TicketsC.B. McGrath joined the University of Cincinnati Men's Basketball staff in June 2021 as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach.
McGrath comes to the Queen City following after serving two-plus years as UNC Wilmington's head coach, a post he held from 2017-20. Prior to that, he was a 14-year member of Roy Williams' North Carolina staff (three as director of operaitons, 11 as assistant coach), where UC head coach Wes Miller competed from 2003-07. The Tar Heels won three national championships and made seven Final Four appearances in his tenure.
In his first season at UNCW, McGrath led the Seahawks to an 11-21 overall record and sixth place finish in the CAA. The record included an upset for No. 3 seeded Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament.
The Seahawks ranked fifth in offensive rebounding in the NCAA in 2017-18 behind Devontae Cacok, who led the nation in rebounds per game (13.5 rpg) and offensive boards (5.06). The Alpharetta, Ga., forward went on to lead all NCAA Division I players in double-doubles in 2018-19 as the Seahawks went 10-23 and split a pair of games in the CAA Tournament.
Cacok signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2019 and was on the club's preseason roster.
McGrath is widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost recruiters and bench coaches. In addition, McGrath oversaw UNC’s clinics and coached the junior varsity team in Chapel Hill.
McGrath’s association with Williams goes back to his days as a walk-on player at Kansas. McGrath earned a scholarship before the start of his freshman season and was a top reserve behind First-Team All-American Jacque Vaughn in 1994-95 and Ryan Robertson as a senior.
The Jayhawks did not lose a home game during McGrath’s time in Lawrence, going a perfect 58-0 during his career.
A tri-captain for KU in 1997-98 and a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, McGrath appeared in 112 games for the Jayhawks, scoring 82 points, with 35 steals and 113 assists, including a better than 2:1 assist-turnover ratio. McGrath’s first collegiate bucket was a three-pointer at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum.
McGrath served on Williams’ staff in seven Final Four appearances, including the last two with the Tar Heels. McGrath was an assistant coach on UNC’s 2005, 2009 and 2017 NCAA Championship teams.
McGrath grew up in Topeka, Kansas, and was a multi-sport standout at Topeka West High School, earning a total of 13 varsity letters in basketball, cross country, track and field and golf from 1991-94. He was named the Kansas Basketball Player-of-the-Year as a senior, placed in the top-10 in the state in cross country and golf and was inducted into the Topeka West High School Hall of Fame in 2001.
McGrath earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Biology from the University of Kansas in 1998 and completed his Master’s Degree in Education at KU in 2000.
McGrath’s wife, Kris, played tennis at KU, where she was the Big-12 Player-of-the-Year in 1999. The couple has twin daughters, Kate and Addison, and a son, Hunter.
McGrath comes to the Queen City following after serving two-plus years as UNC Wilmington's head coach, a post he held from 2017-20. Prior to that, he was a 14-year member of Roy Williams' North Carolina staff (three as director of operaitons, 11 as assistant coach), where UC head coach Wes Miller competed from 2003-07. The Tar Heels won three national championships and made seven Final Four appearances in his tenure.
In his first season at UNCW, McGrath led the Seahawks to an 11-21 overall record and sixth place finish in the CAA. The record included an upset for No. 3 seeded Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament.
The Seahawks ranked fifth in offensive rebounding in the NCAA in 2017-18 behind Devontae Cacok, who led the nation in rebounds per game (13.5 rpg) and offensive boards (5.06). The Alpharetta, Ga., forward went on to lead all NCAA Division I players in double-doubles in 2018-19 as the Seahawks went 10-23 and split a pair of games in the CAA Tournament.
Cacok signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2019 and was on the club's preseason roster.
McGrath is widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost recruiters and bench coaches. In addition, McGrath oversaw UNC’s clinics and coached the junior varsity team in Chapel Hill.
McGrath’s association with Williams goes back to his days as a walk-on player at Kansas. McGrath earned a scholarship before the start of his freshman season and was a top reserve behind First-Team All-American Jacque Vaughn in 1994-95 and Ryan Robertson as a senior.
The Jayhawks did not lose a home game during McGrath’s time in Lawrence, going a perfect 58-0 during his career.
A tri-captain for KU in 1997-98 and a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, McGrath appeared in 112 games for the Jayhawks, scoring 82 points, with 35 steals and 113 assists, including a better than 2:1 assist-turnover ratio. McGrath’s first collegiate bucket was a three-pointer at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum.
McGrath served on Williams’ staff in seven Final Four appearances, including the last two with the Tar Heels. McGrath was an assistant coach on UNC’s 2005, 2009 and 2017 NCAA Championship teams.
McGrath grew up in Topeka, Kansas, and was a multi-sport standout at Topeka West High School, earning a total of 13 varsity letters in basketball, cross country, track and field and golf from 1991-94. He was named the Kansas Basketball Player-of-the-Year as a senior, placed in the top-10 in the state in cross country and golf and was inducted into the Topeka West High School Hall of Fame in 2001.
McGrath earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Biology from the University of Kansas in 1998 and completed his Master’s Degree in Education at KU in 2000.
McGrath’s wife, Kris, played tennis at KU, where she was the Big-12 Player-of-the-Year in 1999. The couple has twin daughters, Kate and Addison, and a son, Hunter.