LANDON HUGHEY | ASSISTANT COACH

Dr. Landon Hughey is in his first season as assistant coach for the LCU Chaps men’s basketball program. Hughey brings a tremendous amount of experience to the program with an extensive background in coaching at the collegiate level.

Hughey joins the Chaps after spending the last six seasons at Wayland Baptist University, helping to lead the Pioneers to the best six-year stretch in program history, averaging over 22 wins a year and a 3.0 team GPA every semester he was affiliated with the program. The Pioneers reached as high as No. 3 in the national rankings and reached the Elite Eight in 2018. The program also won the Sooner Athletic Conference for the first time in school history in 2019, and the conference tournament for only the second time in school history in 2016.

Before moving to Plainview, Hughey served as the assistant coach at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. During his single season at Fort Scott, Hughey helped guide the Greyhounds to a third-place finish in the challenging Region VI and earn a home playoff game for only the second time in school history.

Hughey spent 2012-14 as the director of basketball operations and video coordinator at Northern Arizona University. At NAU, Hughey assisted head coach Jack Murphy in managing and coordinating all aspects of the basketball program. Despite being picked ninth in the preseason Big Sky Conference poll in the 2013-14 season, the Lumberjacks finished the regular season tied for second place in the league.

Prior to his stint at NAU, Hughey served as a graduate assistant with the Arizona State University basketball team from 2010-12 while earning his master’s degree. At ASU, Hughey served Herb Sendek’s staff by being involved with daily operations of the basketball program and assisting with player development.

Before joining the Sun Devils, Hughey was a student manager for the University of Oklahoma basketball team from 2006-10, which included Blake Griffin’s All-American career with the Sooners, as well as a run to the Elite Eight in the 2008-09 season. At Oklahoma, Hughey assisted with the daily operations of practice and other duties within the program.

Hughey graduated with his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Oklahoma in May 2010, earned his master’s degree in Higher and Postsecondary Education from Arizona State University in May 2012, and his doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from Liberty University in May 2021.

Hughey and his wife Jennifer are both originally from El Reno, Oklahoma. The couple resides in Plainview with their two daughters, Remie and Ruthie.