BIO
Darnell Archey returned to the Mobile, Ala. area where he previously served as assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of South Alabama from 2013-2018. He begins his sixth season at the helm of the University of Mobile Men's Basketball program in 2024-25 and has garnered a 77-64 overall record through his first five seasons at Mobile.
Since April 2018, he has been assistant men’s basketball coach at University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, where the program is ranked the No. 1 free-throw shooting team in the country.
During his 15-year coaching career, Archey has been part of two NCAA Final Fours as director of basketball operations from 2009-2013 at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he worked for current Boston Celtics Head Coach Brad Stevens. His coaching experience includes back-to-back NCAA National Championship games and Final Fours in 2010 and 2011. He has coached four NBA players: Gordon Hayward, Shelvin Mack, Josh McRoberts and Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell, two McDonald’s All-Americans and three Academic All-Americans.
He has 10 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level and five at the high school level. His playing experience includes the Harlem Globetrotters in winter 2004 and Australian Select in 2003. He was a member of the Butler University men’s basketball team from 1999-2003, where he was the NCAA Men’s three-point champion in 2003 and the NCAA record holder for consecutive free throws made, with 85.
He was director of basketball operations from 2009-2013 at Butler University. He served as varsity boys’ head basketball coach at Park Tudor School, Columbus North High School and was varsity assistant/junior varsity boys’ basketball coach at Carmel High School.
He holds a bachelor of science in marketing and business from Butler University and a bachelor of arts in physical education from Indiana Wesleyan in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2019-Present:
- 99-72 overall record as head coach at Mobile.
- Coached the following:
- Two NAIA All-American selections
- One SSAC Player of the Year
- One SSAC Defensive Player of the Year
- One SSAC Freshman of the Year
- Ten SSAC All-Conference selections
- Five SSAC All-Freshman selections
- 12 SSAC All-Academic selections
