Bio

Cory Hitchcock was named the fourth head women’s basketball coach of Texas A&M University-Texarkana on May 20, 2024. Hitchcock comes to TAMUT after spending three years as the head coach of the boys’ basketball program at Palisade (Colo.) High School. During his time in Palisade, he guided the Bulldogs to 33 wins, a Western Slope League Championship and two state tournament appearances. Hitchcock was named the league’s Coach of the Year in 2021 and 14 players earned All-Conference honors during his tenure.

Before arriving to Palisade High School, Hitchcock led the University of Southwest Mustangs men’s program to a breakout year in 2019-20. USW had an 11-game improvement and finished 3rd in the Red River Athletic Conference, which was the highest conference finish in school history.

The Mustangs finished the season with a 16-13 overall record and 11-7 in RRAC play, exceeding both win totals from the previous season. The 16 wins were the most since the 2014-15 season and the second most wins in a season overall. They also finished the season above .500 for the first time since the 2014-15 season. The Mustangs qualified for the conference tournament as the No. 3 seed which was their highest seed in program history and the first time back to the tournament since 2017-18.

The Mustangs had a great showing with individual honors during the 2019-20 season. Joshua Harris was named a NAIA All-American Honorable Mention while also being named to the RRAC All-Conference First Team; while Akeem Black was named to the Second Team, Derrick Hall was named as an Honorable Mention and Cortez Williams was selected to the All-Champions of Character Team.

In his first year, Hitchcock was also named the RRAC Coach of the Year becoming the first men’s basketball coach in school history to receive the award.

During the 2018-19 season, Hitchcock served as the head coach for the women’s basketball program leading them to an 8-17 record, which was the highest win total since the 2015-16 season when the Lady Mustangs finished 8-19. Prior to becoming the Head Coach at the University of the Southwest, Hitchcock spent eight years as the head coach of the boys’ basketball program at Glenwood Springs (Colo.) High School. During his time in Glenwood Springs, he guided the Demons to 114 wins, four Western Slope League Championships and eight state tournament appearances. Hitchcock was named the league’s Coach of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2018. During that stretch his team finished with a 45-9 league record. Prior to coaching at Glenwood Springs, Hitchcock was an assistant coach at Montrose (Colo.) High School during the 2009-10 season. There he helped the Indians to a Sweet 16 appearance and a 19-6 overall record.

Hitchcock spent the 2007-09 season as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program at Grand Canyon (Ariz.) University. He helped guide the team to two PacWest championships and an appearance in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Hitchcock graduated from Grand Canyon University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations. He earned his master’s degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine in 2017. Hitchcock and his wife, Pam, have two children: Kellen and Nora.