Fredrick Summers was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Edward Waters College on July 17, 2018.
Summers came to Edward Waters after spending one season in the same role at Talladega College. In his lone season, Summers led the Tornadoes to a 21-11 overall record and an 8-4 mark against Gulf Coast Athletic Conference competition. For his efforts at TC, he was chosen by his coaching peers as the 2017-18 GCAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.
Prior to his time at Talladega, he was the head coach at Concordia College-Alabama. At CCA, he led the Hornets to four straight United States Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Tournament appearances. He developed eleven All-Americans, (five first-team, six-second team) and off the court he mentored four Academic All-Americans all while leading his program to a 2015-16 National Runner-Up finish and eventually winning the 2016-17 National Championship the following season. Summers completed his five-year stint at CCA as the winningest coach in Men’s Basketball program history with a record of 82-56.
As a player, Summers played two seasons as a guard at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. He shared the same backcourt with former Los Angeles Lakers guard and New York Knicks Head Coach Derek Fisher.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Summers is a 1999 graduate of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, and is a line brother of current EWC head football coach, Greg Ruffin.
Summers makes his home in Jacksonville with his wife and Director of the Edward Waters Counseling Center, Ragan.
