University of South Carolina Aiken Men's Basketball

Mark Vanderslice begins his 11th year as the head men's basketball coach at USC Aiken. His 2024-25 team won the PBC Tournament, marking the first time for the program since the 2013-14 campaign. The 2023-24 squad picked up a PBC regular-season championship. The 2022-23 team reached new heights, making a run to the NCAA Sweet 16 after defeating Catawba and top-seeded Augusta in the NCAA Southeast Regional. During the 2018-19 season, Vanderslice guided the Pacers to their first national ranking since the 2013-14 season and to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since that same year. Vanderslice came to USC Aiken after spending five years as the head coach at Louisburg Junior College, where he guided his team to a 152-20 record. Prior to Louisburg, he was an assistant coach at Furman and Toledo, and held positions at Heidelberg and UNC Asheville. Known as a strong recruiter and tough defensive-minded coach, Vanderslice sports a 346-142 overall record as a head coach (72.5 percent). He earned his bachelor of science in business administration from UNC Asheville and his MBA from Heidelberg in 2004.

Isaiah Campbell is in his first year as an assistant coach at USCA. He comes to Aiken, S.C., after spending the last two years on Rob Lanier's staff at SMU as the video coordinator. Prior to 2022, he was on the staff as a graduate assistant for three seasons at Georgia State. Following his first season on the Hilltop, which included a runner-up finish at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, the Mustangs brought in a transfer class ranked as high as No. 42 nationally. In August of 2023, the Mustangs went on a 10-day trip to Spain, going 3-0 with games in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. In his first three seasons at Georgia State, the Panthers went 53-30, winning the Sun Belt Tournament in 2022 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The team also made the Sun Belt Tournament Championship in 2021. Additionally, he led GSU to a victory over Georgia Tech, the program's first win over an ACC opponent. The Panthers also claimed the 2019-20 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional. Prior to Georgia State, Campbell spent two seasons as a student assistant at Tennessee under the guidance of head coach Rick Barnes. During his time with the Volunteers, the program won the 2017-18 SEC Championship and reached the Sweet 16 a season later. During the 2018-19 campaign, UT was ranked No. 1 nationally for multiple weeks during the regular season. Campbell's role at Tennessee included assisting player development workouts assisting future NBA players: Grant Williams, Kyle Alexander, Admiral S

T.J. Knight is in his sixth year on the USCA men's basketball staff. He was a key cog in the program's PBC Tournament Title, marking the first for the school since 2014. He worked with a pair of all-conference honorees and the Defensive Player of the Year (Simeon German). Knight worked closely with Jalen McCoy, who earned all-PBC and all-region honors after becoming the school's Division II career leading scorer. Knight was instrumental in the team's PBC Regular-Season Championship and No. 1 seed in the PBC Tournament. He coached all-conference performers Tehree Horn, Tyler Johnson and McCoy. Johnson was named PBC Player of the Year. Knight was a big influence on the 2022-23 team, which reached the NCAA Sweet 16. The Pacers made a run to the NCAA Sweet 16 after defeating Catawba and top-seeded Augusta in the NCAA Southeast Regional. Against Lincoln Memorial, Jalen McCoy set a school record for points in a postseason game with 34. USC Aiken finished the season with a 24-9 ledger, including a 14-4 campaign that clinched the PBC Regular-Season Championship. Horn, Johnson and McCoy all earned all-conference accolades while Johnson also picked up all-tournament team honors. For his outstanding effort on the season, Horn garnered all-district and all-region accolades. During the home finale, Horn scored his 1,000th career point as a Pacer. The 2021-22 team was the only team in the league to knock off nationally-ranked Flagler during both regular-season contests. Knight coached a pa