HEAD COACH CHARLES MARSHALL
Charles Marshall enters his ninth season as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at West Virginia State University in 2024-25.
The Yellow Jackets have finished as high as 2nd in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) standings, reached the MEC Tournament Final once, semifinals of the MEC Tournament once and the quarterfinals twice, and posted a 61-47 (0.565) record at the Walker Convocation Center since Marshall was named head coach. His players have been named to the All-MEC First Team on three occasions and the All-MEC Second Team three times. He also has had two MEC Freshman of the Year awardees and one All-MEC Honorable Mention on his teams at WVSU.
Marshall is recognized as an adamant recruiter, a passionate student of the game, and a coach that cares about the development of his players both on and off the court. He takes nothing for granted when it comes to learning from his coaching experiences and using those experiences to build upon his knowledge of basketball. His love for the sport transcends the court and is infectious for all those that he comes into contact with.
Marshall joined West Virginia State after spending three years as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Glenville State College. Each of his three years as the head coach at GSC resulted in MEC Tournament quarterfinals appearances or better.
In his final year as the head coach at GSC, Marshall finished the 2015-2016 season with an overall record of 17-12. His team finished fourth in the MEC after being slated to finish eighth in the pre-season poll. They led all of NCAA Division II in scoring average (89.2 ppg), 3PT FG per game (13), 3PT FG made (377), and offensive rebounds per game (19).
In his first year as the head coach at GSC, Marshall finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 29-4. His first-year team was regular season MEC Champions as well as winners of the MEC Tournament. They were the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Region going into the postseason and earned the No. 9 ranking in the final NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. They led the nation in scoring average (97.2 ppg), 3PT FG per game (11.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.52), turnover margin (12.48), and turnovers per game (11.1).
Marshall served as an assistant coach to Bunky Harkleroad at Glenville State College during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The 2011-12 season resulted in a 23-7 overall record and a trip to the conference championship. The 2010-11 season concluded with the Pioneers establishing an overall record of 24-9 and winning the WVIAC Tournament.
Marshall also served as an assistant coach at Berea College (Ky.) during the 2004-05 season. During that season, he helped BC accomplish a 20-win season and break multiple national NAIA records.
Marshall began his college basketball career playing for NAIA Hall of Fame coach Roland Wierwille and ended his college career playing for his now mentor, John Mills.
As a freshman at Berea College, Marshall was a key contributor to a team that advanced to the NAIA Final Four for the first and only time in school history. At the conclusion of his senior season, he was named KIAC First Team All-Conference and NAIA All-American Honorable Mention after averaging 18.3 points per game and leading the Mountaineers to another berth in the NAIA National Tournament. He was honorably inducted into the Berea College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.
Marshall enjoyed a successful prep career at Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville, Ky., one of the top high school programs in the state of Kentucky. As a senior, he hit the game-winning shot to send his team to the state finals.
Marshall graduated from Berea College in 2004 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial Technology.
He and his wife Sharonda (Ephraim)have three daughters: Jordyn, Jayli , and Jiya.