Change is coming in Buies Creek, North Carolina as Kevin McGeehan is out after twelve seasons as the head coach at Campbell. The Fighting Camels won 184 games during his tenure across multiple leagues but didn’t quite have the lasting or postseason success that was anticipated.
McGeehan played collegiately in the early 90’s at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania before beginning his coaching career at nearby Beaver College. He had been working as a high school coach when Chris Mooney offered him his first shot at the D1 level with a spot on his staff at Air Force in 2004. McGeehan would spend nine years with Mooney, following him to Richmond and serving as the Spiders’ associate head coach for several years.
A change in leadership in our men’s basketball program has been announced by Director of Athletics Hannah Bazemore.
— Campbell Basketball (@GoCamelsMBB) March 9, 2025
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Two years after helping Richmond to a Sweet Sixteen run from their bench, McGeehan got his D1 head coaching chance at Campbell. He inherited a Camels program that had recently transitioned from the ASUN to the Big South and were looking for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in more than two decades.
His initial work with the Camels was really solid, taking the program to a regular season title in 2019 thanks to the incredible impact from super scorer Chris Clemons. However, Campbell fell short in the Big South Tournament and wouldn’t repeat that same level of success.
The program transitioned into the CAA two seasons ago, making a hard job even harder for McGeehan and his staff. Still, despite finishing under .500, the Camels claimed the 5th seed in the CAA Tournament, though a first round upset loss in that postseason event likely helped seal his fate after a dozen years on campus.
Even with that NCAA Tournament drought further extended, it’s hard to call McGeehan’s tenure a failure. Regardless, the program pushes forward and will search for their next leader, hopeful to make serious strides in the CAA in the years to come. The Camels could go in any direction with this coaching hire, though perhaps finding someone with head coaching experience at a lower level or less prestigious D1 conference would be a good move.