The University of Maryland Shore men’s basketball team has brought on Raheem Waller as a new assistant.

“I’m ecstatic to have Coach Waller as a part of our family here at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore,” Coach Clifford Reed said. “He brings a plethora of experience in recruiting and coaching at different levels including coaching in this league.”

Waller comes to Eastern Shore after three seasons at Buford High School in South Carolina as the head coach. During Waller’s stint he had two playoff appearances and was once named Region Coach of the Year.

On the collegiate level, Waller has been on the staff at schools on the Division I and Division II levels. His career as a coach began with a one-year stint at Elizabeth City State University in 2004-05. Other stops for Waller include Chipola College, University of West Georgia, Georgia State University, Coastal Carolina, and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schools Florida A&M University and Savannah State. During those stops he served of the staffs of former national coaches of the year Cliff Ellis and Rod Barnes at Coastal Carolina and Georgia State respectively.

“I am thankful and grateful to Coach Reed and Maryland Eastern Shore for this opportunity,” Waller said. “I have coached and played in this league which will aide in me being able to make an immediate impact on The Shore.”

Prior to coaching, Waller enjoyed a professional career in the International Basketball League and United States Basketball League as well as internationally.

As a player he was a standout and team captain at South Carolina State University. Waller earned all-conference and all-tournament honors while leading the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in 1996 and 1998. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial technology from South Carolina State in 1999 and Masters in Sport Management from American Public University in 2016.

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