Isaiah Carson - Men's Basketball Coach

Isaiah Carson

Title:
Graduate Assistant
Email:
isaiah.carson@usm.edu

Isaiah Carson was hired to the Southern Miss men's basketball staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2022-23 season. Carson was previously a graduate assistant for the program from 2020-22.

Carson's primary role has been skill development with the players. Most notably, Carson helped former Golden Eagle Denijay Harris increase his scoring total by six points. In 2021-22, Harris averaged 2.9 points per game and increased his average to 8.9 points per game during the 2022-23 season. He also jumped from 2.4 rebounds per game to 5.6. The guards shooting percentage went from 46.2 percent to 56.5 percent in just one season. Carson also helped DeAndre Pinckney turn into a Third Team All-Sun Belt player during the forwards 2022-23 season. Pinckney then went on to sign a professional contract with the Bakken Bears (Denmark).

Carson comes to Hattiesburg following a one-year stint at Oklahoma Panhandle State, and prior to that he spent two years at Southwestern Christian University (Okla.) from 2017-19. He was an assistant coach at both schools. He also has experience as the head coach and recruiting director at Combine Academy Prep in Atlanta while spending several years at University of Alabama camps under Avery Johnson and as a player development trainer in multiple cities.

Carson is motivated by his love for the game and helping young athletes get better both on and off the court. He is on the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization, Young Educated Athletes (Y.E.A)/Team Action, where he is responsible for logistical operations, assisting in organizing camps and clinics, coaching, training and most importantly mentoring youth throughout the year. He also does skill development for Compete Elite and trains various professional basketball athletes throughout the offseason.

Carson's playing career at the University of Valley Forge (Pa.) lasted from 2009-13, where he was a point guard and two-year team captain. Following an ACL injury, he became a student assistant from January-December 2013 and later a full-time assistant coach/director of operations from Jan. 2014 - March 2016.

Carson earned his Master's in Sport Management from Southern Miss in 2022. He earned his bachelor's degree in human services from Southwest Christian in May 2019. Carson hails from the Olney section of Philadelphia and has three brothers: Almeer, Tarif and Vaughn.