Casey Wyllie has joined the Olney Central College coaching staff after serving the last two years as the Director of Basketball Operations at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
While working at SIUE, Wyllie was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program including weekly schedules, planning and coordinating team travel, academics, and budget management. Wyllie also acted as the team liaison for compliance which included maintaining and turning in phone logs to compliance, proactively identifying and resolving any walk-on eligibility issues, previewing official and unofficial visit compliance paperwork, and informing compliance of all coaches’ travel schedules. In addition, Wyllie coordinated, planned, and directed all SIUE summer basketball camps.
During his time at SIUE, Wyllie was part of back-to-back OVC Conference Tournament appearances, which was the first time the Cougars had made the tournament since the 2014-2015 season.
Prior to SIUE, Wyllie had a brief coaching stop at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Ind., during June 2017.
Before Vincennes, Wyllie served as a Graduate Assistant Coach for Louisiana Tech in Ruston, La., from 2015-2017. He assisted the Director of Basketball Operations at Louisiana Tech with the day-to-day operations of the program including organizing recruiting efforts, travel arrangements, and summer basketball camps. He earned his master’s degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Administration of Sport and Physical Activity from Louisiana Tech in November 2017.
During his time at Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs finished with a combined record of 46-20 while making back-to-back Conference USA Tournament appearances.
Wyllie earned his bachelor’s degree in Workforce Education from SIU at Carbondale in 2015. During his time at SIU, Wyllie gained valuable coaching experience as the head freshmen boys’ basketball coach at Benton High School. He finished with a combined record of 43-23, including a 21-0 record in his third season.
Wyllie earned an associate’s degree from John A. Logan College in 2012. During his time at John A. Logan, he coached at Elverado High School in Elkville during the 2011-12 season.
A native of Dwight, Ill., Wyllie is a 2010 graduate of Dwight Township High School. During his senior year, Dwight finished the season with a 28-4 record and made a sectional finals appearance.
Coach Mike Burris said of adding Wyllie to his coaching staff, “We are excited to add Casey to our staff this year. He is young, energetic, and passionate about coaching young people. He is a Southern Illinois native, which will help in our recruiting efforts. He is a hungry, young coach who we think will do a tremendous job here. Casey is a great addition to our community and basketball program.”
