Hunt Conroy joined The Citadel Basketball staff as Graduate Manager in the summer of 2022 before serving as an Assistant Coach for the 2023-24 season.
Conroy was a four-year letter winner at the University of Minnesota from 2017 to 2021 under head coach Richard Pitino. A three-year walk on, he received a scholarship his senior year and was a three-time Academic All-Big 10. The Gophers reached the 2019 NCAA Division I Tournament, posting a first-round win over Louisville. During his time at Minnesota, Conroy played under Ben Johnson (current Head Coach Minnesota), Kimani Young (current Associate Head Coach – UCONN) and Rob Jeter (current Head Coach – Southern Utah). He also played alongside several notable players at Minnesota, including: Amir Coffey (Clippers), Daniel Oturu (32nd overall Draft Pick), and Jordan Murphy (2nd in Rebounds in Big Ten History). His career at Minnesota concluded with Conroy receiving his Bachelor’s in Business and Marketing Education and Master’s in Youth Development Leadership.
He moved on to Jerry Stackhouse’s staff at Vanderbilt University as a Graduate Assistant for the 2021-22 season, where the Commodores reached the SEC Quarterfinals and NIT Quarterfinals in their first postseason appearance in five years. His one season there coincided with the emergence of Scotty Pippen Jr., currently of the Memphis Grizzlies, who led the SEC in scoring, earned his second All-SEC First Team selection, while receiving honors to the Lute Olson All-America team and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association State Player of the Year. Conroy earned his Master’s in Human Development Studies.
In 2023, Conroy graduated from the Leadership in Higher Education program at The Citadel. He is the son of head coach Ed Conroy and his brother Riley is an assistant coach at South Alabama. His basketball family extends to his uncle Duffy Conroy – assistant coach at Tulsa, uncle Matt Devlin – play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Raptors, cousin Liam Robbins – center for the Milwaukee Bucks, cousin Declan Robbins – manager at Lipscomb University, cousin Jack Devlin – Iowa basketball. Additionally, his cousin Luke Devlin was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2022 NHL Draft. Conroy has been active on the basketball camp scene with experiences at The College Basketball Academy and with The UAA Circuit.
“Hunt will provide great value as he was a player for us at Minnesota for 4 years as well as on staff at Vanderbilt this past season. He is a terrific addition to our staff and has a very bright future in coaching. He has already shown a unique ability to communicate and teach the game efficiently and effectively with elite players. He also brings the knowledge of our system with perspective of both a player and a coach.” – Ed Conroy
