Elliott Avent

Elliott Avent
Avent in 2013
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamNC State
ConferenceACC
Record1,036–615 (.627)
Biographical details
Born (1956-05-01) May 1, 1956 (age 68)
Alma materVCU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982North Carolina Wesleyan (asst.)
1983VCU (asst.)
1984–1985Louisburg JC (asst.)
1986–1987William & Mary (asst.)
1988NC State (asst.)
1989–1996New Mexico State
1997–presentNC State
Head coaching record
Overall1,242–811 (.605)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 6× NCAA regional champions (2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2024)
  • 3× NCAA Super Regional champions (2013, 2021, 2024)
Awards
  • ACC Coach of the Year (2003)
  • Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2003)
  • National Coach of the Year (2003)

Elliott Avent (born May 1, 1956) is a baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the NC State Wolfpack.[1] He attended North Carolina State University, but he did not play for the baseball program. In his 25th season of coaching the Wolfpack, Avent has compiled both the most wins and most losses of any head baseball coach in NC State history.

Early life

Avent attended North Carolina State University, and had intentions of playing college baseball for the Wolfpack, but when he saw the way coach Sammy Esposito treated other players Avent considered better than him, he decided to not try out for the team.[2]

Avent left NC State when he was only about 20 credits away from a degree in textiles in order to focus on a career as a baseball coach. He started by accepting an assistant coaching job at North Carolina Wesleyan University. He would later finish a degree at Virginia Commonwealth University.[2]

In 1993, Avent managed the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.[citation needed]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
New Mexico State Aggies (Independent) (1989–1991)
1989 New Mexico State 34–22
1990 New Mexico State 40–19
1991 New Mexico State 22–36
New Mexico State Aggies (Big West Conference) (1992–1996)
1992 New Mexico State 20–33 6–18 T–8th
1993 New Mexico State 31–23 9–12 T–4th
1994 New Mexico State 21–31 4–17 8th
1995 New Mexico State 32–22 9–12 5th
1996 New Mexico State 25–27 8–13 T–5th
New Mexico State: 225–213 36–72
North Carolina State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1997–present)
1997 NC State 43–20 15–8 3rd NCAA regional
1998 NC State 41–23 12–9 4th NCAA regional
1999 NC State 37–25 11–13 6th NCAA regional
2000 NC State 30–28 10–14 T–6th
2001 NC State 32–29 9–15 T–6th
2002 NC State 33–26 7–17 7th
2003 NC State 45–18 15–9 T–3rd NCAA Super Regional
2004 NC State 36–24 11–12 6th NCAA regional
2005 NC State 41–19 17–13 6th NCAA regional
2006 NC State 40–23 16–13 T–2nd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2007 NC State 38–23 16–14 3rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2008 NC State 42–22 18–11 2nd (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
2009 NC State 25–31 10–20 T–4th (Atlantic)
2010 NC State 38–24 15–15 3rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2011 NC State 35–27 15–15 T–3rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2012 NC State 43–20 19–11 2nd (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
2013 NC State 50–16 19–10 2nd (Atlantic) College World Series
2014 NC State 32–23 13–17 5th (Atlantic)
2015 NC State 36–23 15–14 5th (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2016 NC State 38–22 15–13 3rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2017 NC State 36–25 16–14 4th (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2018 NC State 42–18 19–11 2nd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2019 NC State 42–19 18–12 2nd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2020 NC State 14–3 1–2 (Atlantic) Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 NC State 37–19 19–14 2nd (Atlantic) College World Series
2022 NC State 36–21 14–15 5th (Atlantic)
2023 NC State 36–21 13–16 5th (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2024 NC State 38–23 18–11 2nd (Atlantic) College World Series
NC State: 1,036–615 378–345
Total: 1,242–811

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also

References

  1. ^ NC State Baseball Media Guide[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Avent thrives in 'dream job'". Technician. April 23, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "ACC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  4. ^ Big West Media Guide


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