Director of Athletics Abe Naff has announced the hiring of Curtis Peery as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Ferrum College. Peery comes to Ferrum from Roanoke College, where he served the past two years in the same role.

At Roanoke, Peery served as Head Men’s JV Basketball Coach and Head Men’s Golf Coach, responsible for all aspects of both programs. Prior to Roanoke he served two as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at University of Maryland-Eastern Shore from 2012-14, and three years as a graduate assistant at UMES.

Peery was a standout for Roanoke as a player, closing his career in 2009 in the #11 spot in school history in scoring with 1,349 career points. He also finished 13th in career rebounds with 649 and 12th in career free throws made with 304. Roanoke was a combined 68-39 during his four-year playing career.

Peery’s career honors include: Roanoke All-Century Team 2013, VaSID All-State first team in 2009, All-South Region second team in 2009, ODAC All-Conference first team in 2009, CNU Invitational All-Tournament Team and MVP in 2009, W&L Classic All-Tournament Team in 2009, ODAC All-Conference honorable mention in 2008, Domino’s Classic All-Tournament Team 2007, 2008 and 2009 (MVP in 2008), V-Foundation All-Tournament Team in 2007 and 2009 (MVP in 2009), ODAC All-Conference second team in 2007 and ODAC All-Tournament Team in 2007.

Peery graduated from Roanoke with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2009, then went on to earn his Master’s degree in Criminal Justice & Criminology from Maryland Eastern Shore in 2011. He began work at Ferrum on August 1.

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