Kennesaw State University Athletics

Ben Fletcher joins Kennesaw State following 14 seasons as an assistant coach at Troy University. He was named an assistant coach in June 2005 after helping the program as a student assistant for two years.
 
Originally from Selma, Ala., Fletcher has the distinction of being a member of both Trojan squads that reached the NCAA Tournament, first as a player on the 2002-03 team and then a coach with the 2016-17 team.
 
The 2016-17 season was one of the most successful Troy history. The Trojans had the most wins since the 2003-04 season, the third-most Sun Belt wins ever, the largest wins improvement in program history and the most non-conference wins since 2002-03.
 
Under Fletcher’s guidance in 2013-14, Hunter Williams made 98 3-pointers, setting the Troy single-season record, which was previously held by Fletcher.
 
Fletcher has been instrumental in the Trojans’ rise in the Sun Belt Conference, culminating in Troy’s first Sun Belt title in 2010 and second straight postseason berth. He helped guide the Trojans to a 14-4 league record during the 2008-09 campaign, highlighted by wins over every member of the Sun Belt Conference, the only team to accomplish the feat that year.
 
After playing in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in 2009, the Trojans went on to win the Sun Belt regular season championship in 2009-10 and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berth.
 
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Fletcher was one of the greatest players in Troy’s Division I history. A native of Selma, Fletcher played for the Trojans from 2001-03, averaging 13.4 points per game during his career.
 
He was named first-team All-Atlantic Sun his senior year (2002-03), helping the Trojans to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance at the Division I level.  During that season, he made a Troy Division I single-season record 92 3-pointers, eventually broken by Hunter Williams who played for Fletcher.  Fletcher finished his career with 160 made 3-pointers, the sixth most in Troy’s Division I history.
 
Fletcher earned a B.S. in sport and fitness management from Troy in 2003.