Sid Crist joined the men's basketball coaching staff on August 18th, 2025 as an assistant coach.
Prior to joining the Eagles staff, Crist spent one season as an associate head coach, four seasons as an assistant coach, and two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Pikeville.
During his first year on the staff UPIKE (2018-19) finished with a 25-9 record and reached the Elite 8 of the NAIA National Championship Tournament. In Crist’s last season at UPIKE, they amassed a 25-7 record and a regular season conference championship. During Crist’s tenure at UPIKE they held a record of 152-73 and appeared in 5 out of 7 national tournaments. Crist was vital in the recruitment and develop of multiple All-Conference and All-American players including Bradley Bunch, Keian Worrix, Issac Stanback, LA Walker, Luke Layhew, and Jayvian Delacruz.
After playing for one season at Glenville State during the 2012-13 season, Crist decided to embark on a coaching career. He served as a student assistant coach at Fairmont State for three years between 2013-2016. Crist served as the director of basketball operations at Fairmont and was also charged with day-to-day coaching duties. The Falcons had a 67-26 mark during his three years in Fairmont and made two NCAA Tournament appearances. Crist coached a pair of NBA G-League players in Thomas Wimbish and Jamel Morris as well as All-American Matt Bingaya.
During the 2016-17 season, Crist was an assistant coach at the University of Charleston.
Crist handled multiple duties at the school, including scouting, recruiting, operations as well as day-to-day coaching duties, including the development and implementation of a post player skill program. The Golden Eagles were 16-14 during his season at UC and he coached an all-league post player in Justin Coleman.
Crist was an assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan during the 2017-18 season. His duties included all recruiting and scouting for the Bobcats.
During his collegiate coaching career Crist’s teams are a combined 254-146 (64%) with seven national tournament appearances.
A native of Ansted, W. Va., Crist was a standout point guard for Midland Trail High School, playing for his father, Greg Crist. During his career Midland Trail, he had an overall 62-20 record and qualified for three state tournaments, making it to the Final 4 during his senior year.
Crist is a graduate of Fairmont State University with a degree in Business Administration. He obtained his master’s degree in Business Administration during his two years as a graduate assistant at UPIKE. Crist lives in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
