Vicksburg native Eric Strothers named GCAC Coach of the Year

Vicksburg native Eric Strothers has been named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Basketball Coach of the Year for the second consecutive time.

Strothers, who is the Head Basketball Coach at Tougaloo College, led the Bulldogs to a 23-7 season in 2024. They also finished 15-3 in conference play.

Strothers was an assistant coach at Jackson State for 20 years and spent a few years at Mississippi Valley State University. After assistant coaching at Tougaloo for eight years, he eventually took over the program in 2022.

Strothers is a graduate of Vicksburg High School.