Tim Craft

Tim Craft (born February 3, 1977) is an American basketball coach. He is head men's basketball coach at Western Carolina University. He was formerly an assistant coach for East Carolina University and Auburn University, and also a head coach at Gardner-Webb University before becoming the head coach of Western Carolina University in 2024.^[1]

Tim Craft

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Western Carolina
Conference	SoCon
Record	8–22 (.267)
Biographical details
Born	(1977-02-03) February 3, 1977 (age 48) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Florida, B.A. (2000)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001	Robert F. Munroe School (assistant)
2001–2002	Robert F. Munroe School
2002–2004	Pensacola JC (assistant)
2004–2007	Gardner–Webb (assistant)
2008–2010	Auburn (assistant)
2010–2013	East Carolina (assistant)
2013–2024	Gardner–Webb
2024–present	Western Carolina
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2007–2008	Auburn (dir. basketball operations)
Head coaching record
Overall	196–188 (.510)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA) 0–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big South tournament (2019)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2013–2024)
2013–14	Gardner–Webb	18–15	10–6	T-4th
2014–15	Gardner–Webb	20–15	10–8	T–6th	CBI first round
2015–16	Gardner–Webb	17–16	10–8	T–5th
2016–17	Gardner–Webb	19–14	11–7	4th
2017–18	Gardner–Webb	14–18	9–9	T–5th
2018–19	Gardner–Webb	23–12	10–6	T–3rd	NCAA first round
2019–20	Gardner–Webb	16–16	11–7	3rd
2020–21	Gardner–Webb	11–15	10–10	T–5th
2021–22	Gardner–Webb	18–13	11–5	2nd (South)
2022–23	Gardner–Webb	15–15	10–8	T–4th
2023–24	Gardner–Webb	17–16	11–5	3rd
Gardner–Webb:		188–166 (.531)	113–79 (.589)
Western Carolina Catamounts (Southern Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Western Carolina	8–22	4–14	9th
Western Carolina:		8–22 (.267)	4–14 (.222)
Total:		196–188 (.510)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Early career

While completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida, Craft served as a student manager for the Gators baseball team under head coach Andy Lopez.^[2]