| Intro | American basketball player |
| Is |
Athlete Sports coach Basketball coach Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 22 April 1976 |
| Age: | 44 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
Mark Byington (born April 22, 1976) is the current head coach of Georgia Southern University Eagles men’s basketball program and former assistant coach and college basketball player.
College playing career
Byington was a three-year starter for the UNCW basketball team. He was also 2nd-team All-Colonial Athletic Association and All-CAA Defensive Team honors his senior year. In his four years, he was a two-time CAA All-Academic selection, and scored more than 1,000 points during his career.
Assistant coaching career
Byington spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston, including seven as Bobby Cremins’ top assistant. The College of Charleston compiled a record of 194-100 and a 108-51 record in the Southern Conference during the years when Byington was an assistant coach. The College of Charleston Cougars recorded six 20-win seasons, logged three Southern Conference South Division regular-season titles, advanced to the league’s tournament championship game three times and made two appearances in the NIT.
Coaching Record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| College of Charleston (Southern Conference) (2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | College of Charleston | 7–4* | 6–3* | 4th (South) | |||||
| College of Charleston: | 7–4 | 6–3 | |||||||
| Georgia Southern (Southern Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Georgia Southern | 15–19 | 6–10 | T–7th | |||||
| Georgia Southern (Sun Belt Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Georgia Southern | 22–9 | 14–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2015–16 | Georgia Southern | 14–17 | 10–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Georgia Southern | 12–6 | 5–0 | ||||||
| Georgia Southern: | 63–52 | 35–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 70–56 | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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*Byington served as interim head coach after Bobby Cremins took a medical leave of absence.