Mitch Cole

Biography

THE COLE FILE PERSONAL Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana College: Montana State-Billings, 1992 Family: Amy (wife), Laura Kate (daughter), Carson and Joshua (sons) COACHING CAREER 1996-06: Assistant Coach, Birmingham-Southern 2006-11: Head Coach, Birmingham-Southern 2011-14: Special Assistant, Texas A&M 2014-16: Assistant Coach, Texas A&M 2016-18: Assistant Coach, Little Rock 2018-21: Head Coach, Berry College 2021-25: Associate Head Coach, Samford 2025-: Associate Head Coach, Texas A&M Coaching veteran Mitch Cole returned to Aggieland in April of 2025 as associate head coach and the first addition to Bucky McMillan's staff at Texas A&M. Cole, who served on Billy Kennedy's Texas A&M staff for five seasons from 2011-16, had been McMillan's associate head coach at Samford from 2021-25. With Cole on the Samford staff, the Bulldogs posted four straight 20-win seasons, won three Southern Conference Championships and advanced to the postseason twice. Before his time at Samford, Cole was the head coach at Berry College from 2018-21, where he posted a record of 51-17. In 2020-21, Cole led the Vikings to both the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) regular season and tournament titles. For his efforts, Cole was named 2021 SAA Coach of the Year. The 2021 Vikings also broke onto the national scene, finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the final NCAA Division III poll. Cole arrived at Berry after two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock following his