Texas A&M University-Texarkana Athletics has announced the hiring of Tyler Parker as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Parker comes to A&M-Texarkana with an impressive coaching resume that includes experience at every level of collegiate basketball.

Coaching Experience

Prior to being named the head coach at A&M-Texarkana, Parker spent three seasons at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as the Director of Player Development/Recruiting Coordinator under Head Coach Chris Beard. In that role, he oversaw player development initiatives, coordinated recruiting efforts, managed transfer portal evaluations, and helped implement offensive and defensive concepts.

Parker also spent five seasons at the University of South Alabama, joining the program in 2018 as the Director of Basketball Operations before being promoted to assistant coach in 2019. During his tenure, South Alabama recorded four consecutive winning seasons, including a 20-win campaign in 2019-20 and a 21-12 finish in 2022-23.

Reaction to Hiring

Director of Athletics Ryan Walls said, ‘We are excited to welcome Tyler Parker as the next head coach of our men’s basketball program. Tyler brings a wealth of experience from successful NCAA programs and has been part of building the type of culture and competitive excellence we aspire to achieve at Texas A&M University-Texarkana.’

Parker said, ‘I am incredibly grateful to be named the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, and I am excited for the opportunity to lead this program through the transition into the Lone Star Conference (LSC) and NCAA Division II.’

Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.