Hometown:

Columbus, OH
Alma Mater/Yr.:
Pikeville College, 1981; B.B.A
Coaching Record at Wesleyan (Yrs.):
First Year
Career Coaching Record (Yrs.):
272-177 (16 seasons)

Honors:

NAIA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (1993-94); Division II National Coach of the Year (1996-97); Southern Conference Coach the Year (1999-2000).
Notes:
Comes to Wesleyan after spending one year in the NBA as a college scout for the L. A. Clippers. Spent 10 seasons at Division I Georgia Southern and led them to eight winnings seasons and three Southern Conference Division Championships. His 2005-06 team earned a berth into the NIT. Was named Lynn University's first head coach in 1993. Won 134 games in just six seaons at Lynn. Advanced to three NAIA National Tournaments and three NCAA Division II Tournaments. 1996-97 team at Lynn went 28-3 and made the D-II Final Four. Has also served as an assitant coach at Univeristy of South Alabama (1989-93) and the University of Washington (1987-89 and 1985-86).
Personal:
Married to wife Jody; They have a son Jaxson and daughter Abby.
E-mail: price_j@wvwc.edu

TRAVIS PERSINGER

ASSISTANT COACH

Hometown:

Buckhannon, WV
Alma Mater/Yr.:
Marshall University/2007 B.A. in Sports Management and Marketing; 2010 M.S. in Adult and Technical Education
Notes:
Spent 4 years with the Marshall University basketball staff (2004-2008), including the last 1.5 years as a Graduate Assistant.  Was a member of the 2007-2008 coaching staff at MU which recorded the first winning season at the school since the 2001-2002 campaign. Served as the Assistant Head Coach for Athletes in Action during an international tour to Bulgaria and the Czech Republic in the summer of 2008. He comes to WVWC with over 5 years of experience working within the high school and AAU ranks in Huntington, WV and Buckhannon, WV

E-mail: persinger_t@wvwc.edu

YVES PIERRE MOLIVA

ASSISTANT COACH

Hometown:

Yaounde, Cameroon

Alma Mater/Yr.:
Shepherd University/2008 in Business Administration; West Virginia Wesleyan/2010 Master's in Business Administration
Notes:

Moliva is entering his second year with the Bobcat basketball program.

Playing Career :
Moliva played for one season at Southeast Community College in Lincoln, NE before transferring to Shepherd to finish out his career. Moliva was a three-year starter for the Rams averaging 17.5 points and six rebounds per game as a senior.

E-mail: moliva_y@wvwc.edu