Drew Lakey is entering his second season at UTEP as an assistant coach after joining the men’s basketball staff prior to the 2025-26 season.
Previously, Lakey was part of a historic season at Ole Miss under Chris Beard helping guide the Rebels to 24 victories culminating with a #18 AP ranking and a trip to the 2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for just the second time in school history.
As a Player Development Coach at Ole Miss, Lakey was responsible for opponent and self-scouting, game strategy, individual and group development workouts, as well as video and statistical analysis including late game and special situation action predictions.
Prior to his time with Ole Miss, Lakey worked as an assistant coach at Old Dominion University (ODU) where he was responsible for opponent scouts, player development workouts, prospect evaluation, film breakdowns, as well as on-court instruction.
Lakey directly assisted in landing three of the top five commits and the #1 ranked recruiting class (2024) in ODU history according to 247sports. He facilitated the adoption and application of analytics and advanced statistical data and assisted with various operational tasks pertaining to the program including on and off-campus recruiting. Lakey previously served as Video Coordinator for two seasons, and as graduate assistant and head manager for the Monarchs the year immediately following his playing career.
As a graduate transfer at Old Dominion, Lakey appeared in five contests making one start during the 2019-20 season. Prior to transferring to ODU, Lakey walked onto UVA’s team from an open tryout for the 2017-18 season, when the Cavaliers won the ACC tournament and ACC regular season helping them vault from unranked to the #1 in the country according to the AP poll.
Lakey graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in government and a minor in entrepreneurship (McIntire School of Commerce) and from ODU with a master’s degree (M.S.) in sport management.
