Paul Hemrick is his sixth season as an assistant coach with the Runnin’ Bulldogs, after serving at a high level as Director of Basketball Operations the previous two years.
Since joining Tim Craft’s bench in 2013-2014, Hemrick has been instrumental in Gardner-Webb’s steady climb in the Big South standings. He has been a part of 109 wins over the past six seasons – with a string of five consecutive winning seasons the longest for the program since the 1977-1978 through 1982-1983 seasons.
Gardner-Webb advanced to the Big South Conference semifinals in four of the previous five seasons, including three in a row. GWU has also made two postseason appearances during Hemrick’s tenure with the program, hosting a game in the CIT during his last season as Director of Operations (2013) and traveling to Colorado for a CBI appearance in 2015.
During his two seasons as Director of Basketball Operations, Hemrick had a hand in all aspects of the program, from administrative duties on a daily basis to overseeing the team’s student managers and responsibilities for all video exchange and editing. His expertise with video was a very important aspect of Gardner-Webb’s scouting success.
The John’s Creek, Ga., native came to Boiling Springs after spending the past two seasons as head varsity men’s basketball coach at Westminster Christian Academy in Watkinsville, Ga. He directed the squad to a 17-8 record in his first season, improving the previous season’s win total by eight games. He directed the Lions to a pair of state tournament appearances and had five players named All-Region in two seasons.
Hemrick spent four seasons as a student manager at the University of Georgia from 2005-2009, coordinating film exchange in addition to responsibilities for equipment and filming. Hemrick graduated from Georgia in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration-management and a Bachelor of Science in education-sports management. He recently completed his Masters of Business Adminstration at Gardner-Webb in May 2013.
He and his wife, Melissa, are the proud parents of Eloise Grace.
