New Hires, Promotions & Retirements
Aaron Coombs hired to lead GSW Men’s Basketball
GSW has hired Aaron Coombs as its new head men's basketball coach, Director of Athletics Mike Leeder announced June 10.
Coombs comes to GSW from Oklahoma Panhandle State University where he completed his first season at the helm for the Aggies. In his lone season in Goodwell, Coombs guided OPSU to a 16-14 overall record, and the program earned a conference playoff berth for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
"I'm incredibly excited to become the next head basketball coach at Georgia Southwestern," Coombs said. "The vision of Dr. (Neal) Weaver and AD Mike Leeder have created a culture of excitement, passion and an expectation of winning. I cannot wait to get started and help build a program that follows their lead."
Coombs took over an OPSU program that was 11-17 in 2017-18 and had just posted double-digit victory totals for the first time since 2002-03. Coombs' team built on that upswing with another double-digit win season, also going .500 or better for the first time since 2002-03.
"We wanted a coach who would continue to build upon our record of community service, the success we've had in the community, the success we've had as an athletic department in the classroom," Leeder said. "But we also want to build on the competitive success on the floor."
Learn more about Aaron and his hopes for the Hurricanes here.
Ted Norris promoted to Systems Administrator
Ted Norris was recently promoted to Systems Administrator in the Office of Informational and Instructional Technology (IIT). This position is responsible for the administration of enterprise servers and appliances.
Ted was born and raised in the Americus area and has been a computer technician at GSW for the past 7 years. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from GSW. Currently, he is working on a Master’s degree in IT from Kennesaw State University. Ted also instructs a Micro Computer Applications class for the College of Business and Computing as well as a group fitness boxing class on campus. Ted enjoys working out, reading, and laying by the pool.
