlock played one year of professional basketball in South America before starting his coaching career.
Sean Mock arrives in Memphis after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach at Tulane.
During his tenure with the Green Wave, Mock has helped Tulane accumulate 107 victories including the program’s first 20-win season in 2022-23 since 2012-13 and the program’s first postseason berth since 2014 with a trip to the Inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.
During the 2024-25 campaign, Tulane led the American Conference in field goal percentage holding opponents to 41.1 percent shooting from the floor. The Wave matched its best performance in league play finishing with a 12-6 mark to place fourth. Mock also helped three players earn all-conference honors after the 24-25 season (Rowan Brumbaugh – First Team, Kaleb Banks – Second Team, Kam Williams – Freshman Team).
In 2022-23 the Green Wave lead the conference in scoring (79.9), assists (15.6), and free throw percentage (77.7). Tulane also led the nation in possessions per game averaging 77.0 possessions per contest. The Wave finished the season with a 12-6 league record and posted his best finish in the AAC since joining the conference in 2014 by landing third.
Tulane has led the AAC in free throw percentage in three of Mock’s four seasons with the Green Wave. The Wave has also produced seven all-conference performers during Mock’s tenure including two first team honors by Jalen Cook (2022 & 2023) and the Most Improved Player Award recipient Kevin Cross in 2022.
Mock came to New Orleans after one season on Ron Hunter’s staff at Georgia State after joining the program in September 2018 as special assistant to the head coach.
Mock previously served as an assistant coach at Henderson State for the 2017-18 campaign, following a two-year stint at Northwood University.
At Northwood, he worked directly with guards and wings including all-league point guard Maurice Jones who went on to play professionally in Canada. In his final season with the Timberwolves, Mock was elevated to associate head coach as well as recruiting coordinator and assisted in signing six players.
Prior to his stint at Northwood, Mock was the director of basketball operations at Miami University (Ohio) for four years. There, Mock assisted with the day-to-day duties responsibilities of the team. He also served as a volunteer assistant coach for one year during the 2011-12 season.
A four-year letterwinner at Miami, Mock played under head coach Charlie Coles and was selected as the team’s co-captain his senior season. He earned the Spirit of Miami Award, which is presented annually to both a male and female student-athlete for their exceptional enthusiastic commitments to their team. He also twice earned the team’s Marshal North Award, which is given to the player who best exemplifies the virtue of loyalty to the University, the team, and coaches, and whose personal sacrifice of time, effort and energy contribute materially to the advancement of the record of the team.
Mock earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Miami in 2010. He and his wife Andrea were married in the fall of 2015.
- Title: Assistant Coach
Trevor DeLoach was announced as an assistant coach under head coach Penny Hardaway on March 30 2026.
DeLoach has earned national recognition in the coaching ranks. In 2025, he was named to Silver Waves Media’s Elite 75 “Future Head Coach” list, which spotlights rising assistants with distinguished achievements and head coaching potential.
DeLoach spent the 2024-25 season at UTSA, where he helped develop Primo Spears into an American Conference second-team selection. He was heavily involved in recruiting and player development for the Roadrunners.
Before UTSA, DeLoach served three seasons as an assistant coach at Jacksonville from 2021-24. He was part of 50 victories during that span, including a runner-up finish in the 2022 ASUN Championship. The Dolphins built one of the nation’s top defenses under his watch, finishing fifth nationally in scoring defense in 2022. He recruited and developed several standouts, including All-ASUN first-team guard Kevion Nolan and Tommy Bruner, who ranked second nationally in scoring during the 2023-24 season.
DeLoach previously spent two seasons at Nicholls State from 2019-21, including a stint as associate head coach. He recruited six All-Southland Conference honorees, including Ty Gordon, the 2021 Southland Newcomer of the Year, and helped guide the Colonels to a Southland regular-season championship, a league tournament finals appearance and 21 victories.
DeLoach spent the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at South Carolina State University, where he worked with All-MEAC guards Eric Eaves and Ed Stephens daily. He performed skill development with guards and post players, handled scheduling and was the camp director of the largest camps in school history.
DeLoach served as the assistant men’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Maryland Eastern Shore University from 2014-16. There he recruited several all-conference players, including 2015 MEAC Rookie of the Year Ryan Andino. He also organized travel, managed the budget and planned and controlled study hall for the Hawks.
DeLoach was a graduate assistant for his alma mater, UNCW, during the 2013-14 season. For the Seahawks, he prepared scouting reports and maintained the scouting database. DeLoach also managed the budget for the team’s travel and trained student-athletes during the offseason.
Deloach was the team captain for his final three seasons at UNCW. He was an All-CAA honorable mention selection in 2011 and named most improved in 2010. During his lone season at Chipola College, he helped the Indians to a 35-2 record, including the program’s first-ever unbeaten record in the Panhandle. DeLoach also spent a season at South Carolina.
