Furman University head men’s basketball coach Bob Richey announced on May 28 the addition of Casey Long to his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season.
Long, a native of Leesville, Louisiana, joins Furman after serving as an assistant coach at Louisiana State University under Matt McMahon for four seasons. He previously spent five years with McMahon at Murray State before moving to LSU. “Casey is someone I’ve known and respected for a long time, both personally and professionally,” said Richey. “He brings tremendous basketball knowledge, strong relationships throughout the game, and a work ethic that fits perfectly with the culture we’ve built at Furman. More importantly, he’s a great person who genuinely cares about developing young men on and off the court. We’re excited to welcome Casey and his family to our program, and I’m looking forward to working alongside him.”
During his tenure at LSU, Long helped recruit a transfer portal class ranked 16th nationally by 247sports.com and contributed to assembling a freshman class ranked in the top 25 in 2025. In the 2023-24 season, LSU improved its conference record by seven games to finish 9-9 in Southeastern Conference play and advanced to postseason competition in the National Invitation Tournament.
At Murray State, Long was part of one of the most successful periods in program history with four Ohio Valley Conference regular season championships and three OVC Tournament titles over five seasons. The Racers won 121 games during that span—including an undefeated conference record in 2022—and made NCAA Tournament appearances in three different years.
Long has coached several notable players including KJ Williams—who earned OVC Player of the Year honors—and consensus All-America selection Ja Morant. Before joining Murray State’s staff, he served as an assistant coach at Chattanooga (his alma mater), director of operations and assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and interim head coach at Chattanooga following the conclusion of the 2012-13 season.
As a player from 2003 through 2007 at Chattanooga, Long started more than one hundred games while becoming the first player there with over one thousand points, four hundred fifty rebounds, and three hundred fifty assists. He played a key role when Chattanooga won its first Southern Conference Championship in seven years during his collegiate career.
