Matt McCullough has been named as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Garrett College.
McCullough grew up in Garrett County, graduating from Southern Garrett High School in 2016. During his years at Southern Garrett, McCullough was a standout 3-sport athlete in Basketball, Baseball and Golf. Foregoing collegiate athletics, McCullough decided to focus his attention on committing to coaching basketball. McCullough attended Frostburg State in the fall of 2016 and graduated in 2.5 years in the fall of 2018, while earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science and a Minor in Coaching.
While attending Frostburg State, McCullough spent his years assisting at the Boy’s Varsity Basketball level. He assisted Coach Tom Bosley, who has guided the Southern Rams for almost 40 seasons. Coach Bosley is a 400+ win coach, and in the 3 seasons that McCullough was a full time assistant, he helped them to a 64-12 overall record. During his 3 full-seasons from 2017-2020, Southern Garrett reached 3 Regional finals, winning two of them, as well as helping guide the team to back to back Maryland 1a state tournament bids.
In the summer of 2020, McCullough joined Coach Sean Brown’s staff at Frostburg State University. In a Covid-19 impacted season, McCullough helped guide a disciplined Men’s Basketball team in which Frostburg was the only team not to have a COVID-19 pause during the shortened regular season. McCullough’s role expanded in his first full-season with the Bobcats, helping lead a young and improving group in the 2nd season of FSU’s tenure in the Mountain East Conference.
At 23 years old, McCullough brings a youthful and passionate outlook to Garrett College Men’s Basketball. For the first time in 36 years, Garrett College has a new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. McCullough looks to guide the Men’s Basketball program to continued success after the best season in school history with the 2020-2021 team finishing 4th in the nation.
The ultimate goal for McCullough is to help student athletes make strides on reaching their life goals after Garrett College. Whether that be looking to enter the workforce or play professional basketball, McCullough views his main job is to help student athletes make strides toward achieving their goals.
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