By Dale Long
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. | The inaugural head coach of the Georgia Gwinnett College women’s basketball program will be Tory Wooley, head coach at Point University in West Point, Ga., his alma mater. The women’s program is set to tipoff during the 2025-26 athletic season.
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The team will play its home games in GGC’s new Convocation Center, opening later this fall. The coach of the men’s team was announced last week. The two announcements add to programs that have won national and conference championships and perennially are ranked nationally within their sports.
Wooley won more than 200 games in 11 seasons as coach at Point University. He was the winningest coach in program history, and his teams had 10 consecutive winning seasons and posted 20 or more wins in five seasons.
GGC Executive Athletic Director Dr. Ian Potter says: “Tory’s experience in building a program into a proven conference winner and national tournament participant was a strong quality that we sought to establish our women’s basketball program. Another key asset was his strong ties in recruiting high character student-athletes within our region.”
Georgia Gwinnett College President Dr. Jann L. Joseph adds: “We are delighted to welcome Tory as the head coach of our new women’s basketball program. His dedication to recruiting and developing well-rounded student-athletes aligns perfectly with our college’s mission. I eagerly anticipate watching him build our team into a formidable force, both regionally and nationally.”
Wooley’s 2023-24 Point team had a 14-13 record as the program transitioned to compete in NAIA’s Southern States Athletic Conference. The previous winter, he earned Appalachian Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors after the Skyhawks had a 23-9 record, including an 18-6 mark in conference games, and captured the league championship to play in the NAIA national tournament.
Wooley says: “I’m beyond excited to be part of this institution, with wonderful people across campus, that’s within a thriving area. My family and I are thankful for the opportunity to come home and I’m eager to meet and connect with everyone,” says Wooley, a native of Atlanta. “We will build a program that will bring excitement to GGC and fans throughout the region. This will accentuate the college’s tradition of developing lifelong leaders of character through academic and athletic excellence.”
Wooley’s teams also were successful in academics, with 35 players earning NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete honors and posting the highest grade point average twice among Point’s 19 intercollegiate teams. The 2022 team had a 3.60 accumulated GPA (out of 4.0).
Wooley was a four-year varsity letterman and three-year captain of the Skyhawks’ men’s basketball program. He earned National Christian College Athletic Association All-America honors and remains as one of men’s basketball program’s all-time leading scorers. Wooley was recently inducted into Point’s inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame. He is a graduate of Southwest Atlanta Christian School.
Georgia Gwinnett College currently provides opportunities for student-athletes to participate in six sports: baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, and men’s and women’s tennis. These teams have won 20 national championships and 29 conference titles.
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