Christen Cunningham

Biography

Christen Cunningham joined Chris Mack's first South Florida staff as an assistant coach in March of 2026. Cunningham played for Mack for one season at Louisville and previously served for two seasons as assistant coach/general manager on his staff at the College of Charleston (2024-26). In the 2024-25 season, he helped guide the program to a 24-9 overall record and an appearance in the CAA semifinals. The Cougars posted a 21-11 mark (14-4 in the CAA) and finished second in the conference in 2025-26. Prior to arriving in Charleston, Cunningham served for two seasons on the staff at Rhode Island (2022-24), starting as the program's director of player development before being named an assistant coach. Cunningham arrived in Rhode Island from Louisville, where he finished his collegiate playing career and served as a graduate assistant on Mack's staffs from 2020-22. Cunningham was a team captain at Louisville in 2018-19 as a graduate transfer and averaged 10.1 points and 4.9 assists per game for a Mack-coached team that won 20 games and earned an NCAA Tournament appearance. The Georgetown, Ky. native was a three-year starter and team captain at Samford prior to transferring to Louisville. He set Samford's all-time career assist record with 514 and ranked fifth in the nation with a school-record 225 assists in the 2016-17 season. Cunningham finished his Samford career ranked 13th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,283 career points. Before beginning his coaching career, C