Bobby Hussey

Who was Bobby Hussey?

Bobby Hussey was an American college basketball coach for over 30 years. He served as head coach for 20 years at Belmont Abbey College, Davidson College and Virginia Tech, finishing with a career record of 311-268.

The 1963 graduate of Appalachian State University began his head coaching career at Kings Mountain High School in North Carolina where he posted a 67-6 record and won three Southwestern Conference titles in four years. From there he moved on to become head coach at Belmont Abbey College, where he finished with a 179-111 record over 10 seasons, including three NAIA District 26 playoff berths. Each of his last four teams won at least 20 games, highlighted by the 1979-80 squad that finished 29-5.

Hussey gained his first NCAA Division I head coaching position at Davidson College. He won 108 games during his eight seasons with the Wildcats, including two 20–win campaigns. His 1986 team won the Southern Conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Hussey left Davidson to become an assistant coach at Clemson University in 1989. He remained at Clemson from 1989–91 and helped the Tigers to their first-ever ACC regular season title and a Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament appearance.