Houston Fancher

Biography

Houston Fancher has completed seven seasons on NC State's staff, approaching year No. 8 in 2025-26. Head coach Wes Moore announced the addition of Fancher to the staff on May 17, 2018, and he was promoted to an assistant coach role ahead of the 2023-24 season after the NCAA voted to allow two more assistants on Division I women’s basketball staffs. In his second year with coaching duties at NC State, the Pack shared the 2025 ACC Regular Season Championship and made the ACC Tournament Title game for the second straight year. With a 28-7 record and 16-2 mark in the ACC, the Pack finished the season with its sixth Sweet 16 trip in the past seven seasons and a No. 9 ranking in the final Associated Press Poll. In his first season as an on-court coach with NC State, the Wolfpack enjoyed a historical season. The 2023-24 season ended in the program’s first Final Four appearance since 1998, as well as a 31-7 record, a top four final AP ranking and nine top 25 wins. During his tenure in Raleigh, Fancher has been a part of helping the Pack to three ACC Tournament titles, two ACC regular-season crowns, six NCAA Tournament appearances, six final top 10 rankings and a Final Four in 2024. Fancher joined the Wolfpack after serving as the interim head coach of the Charlotte men’s basketball program from December 2017 through the remainder of the 2017-18 season. He was a member of the Charlotte 49ers coaching staff for a total of three seasons. Prior to joining the Charlotte staff, he had 12 y