Will Shouse

Will Shouse is entering his fourth season as head coach of the Asbury University men's basketball program and sixth overall as a collegiate head coach. After returning to his alma mater in June of 2008, the 2002 alum has spent a total of eleven seasons on the court for the Eagles, four as a player and another four as an assistant from 2002-2006.

In 2010 Shouse led the Eagles to a share of the KIAC Regular-Season Title, it was only the second time in school history Asbury has been conference champions.  The Eagles would finish the season 20-8 overall and 11-2 in the KIAC, tied with Indiana East and Indiana Southeast.  It was the second 20-win season for Shouse at the helm of the Eagles, and only the fifth in the team's 20-year history. 

Shouse made quite a splash with the Eagles in his first season at the helm of the program. In 2008-09, Asbury finished 21-13, claimed the NCCAA Mid-East Region title and took fifth at the NCCAA Division I National Tournament. It marked the third-straight season guiding one of his teams to 20 wins, while it also earned him his third-consecutive NCCAA Mid-East Region Coach of the Year award.

Prior to returning to Asbury, Shouse’s head coaching debut came at Kentucky Christian University, where he compiled a record of 53-22 in two seasons and guided the Knights to back-to-back third-place finishes at the NCCAA Division II National Tournament. In a short amount of time, his KCU squads established a reputation for high-caliber offense as the they led NCCAA Division II in scoring both seasons, with his 2007-08 team averaging an impressive 93.9 points per game.

Shouse's offensive attack returned quick results for the Eagles since his return. Asbury ranked fifth in NAIA Division II in scoring at 86.4 points per content in 2008-09 and ranked 12th in 2010-11 scoring 81.9 points per game.  In five seasons as a head coach, Shouse has compiled a 107-62 career record.

During the last three years, Shouse has coached four all-region players, a region player of the year, a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and two NCCAA All-Americans. Last season marked the second year with two Eagles on the All-KIAC team.

As a student-athlete, Shouse scored more than 1,000 points and broke Asbury’s record for 3-pointers made in a season with 131. During his senior season in 2002, he led the Eagles in scoring with 15 points per game, highlighted by an impressive 11 made 3-pointers against Johnson Bible. He went on to receive Asbury’s Gamble Walker Senior Award, recognizing his commitment, athletic ability and servant-leadership on the team.

Shouse also serves as the Mid-East Region Chair for the NCCAA. In the summers, he coaches youth basketball clinics and leads his collegiate squads on mission trips to foreign countries. In May of 2009, the Asbury men spent a week in Costa Rica, where they passed out tracks, distributed food and shared the Gospel.

A native of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Shouse graduated from Asbury with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 2002, and earned a Master of Science in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy in 2005.

Shouse and his wife, Whitney, a 2002 Asbury College graduate, live in Wilmore with their three children, Turner, 7, Layni, 4, and Hattie, 1.

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