Staff Directory

Butch Estes

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
Phone:
561-383-0403

George "Butch" Estes begins his first season working with Georgia Southern women's basketball as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2026-27 campaign.

A legendary figure around men's college basketball, Estes brings a wealth of experience into his new role as an assistant coach for the Eagles. His distinguished head coaching career covered more than 35 years with stints at Presbyterian, Furman, Guilford, Miami Dade, Palm Beach State and Barry. Coach Estes has compiled a career 633-394 (.616) record. He went 215-118 (.646) at his most recent stop at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla., where he coached the men for 12 seasons - two of those concurrent with Coach Macy leading the women's program. The Bucs went to five straight NCAA Championships and two NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances in his time there.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina and a student assistant under the iconic Dean Smith in Chapel Hill, Estes earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from UNC and earned his master's degree in administrative education from The Citadel.