Head coach Kirby Smart announced on Friday that Anthony Goins, who has a track record of winning basketball at every stop in his coaching career, has been named assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Goins has played sports for the past 11 years at Clemson, Quinnipiac, Yale, and Dartmouth in addition to the last three seasons at Boston College.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join Georgia Basketball,” Goins stated. “Over the past two years, Coach White and his team have built the Georgia programme to incredible heights. As soon as I arrived on campus, I could sense the excitement and momentum. I’m incredibly grateful to Coach White for providing me with this chance. I’ve had an amazing three years working with Coach Grant, the staff, and the Boston College community, but I’m eager to start working in Athens.”
Throughout Goins’ time with the Eagles, Boston College has won more games than ever before, ending in a 20-16 record and an NIT bid in 2023–2024. In the course of securing the Eagles’ first 20-win season and first postseason triumph since 2011, Boston College advanced to the NIT round of 16.
During his two seasons as an assistant coach at Clemson (2019–21), Goins helped the Tigers earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2021.
Goins worked at Quinnipiac from 2017 until 2019. In the 2018–19 season, the Bobcats achieved their first winning record in five years with a 16–15 record. In 2019, Quinnipiac was also invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), which was just QU’s fifth-ever playoff trip.
Goins had three productive seasons at Yale between 2014 and 2017. The Bulldogs won their first Ivy League championship since 2002 when they were 22-10 overall and 11-3 in his year in New Haven. Yale achieved school records in 2015–16, finishing the season with an overall record of 23-7 and a conference record of 13-1. For the first time in fifty-four years, the Bulldogs received an automatic trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Ivy League championship. In the first round of “March Madness,” Yale, a No. 12 seed, defeated fifth-seeded Baylor, marking the Bulldogs’ first-ever NCAA triumph.
In 2013–14, Goins started his collegiate career at Dartmouth, where he contributed to the Big Green’s highest victory total in 15 seasons.
Goins also worked as an assistant coach at Salisbury Prep School in Connecticut for three seasons. During his time there, the school earned a cumulative record of 64-18.
Goins is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, and a graduate of Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. 2008 saw him graduate from St. John’s with a bachelor’s degree in sports management. Goins assisted with women’s practices and participated in men’s team practices while still an undergraduate.
