Former Foy assistant returns to lead Dragons

Published or Revised August 31, 2010

Former Paris Junior College Assistant Basketball Coach Chuck Taylor is returning to PJC to lead the Dragons men's basketball team for the 2010-2011 season. Taylor worked as assistant coach under Bill Foy at PJC from 2000 to 2002, and returns to Paris from his most recent job as associate head coach at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Ala. "We had to move quickly to find a replacement for Coach Schuberth to provide stability to the 2010-11 team," said PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin. "Coach Taylor understands Paris and was thought of highly by PJC employees during his time at the college, and he has proven success as a head coach while at Richland College." Tom Schuberth submitted his resignation as Paris Junior College's men's basketball coach early Monday morning, after accepting a position as an assistant coach at Jacksonville State University, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I school in Alabama. His resignation at PJC was accepted, effective Aug. 31. "It is very important that our young men, who were just recruited, have a coach in place for them," Dr. Anglin added, "and we are very appreciative of Coach Taylor for accepting this challenge on such short notice." Taylor was promoted to associate head coach of the Jaguars in August 2009. In his third season with the university, he helped USA go 26-7, including wins over Florida and Arkansas, and gain an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In 2008-2009, the team was Sun Belt Conference tourney runners-up, and in 2007-2009 they were Sun Belt Conference champions. While Taylor was an assistant coach at the University of North Texas, the Mean Green won the 2006-2007 Sun Belt Tournament and was seeded 15th in the NCAA Tournament. He served as head basketball coach of Richland College of the Dallas County Community College District in 2005-2006, leading his team to a 24-8 record and the Metro Conference Championship. The team ranked third in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll and were Region V Tournament runners-up. In 2002-2005, Taylor served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. In 2004-2005 the team had its first 20-win season in school history, and in 2003-2004 the first winning season. While serving under Bill Foy at PJC as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Taylor helped the team to a 2001-02 Texas Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament and back-to-back seasons with 20 wins.