C. B. McGrath
McGrath in 2017 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1975 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1998 | Kansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2003 | Kansas (admin. asst) |
| 2003–2017 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 2017–2020 | UNC Wilmington |
| 2021–2022 | Cincinnati (special asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–58 (.310) |
Colin Bryan McGrath (born November 21, 1975) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach at UNC Wilmington from 2017-2020[1]. McGrath previously served under Roy Williams as an assistant coach with the University of North Carolina. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana,[2] but raised in Topeka, Kansas, McGrath started out as a player for Williams at Kansas and was an assistant under him at Kansas and North Carolina.[3]
On April 3, 2017 McGrath was named head coach at UNC Wilmington following the conclusion of North Carolina's season.[4]
On January 13, 2020 UNCW relieved McGrath of his duties following a 5-14 start to the 2019-2020 season with just two of those wins coming against Division 1 competition.[5]
C.B. McGrath joined the University of Cincinnati Men's Basketball staff in June 2021 as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach, where he still coaches today.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington Seahawks (Colonial Athletic Association) (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | UNC Wilmington | 11–21 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2018–19 | UNC Wilmington | 10–23 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2019–20 | UNC Wilmington | 5–14 | 0–6 | ||||||
| UNC Wilmington: | 26–58 (.310) | 12–30 (.286) | |||||||
| Total: | 26–58 (.310) | ||||||||
References
- ^ "C.B. McGrath". University of Cincinnati Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "C.B. McGrath UNC bio". North Carolina Tar Heels. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Haskin, Kevin (March 24, 2012). "Topeka's McGrath awaits career move at UNC". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "UNCW hires North Carolina assistant CB McGrath as coach". USAToday.com. Associated Press. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Wilmington Start News https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20200113/uncw-basketball-fires-head-coach-cb-mcgrath
- ^ Janoff, Bruce L. (February 15, 2018). Wooden, John (14 Oct. 1910–4 June, 2010), basketball coach. American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press.