PRESTON McCARTER    Student Assistant Coach
                                                                              There will be two McCarter’s on the UWA bench this year with the addition of student assistant coach Preston McCarter.  McCarter is the son of head coach Eddie McCarter.  He joins the UWA coaching staff after finishing up his playing career at Tuskegee University.  Prior to his stint at TU, McCarter played at North Lake Community College in Irving, Texas.  He led NLCC to the 2006 NJCAA national championship, averaging 18 points a contest.  At TU, he was named to the All-Tournament team in the SIAC.  McCarter posted a season-best 27 points last season against Stillman.

             Darrell Young                  Student Assistant Coach
                                                                           Tuscaloosa, Alabama native Darrell Young joins Eddie McCarter’s staff for the 2008-09 season.  Young comes to West Alabama after spending two years at Shelton State Community College.  He spent one season as a student manager before serving as a student assistant on Barry Mohun’s staff.  In 2007-08, SSCC claimed the Alabama Community College Conference Title and a berth in the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.  He is the son of Donnie Foster and Gloria Young.  Young is majoring in business at UWA.