Clayton State University Athletics

Arguably one of the most successful coaches in the Southeast Region and Peach Belt Conference, Cox was responsible for building a national contending program that has endured to this day.

While leading the Lakers, Coach Cox amassed a 268 and 57 overall record, making him the all-time winningest coach of any of the Clayton State programs. He also left Clayton State with 151 Peach Belt Conference wins.
 
As the Lakers head coach, Coach Cox guided his teams to 10-straight NCAA Division II Southeast Regional appearances, four Elite Eight appearances, two Final Four appearances and one National Championship. Clayton State also claimed seven Peach Belt Conference Regular Season titles and four PBC Tournament titles.
 
Following the National Championship season, the Lakers produced a 32 and 1 season in 2012, only losing in the Elite Eight. After the 2013-14 season, Coach Cox was the second- winningest active head coach in Division II and is currently the 30^th winningest coach all-time in Division II.
 
During his tenure, Coach Cox produced two All-Americans, 23 All-PBC student-athletes, one PBC Player of the Year, one PBC Freshman of the Year and four-straight PBC Defensive Players of the Year. In 2016, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Peach Belt Conference Hall of Fame and is one of two Lakers to be enshrined by the conference. 
 
Individually, Coach Cox was named the WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year in 2011, was a three-time WBCA Division II Southeast Region Coach of the Year and was a three-time PBC Coach of the Year. 
 
Following his time with Clayton State, he left with two, one-loss seasons and had only one season with double-digit losses.