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Scott Wagers enters his sixth season as an assistant
coach at East Tennessee State University, having
seen the Bucs win four straight Southern Conference
North Division Championships, two straight SoCon
Tournament titles, and make back-to-back trips to
the NCAA Tournament in his time in Johnson City.
“Keeping Scott Wagers on staff was crucial when we
made the transition in coaching staffs two years
ago,” said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow. “Scott is
an excellent coach with great recruiting ties and a
talent for working with our post players.”
Wagers’ primary areas of responsibility include
working with the Bucs’ post players and assisting
Bartow on defensive alignments. He is also an
invaluable recruiter with ties throughout the
country.
Before coming to Johnson City, Wagers was the head
coach at Robinson High School in Tampa, Fla., from
1994-2000. He earned Tampa Bay Basketball Coaches’
Association Coach of the Year honors in 1997-98
after taking his team to the Florida High School
semifinals. Wagers’ team also earned St. Petersburg
Times/Tampa Tribune Team-of-the-Year honors that
season.
While at Robinson, Wagers led his teams to four
divisional championships, and two regional
championships. His Robinson High teams went 126-24
during his tenure.
Before moving to Florida, Wagers was the head coach
at Washburn High School in Washburn, Tennessee. He
earned Tennessee Athletic Coaches’ Association
District 1A Coach-of-the-Year honors in 1993-94.
Wagers played varsity basketball at Tennessee
Wesleyan from 1985-89. He graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.
Particularly in the past two seasons, ETSU’s
defensive sets — like the team’s 1-3-1 halfcourt
trap — helped the team rank as one of the top teams
in the country for steals. In addition, Wagers has
been a crucial part of the Bucs recent recruiting
ventures into Florida and continues to work that
part of the country.
While last season was eventful for Wagers on the
court, his life was also eventful away from it as
well. He was married in the summer of 2003 to his
wife, Stacey, and in the summer of 2004, the couple
welcomed their first child, a son named Luke. |
