Beginning his 10th season as UPIKE men’s assistant basketball coach
Compton has climbed his way up head coach Kelly Wells’ coaching staff, first serving as a student assistant for two years from 2009-11 before being elevated to the assistant role prior to the 2011-12 season and the associate head coach role prior to the 2014-15 season.
As the top assistant for the program, Compton plays an integral role in recruiting, scouting and player development at UPIKE.
Compton has helped guide UPIKE to a stellar 233-63 (.787) record over the last nine years that has included nine winning campaigns, eight 20-win seasons, six seasons with 25 or more wins, three Mid-South Conference regular season championships, and seven NAIA National Tournament berths.
Compton was on the sidelines for two of the best teams in program history. First the 2010-2011 team that set a then program record with 30 wins en route to the programs first ever NAIA National Championship and then in 2013-14 when UPIKE once again set a program record for wins when it won 31 games, sweeping the Mid-South Conference regular season and tournament championships before advancing to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament.
While on staff, 15 UPIKE players have received NAIA All-American honors including 2015 NAIA/NABC National Player of the Year KJ Manigault and eventual MSC Players of the year Jamar “Deuce” Briscoe, Bruce Reed, and Darrion Leslie.
He has also played a vital role in helping over 20 UPIKE student-athletes continue their careers professionally in America and overseas.
Compton came to UPIKE as a student assistant prior to the 2009-10 season after graduating with an associate’s degree from Southwest Virginia Community College. He graduated from the University of Pikeville with a bachelor’s degree in communication in 2011. He resides in Pikeville with his wife and fellow UPIKE alumni, Lisa Compton.