Lance Pickeral was added to the Greensboro College men's basketball staff in July 2018.
Pickeral brings several years of coaching experience to the Pride staff after serving as the assistant men's basketball coach at Davidson Community College.
During the 2017-2018 season at Davidson, Pickeral helped lead the team to a 22-7 overall, while reaching the top-10 in the NJCAA Division 3 rankings.
In addition to their ranking, the Storm earned the Region X regular season championship, earning the No. 1 seed for the NJCAA Region X Tournament where they finished in second-place.
Prior to joining the Storm staff, Pickeral served as the head women's coach at Piedmont International University where he helped recruit and reinstate the first women's basketball team, following a five-year absence.
In addition, to his work with the women's basketball team at PIU, Pickeral also worked with the men's team as an assistant under the direction of former NBA and Wake Forest University player Josh Howard.
Before joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Pickeral served as an head coach in the Davidson and Forsyth County school systems.
Pickeral graduated from Greensboro College in 2010 with a degree in Physical Education Teacher Licensure before obtaining his Masters of Science Degree in Education from Canisius College. He is also currently pursuing his Doctorate of Education at East Carolina University, while also serving as a Greensboro College professor of Kinesiology and program coordinator of the physical education teacher licensure program.
