Coach Vince Walden arrived at Texas State in August of 2026 and joins the Bobcats with over 20 years of experience in college basketball in player development and recruiting.
Most recently, Walden spent the 2025-26 season at LSU as an assistant coach after spending a six-year stint at Texas A&M as an assistant coach and director of operations. Walden was instrumental in helping Texas A&M advance to the championship game of the 2022 NIT and three straight NCAA Tournament berths in 2023-2025. The Aggies advanced to the round of 32 in 2024 and 2025.
He joined the Aggies after two seasons as assistant coach with the Red Wolves of Arkansas State. Prior to his time in Jonesboro, Walden served as head coach of the national team at IMG Academy twice, first from 2006-12, and again from 2015-17, where he compiled an all-time record of 201-68 with the Ascenders. Walden was a 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Boys Coach of the Year Finalist, leading IMG Academy to a 26-2 record in 2016-17 and secured the national No. 1 ranking in the Max Preps poll that same season.
After his first stint at IMG Academy in 2006-12, Walden spent three seasons at Liberty University and was a pivotal part of Liberty's 2013 Big South Tournament Championship run and NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Suffolk, Virginia native attended Longwood University and graduated with a degree in social work, where he was also a four-year letterman in basketball (1994-98) and three-year team captain.
The Vince Walden File
Year: First (in 2025-26)
Birthdate: June 26, 1975
Wife: Lakeesha
Children: Kari, Vince Jr., Zach
Hometown: Suffolk, Virginia
Education: Longwood, 2001
Collegiate Coaching Experience
2012-15: Assistant Coach, Liberty
2017-19: Assistant Coach, Arkansas State
2019: Assistant Coach, Elon
2019-24: Director of Operations, Texas A&M
2024-25: Assistant Coach, Texas A&M
2025-26: Assistant Coach, LSU
2026-Present: Assistant Coach, Texas State
