Hall of Fame
Brad Mitchell (1977-82) served as director of athletics, health/physical education instructor, head men’s basketball coach and head men’s golf coach during his tenure at Mount Olive while the school was still a two-year college. Under Mitchell, the Trojan basketball team posted a record of 76-53 (.589 winning percentage), including a then-record 17-8 mark in 1981-82. Mitchell took a page out of the University of North Carolina playbook to notch a win over current UNC head coach Roy Williams, using the “four corners” offense to lead the Trojans past a Williams-coached UNC JV team. The Trojan golf team won four consecutive Eastern Tarheel Conference titles under Mitchell. Mount Olive was ranked No. 1 in NJCAA Region X in 1978 and was ranked in the top four in the region every year. As athletics director, Mitchell was largely responsible for the development of Kornegay Arena (formerly College Hall), which was completed in 1984. Mitchell died of cancer in 2001 at the age of 62.
