Drew Stutts
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | North Alabama |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2009 | Northwest–Shoals CC |
| 2009–2011 | North Alabama |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2011 | Mars Hill Bible School (assistant) |
| 2011–2014 | Corner School (AL) |
| 2014–2017 | Hewitt-Trussville HS (AL) (assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Freed–Hardeman (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Chester County HS (TN) |
| 2019–2026 | Freed–Hardeman |
| 2026–present | North Alabama (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 174–52 (.770) |
| Tournaments | 18–3 (NAIA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Drew Stutts is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach for North Alabama Lions men's basketball team.
Early life and playing career
Stutts attended Mars Hill Bible School in Florence, Alabama.[1] He played college basketball at Northwest–Shoals Community College and North Alabama.[2]
Coaching career
Stutts began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Mars Hill Bible School in 2010. After one season, he took a head coaching position at Corner School in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2014, Stutts left Corner to become an assistant coach and junior varsity head coach at Hewitt-Trussville High School.[3] In 2017, he was hired as an assistant at NAIA Freed–Hardeman University. Stutts was hired as the head basketball coach at Chester County High School in Henderson, Tennessee after one season with Freed–Hardeman.[4] He coached the team to a 19–10 record.[5]
Stutts was hired as the head coach at Freed–Hardeman on April 18, 2019.[5] The Lions went 32–7 during the 2023–24 season and won 2024 NAIA men's basketball tournament.[6] Stutts coached Freed–Hardeman to a second national title in 2026.[7] Stutts compiled a 174–52 record over seven seasons at FHU.[2]
Stutts left Freed–Hardeman after being hired as an assistant at North Alabama on April 2, 2026.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freed–Hardeman (American Midwest Conference) (2019–2020) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Freed–Hardeman | 18–10 | 15–7 | ||||||
| Freed–Hardeman (Mid-South Conference) (2020–2026) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Freed–Hardeman | 15–9 | 9–7 | T-5th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Freed–Hardeman | 19–13 | 13–9 | NAIA First Round | |||||
| 2022–23 | Freed–Hardeman | 25–9 | 16–6 | 2nd | NAIA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Freed–Hardeman | 32–7 | 10–2 | 1st | NAIA Champion | ||||
| 2024–25 | Freed–Hardeman | 30–6 | 8–4 | 3rd | NAIA Fab Four | ||||
| 2025–26 | Freed–Hardeman | 35–1 | 12–0 | 1st | NAIA Champion | ||||
| Freed–Hardeman: | 174–52 (.770) | ||||||||
| Total: | 174–52 (.770) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Local ties a theme against Freed-Hardeman". TimesDaily. December 21, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Ashworth, Thomas (April 2, 2026). "North Alabama adds NAIA national champion coach, Florence native to men's basketball staff". AL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Ready for a Return". Courier-Journal. April 7, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Odom, Michael (October 28, 2018). "Jackson area high school basketball coaching changes for 2018-19 season". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Odom, Michael (April 18, 2019). "Drew Stutts leaving Chester County boys basketball to become head coach at Freed-Hardeman". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ↑ Chastain, Austin (March 29, 2024). "Inside Freed-Hardeman men's basketball first NAIA national championship". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Obediku, Stephanie (March 25, 2026). "Shoals graduate, head basketball coach wins NAIA National Championship". WAFF.com. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
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