Colin Bryan McGrath (born November 21, 1975) is an American

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coach, most recently the head coach at

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. McGrath previously served under Roy Williams as an assistant coach with the

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. Born in

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, but raised in

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, McGrath started out as a player for Williams at

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and was an assistant under him at Kansas and North Carolina. On April 3, 2017 McGrath was named head coach at UNC Wilmington following the conclusion of North Carolina's season. On January 13, 2020 UNCW relieved McGrath of his duties following a 5-14 start to the 2019-2020 season with just two of those wins coming against Division 1 competition.Wilmington Start News https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20200113/uncw-basketball-fires-head-coach-cb-mcgrath

Head coaching record

After being relieved of his duties in January 2020, he joined the

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staff in June 2021 as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach. This role concluded in 2022.

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External links

UNC Wilmington profile
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