Woody Taylor

Biography

Woody Taylor finished his sixth season as an assistant coach on Head Coach Mike Morrell's staff in 2024-25. Taylor was hired to the staff on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Taylor earned his 100th win as a member of the Bulldogs' coaching staff in Asheville's 95-53 victory over Columbia International on Dec. 30. The Bulldogs earned their third consecutive 20-win season and Asheville has compiled a program-record 70 wins over the last three seasons. In the last four seasons of Big South Conference play, the team has a league-best .712 winning percentage and is 47-19 against Big South opponents. The Bulldogs went 13-1 inside Kimmel Arena during the 2024-25 season. Asheville has a .926 winning percentage and a 38-3 record in Kimmel Arena over the last three seasons, the third-highest home winning percentage in the nation. The 2024-25 season also saw the men's basketball program set a new school record for most Big South Conference Awards received and most individuals recognized, as five Bulldogs earned seven league awards at the completion of the regular season. Asheville went 21-11 and 11-5 during the 2024-25 season. In his fifth year with the Bulldogs, Taylor helped guide the program to its second consecutive appearance in the Big South Conference Championship contest. Asheville finished its season 22-12 after falling in the conference championship. The Bulldogs’ 22 wins and the team’s 27 wins the previous year set a new program record for the best two-year winning stretch in schoo