Early in September of 2021, Montreat College Athletics announced the hiring of Ben McCrickard as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program. McCrickard enters his fifth season with the Cavaliers in 2025-26.
PRIOR TO MONTREAT
McCrickard joined the Cavaliers from Gardner-Webb University, where he served as a graduate assistant within the Runnin’ Bulldogs men’s basketball program from 2019 to 2021. While at Gardner-Webb, McCrickard earned his Master of Arts degree in Sport Education.
Prior to his stint at Gardner-Webb, McCrickard spent a year coaching under Rodney Monroe at Southlake Christian Academy in Huntersville, N.C.
McCrickard graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Sport Management from Western Carolina University in 2018. While he attended WCU, McCrickard also earned valuable coaching experience, serving as both an assistant and a head coach over four years at Blue Ridge Early College in Cashiers, N.C. It was there that he helped the school win its first conference championship in twenty years.
