Montay Brandon served as an assistant coach at UMES during the 2022-23 season before departing before the beginning of the 2023-2024 season.
Brandon held the graduate assistant position on the UNC Charlotte coaching staff before coming to the Hawks. He enters the coaching world following a five-year pro career overseas.
The Greensboro, North Carolina native most recently played for St. John's Edge in the Canadian Basketball league and made stops at Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Japan and Indonesia.Â
Brandon was a four-year starter at Florida State, finishing his collegiate career with the most starts of any Seminole in program history (122) and ranks in the top-25 in free throws made (22nd), free throws attempted (16th) and games played (4th).
Quote from Coach Crafton
"The biggest thing Montay brings is, he's another person on our coaching staff that's been at a high level. Having played at Florida State, having coached at UNC Charlotte and having played overseas, he's seen a lot of the same things that I have seen in my career. He brings an energetic approach and a lens of being able to see how things are done at the highest level, which is an element that we are trying to continue to bring to UMES. He's a very talented player, a young coach on the rise and we're excited to have him be a part of our program."
