Olney Central has named Casey Wyllie as men’s basketball interim head coach after the final Board of Trustee approval on June 16, 2020.  An assistant for the Blue Knights last year, Wyllie will begin directing the program following long time head coach Mike Burris, who took an assistant coaching position at the University of Indianapolis.  Burris was the head coach at Olney Central for the past fifteen years and was an assistant for four years prior to taking over as head coach in July 2005.  Burris also played at Olney Central.

“I am beyond excited to take over the basketball program at Olney Central.  I would like to thank Athletic Director Dennis Conley and President Rodney Ranes for giving me this opportunity.  This community, school, and athletic department has welcomed me with open arms since last June.  I cannot wait to build on the foundation that Coach Burris has laid here for over a decade.  I believe we have the necessary resources in place to compete at the top of the GRAC and Region 24.”

Prior to Wyllie’s time at OCC, he served as the Director of Basketball Operations at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville from 2017-2019.  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 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, Indiana during June 2017.

Before Vincennes, Wyllie served as a Graduate Assistant Coach at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana 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 Southern Illinois University 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 in Benton, Illinois.  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 was the head junior varsity boys’ basketball coach at Elverado High School in Elkville, Illinois.

A native of Dwight, Illinois, Wyllie is a 2010 graduate of Dwight Township high School.  During his senior year, Dwight finished with a 28-4 record and made a sectional finals appearance.