Men's Basketball

Warren Gillis
Warren Gillis
  • Title:
    Graduate Manager
Warren Gillis, a standout guard at Coastal Carolina from 2011-15, is in his second season as a graduate manager with the Bulldogs. Following his professional career, Gillis spent the previous six seasons as an assistant coach and director of player development at his alma mater.

Gillis led Coastal Carolina to back-to-back Big South Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament bids in 2014 and 2015. He was named MVP of the 2014 Big South Tournament following his 22-point, seven-assist performance against Winthrop in the championship game. Gillis was also selected to the Big South all-tourney team in 2015 and was tabbed second-team All-Big South as both a junior and a senior. He completed his career as the Chanticleers' 10th-leading scorer with 1,352 points and among Coastal's all-time leaders ranked No. 2 in games played (125), No. 10 in field goals attempted (1,081), No. 2 in free throws made (305) and No. 6 in steals (164).

Gillis played professionally for three years, with stints with the Glasgow Rocks and the Caledonia Gladiators in the UK and the Kaptenburg Bulls in Austria.

A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Gillis averaged 24.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists in his final season of prep basketball at Rise Academy.

Gillis earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Coastal Carolina in 2015.