Murray State University Athletics
Staff Directory
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
Michael “Willy” Wilmot joined Murray State Basketball as the Director of Basketball Operations ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Wilmot comes to the Racers after spending the previous four seasons at Charlotte, where he served as an assistant coach ahead during the 2025-26 season after originally joining the 49ers in 2021 as director of scouting before serving as director of basketball operations and special assistant to the head coach. During his time at Charlotte, Wilmot helped the program earn a 19-12 record and finish third in the American Athletic Conference in 2023-24, recording 13 conference wins and 13 home victories while securing the program’s first home win over a ranked opponent since 2010.
Prior to Charlotte, Wilmot served as a graduate assistant at Florida State from 2019-21, working with the Seminoles' men's basketball program. He also spent three years as a student manager at Auburn, contributing to a program that won multiple conference championships and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2019.
Wilmot's experience spans scouting, basketball operations, recruiting support and program logistics, providing a broad background in the day-to-day responsibilities of a Division I men's basketball program.
Wilmot earned a master’s degree in sport management from Florida State in 2021 and a bachelor’s degree in marketing with a minor in sports coaching from Auburn in 2019.
