Assistant Coach Joc Calloway

For the last five years, Chipola has had two constants: winning and Joc Calloway.  Calloway enters his sixth season with the Chipola Indians Men’s Basketball program.
 
Calloway oversees all internal operations of the basketball program, travel, academics, film exchange, and on-campus recruiting. Additionally, he coordinates the annual Chipola Team Basketball Camp.
 
Calloway served as a student-assistant in his first two seasons with the Indians before being named Director of Basketball Operations and eventually Assistant Basketball Coach.

Calloway came to Chipola in the summer of 2004 and was part of one of the most successful basketball campaigns in the history of Chipola Basketball. The Indians finished the year with an overall record of 33-4, winning the Panhandle Conference and Region VIII Championship while finishing fourth at the 2005 NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.

During the 05-06 campaign, the Indians were achieved the #1 ranking in the NJCAA National Poll for seven consecutive weeks and would win the Panhandle Conference title and advanced to the Region VIII Championship game with an overall record of 29-4. 

The following year, Calloway was an instrumental part of the staff that led the Indians to a record breaking season.  Chipola held on to the #1 ranking in the country for ten consecutive weeks, became champions of the Panhandle Conference and won the NJCAA Region VIII Championship to earn a berth to the National Tournament.  Chipola’s season ended with the NJCAA National Championship game and a 33-3 record.  During this season, the Indians recorded a 14-3 record against national ranked opponents, the best in the country. 

In 2008, the Indians continued to build on their success and once again won the Panhandle Conference Championship and NJCAA Region VIII Championship to earn a bid to the NJCAA National Tournament.  Chipola would end the year 35-2 with a 17-1 record against national ranked opponents.  
 
During Calloway’s five seasons with Chipola, the Indians have accumulated an overall record of 164-15, 54-6 in conference play, four trips to the National Tournament (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009), and three Final Four appearances (2005, 2007, 2009).  Calloway has worked with two National Player of the Year recipents, JaMarcus Ellis and Casey Mitchell; 5 NJCAA All-Americans, and 4 Panhandle Conference Player of the Year recipients.  Also, 40 out of 42 sophomores have graduated during Calloway’s stretch at Chipola. 

Calloway is a graduate of Chipola College and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of West Florida in Exceptional Student / Elementary Education.