With nine years of experience as a Division I Head Coach, Randy Peele will be an asset for the Georgia Southern Coaching Staff. Peele served four seasons at UNCG between 1995 and 1999, taking the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament in his first season with a 20-win season. He also spent five seasons at Winthrop, serving between 2007 and 2012, taking the Eagles to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
“I am very fortunate to have Randy Peele on my coaching staff,” said Head Coach Mark Byington. “He has had a lot of success throughout his career including three trips to the NCAA Tournament as a head coach. He excels in coaching the fundamentals, recruiting and skill development, so I will lean on his knowledge and experience as we build our program.”
Peele has 28 combined years of collegiate coaching experience with stops as an assistant coach at Saint Michael’s, Tennessee-Martin, Campbell, UNCG, Winthrop and Virginia Tech. After four seasons as an assistant at UNCG, Peele was picked to succeed Mike Dement as Head Coach of the Spartans. In his first season, 1995-96, Peele went 20-10 to win the Big South Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships. He coached three more seasons with the Spartans, including the team’s first campaign as a member of the Southern Conference before leaving for Virginia Tech.
After three seasons with the Hokies, Peele returned to the Big South and joined the staff at Winthrop. He served four seasons as an assistant under Gregg Marshall. When Marshall left for a position at Wichita State, Peele was promoted to lead the Eagles and won the Big South Regular Season and Tournament Championship during the 2007-08 season. Winthrop also won the league’s tournament in 2009-10 for his third appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Peele is a 1980 graduate of Virginia Wesleyan where he earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and history. He is married to the former Debra Carter and they have three children, Aaron, Brad, and Blair.
