Scott Combs is in his 16th season with the Austin Peay basketball program, his13th as assistant coach.
Combs serves as the program's recruiting coordinator and helps in the daily operations of the program, working in all coaching aspects, in particular with player development, monitoring academic progress and scouting opponents. He also serves as the director of the Dave Loos Basketball Camps.
He came to APSU in 1996-97 as a player. Since then, he has been a fixture in the program, working his way up the coaching ladder. Following his playing days, Combs assumed the role as administrative assistant while in graduate school (he and former high school and Govs teammate Joe Sibbitt were the first recipients of the Leon Bibb Hall of Fame Scholarship) in 1999-00. A year later, he was elevated to assistant coach and has played an integral part in the Govs successes since, which has seen the Govs record 20 or more wins in four of the last six years and back-to-back OVC championships on two occasions, including the 2006-07 and 2007-08. The 2002-03 and 2007-08 teams advanced to the NCAA tournament while the 2003-04 club won a game in the NIT. Also during his coaching tenure, APSU captured the 2000 Top of the World Classic championship.
A Lebanon, Ind., native (home of Rick Mount), he starred at Paoli High School, scoring a school record 1958 points, ranking him 31st all-time in the state. He was voted runner-up Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1994 and was selected to play on the prestigious Indiana All-Star team. His prep career followed an AAU one that saw him voted All-American six times. The Indianian is one of the select few who has played and coached in both the NCAA and NIT tournaments.
A versatile front-liner who was known for his selfless play and other intangibles he brought to the floor, Combs played his final two seasons (1997-99) at APSU after transferring from Missouri, where he played his freshman (1994-95) and sophomore (1995-96) seasons. At Mizzou, Combs tallied a season high 12 points at Kansas and earned player of the game versus Colorado with 11 points and 6 rebounds. In addition, he was a member of a Missouri squad that played in the 1995 NCAA tournament (after beating Indiana University the Tigers lost to eventual national champion UCLA on a last-second shot) and the 1996 NIT.
Combs sat out 1996-97 at APSU as a transfer redshirt. After playing on the perimeter his junior season, Combs was a starting post player as a senior playing alongside Trenton Hassell. He averaged 8.8 points, shooting a team-best 54.8 percent from the floor, and 5.3 rebounds per game. His rebound totals ranked 14th in the OVC. Off the floor, Combs posted a 4.0 GPA and earned CoSIDA District IV Academic All-District as a senior. He also served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). Combs graduated in 1998 with bachelor's degrees in mathematics and education. He began his graduate work while completing his final season of eligibility, earning his master's in Sports Administration.
Combs is married to the former Casey Jenkins, who is Internet Manager at Jenkins and Wynne-Ford-Lincoln-Mercury-Honda. They have a daughter, Chandler Kate, 2.
Scott and Casey enjoy competing in Ironman triathlons and Scott enjoys playing the piano, playing cards and golfing in his free time.
