Tony Madlock - Associate Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches

Tony Madlock

Title:
Associate Head Coach
Phone:
901-678-2346

Tony Madlock returned home for a second time on March 30, 2026 joining Hardaway's staff as associate head coach.

A native Memphian and former Tigers point guard, Madlock joined Hardaway's staff as an assistant shortly after Hardaway was hired in March 2018. In his first season as an assistant, he helped the Tigers reach the second round of the NIT.

Madlock has amassed more than 20 years as a college assistant and served as interim head coach at the end of the 2017-18 season at Ole Miss. He spent four seasons at Ole Miss before coming to Memphis.

At Memphis, Madlock re-unites with Hardaway, a teammate of his with the Tigers during the 1991-92 season. Madlock and Hardaway helped the Tigers reach the Elite Eight in 1992.

Madlock spent the past fourth seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Alabama State University. Madlock led the Hornets to a historic 2024-25 season as ASU won 20 games for only the fifth time in school history, and the first since the 2008-09 season.

The Hornets finished the season on a magical run that saw them win 10 of their final 12 games, including three consecutive at the SWAC Tournament to win the program’s fifth tournament title, which also saw them move on to the program’s fifth NCAA Tournament with the automatic berth. The Hornets finished the regular season 20-16 overall and 12-6 in SWAC action.

ASU made its second First Four appearance and picked up the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory with a last-second basket to defeat Saint Francis 70-68. From there the Hornets moved into the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against #1 seed Auburn.

Following the season Madlock was named the HBCU Sports Coach of the Year, while Amar Knox was named First Team All-SWAC and TJ Madlock was named to the second team.

His second season saw the Hornets improve from eight wins from his first season to 13 wins in season two, which also saw ASU improve from six conference wins in season one to eight wins in season two.

In his first season at the helm of the Hornets, Madlock led the team to an 8-23 record including a non-conference victory over Eastern Illinois, while also leading the team to six Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victories in his first season. He also coached his son, T.J., to the SWAC Newcomer of the Year award after averaging 11.2 points per game.

Madlock arrived at Alabama State after a year at South Carolina State in which his team finished 15-16 overall and 7-7 in the MEAC, falling to Morgan State in the conference tournament. The Bulldogs recorded non-conference victories over South Florida, High Point, Tennessee State, The Citadel, and Charleston Southern. They averaged 71.8 points per game last season while shooting 39.3 percent from the floor, while also leading the nation in offensive rebounds per game (15.23). They also finished third in the country in total rebounds per game at 41.81, trailing only Buffalo and Gonzaga.

He was named as a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, given to college basketball’s top first-year coach after leading South Carolina State to its highest win total since 2015-16. The 15 wins by South Carolina State is the highest total in five seasons, with he and his son – TJ – leading the Bulldogs to one of the top turnarounds in the NCAA with 14 more wins than the program had all of 2020-21.

During the 2016-17 season, Madlock helped guide the Rebels to 22 victories and a trip to the NIT Quarterfinals. He coached Sebastian Saiz to all-league honors and a record-breaking senior season. Saiz set the school record by pulling down 409 boards. He averaged a double-double (15.1 points, 11.4 rebounds).

During the 2015-16 campaign, Madlock and the Rebels won 20 games for the second time in as many seasons. Senior guard Stefan Moody earned first team All-SEC honors for the second-straight season.

In his first season at Ole Miss, Madlock helped the Rebels win 21 games and advance in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. Under his guidance, Moody earned first team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and the league's coaches.

Madlock also spent four seasons as an assistant on Tony Barbee's staff at Auburn and four seasons as an assistant at UTEP. He was an assistant for nine seasons at Arkansas State.

At Auburn, Madlock helped coach Chris Denson to All-SEC second team honors in 2013-14, and he recruited three top-100 players to the Plains during his time with the Tigers.

In his four years at UTEP, Madlock recruited 2010 C-USA Player of the Year, Randy Culpepper, and Arnett Moultrie, a 2009 C-USA All-Freshman Team selection. UTEP won the 2010 Conference USA Championship with a 26-7 overall record and a 15-1 league mark as the Miners advanced to the NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual NCAA runner-up Butler.

He also coached Stefon Jackson, who is the all-time leading scorer in UTEP and Conference USA history, All-CUSA second-team selection Derrick Carracter, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010, and C-USA All-Defensive Team member Julyan Stone.

Madlock spent six of his nine years at Arkansas State as the assistant head coach prior to going to El Paso. He helped Arkansas State to the 1998 Sun Belt Conference regular season championship and the 1999 Sun Belt Conference tournament title, as he recruited six junior college All-Americans to the school.

He also recruited the only junior college player in Arkansas State history to score 1,000 points in two seasons. He coached four all-conference players and the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year.

Madlock began his coaching career as an assistant and teacher at his alma mater, Melrose High School, in Memphis. The Golden Wildcats posted a 67-29 mark over the three seasons with Madlock on the staff, and Melrose was the 1997 state tournament runner-up with a 32-7 record.

Madlock also starred at Melrose, receiving honorable mention All-America and first-team All-State honors as a point guard while lettering three years.

Madlock earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from then-Memphis State in 1991 in 3.5 years. The Memphis started three of his four seasons and played on teams that went to four straight postseason tournaments.

A four-year letterman and three-year starter for Memphis from 1988-92, Madlock was a member of four postseason tournament teams for the Tigers, reaching the NCAA Tournament and NIT two times each.

He still ranks among the school's all-time leaders for games played (128) and averaged double figures as a junior and senior.

Madlock played one year of professional basketball in South America before starting his coaching career.

Born Feb. 17, 1970, Madlock is married to the former Stacie Bryant of Memphis. They have two children, a daughter, Kyndal, and a son, T.J.