Head Basketball Coach

Bio

Greg Schiefen, entering his second year as head coach at Gordon State College, brings more than a decade of diverse collegiate coaching experience to Barnesville. In his first season with the Highlanders, Schiefen made an immediate impact by reshaping the men’s basketball program’s culture and direction. His leadership quickly set a new standard and established momentum for long-term success.

He was appointed head coach on July 1, 2024, following a successful season on staff at Chipola College. During the 2023–24 campaign, Schiefen helped guide the Indians to a 29–5 record, the Panhandle Conference regular season championship, the Florida State Tournament title, and a No. 6 overall seed in the NJCAA National Tournament.

Before his time at Chipola, Schiefen spent six seasons at Georgia Highlands College, serving as both assistant coach and later associate head coach. During his tenure, the Chargers became one of the most respected programs in NJCAA Division I, capturing GCAA regular season titles in 2017, 2021, and 2022 while achieving seven consecutive Top-25 national rankings, peaking as high as No. 3. At Georgia Highlands, he was instrumental in recruiting and developing talent, with dozens of players moving on to NCAA Division I and II programs.

Schiefen’s coaching career also includes significant NCAA and junior college experience. He served as an assistant coach at Misericordia University, where he contributed to the program’s MAC Freedom Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament berth in 2016. Prior to Misericordia, he was the top assistant at Alfred University, where he helped the Saxons reach the Empire 8 Conference Championship game in 2015. His early collegiate coaching roots were built at Corning Community College, where he began his career working with NJCAA student-athletes.

In addition to his collegiate experience, Schiefen gained valuable developmental coaching opportunities at the high school and prep levels. He coached at Elmira Notre Dame in New York, his alma mater, and also at Charlotte Preparatory School in North Carolina, where he worked with younger athletes and honed his skills in teaching fundamentals.

A native of Elmira, New York, Schiefen was a standout multi-sport athlete at Notre Dame High School, later earning induction into the school’s Hall of Fame. He continued his playing career at SUNY Brockport, where he was a four-year letterwinner in basketball. At Brockport, he earned a degree in Sports Management with a minor in Athletic Coaching, competing on teams that won a SUNYAC Championship and made both NCAA Tournament and ECAC postseason appearances.