Jacksonville, FL. – Edward Waters University ushered in a new era as they announced Cabral Huff as the new men’s basketball coach on April 26th.
Coach Huff brings high expectations and a lot of energy to a team that went 10-19 last season.
Huff comes to EWU from Voorhees University, where he led the team to the NAIA tournament in his first season. Previously, he was a successful high school coach in Atlanta, where he had successful stints at Holy Innocents, Duluth, and St. Francis, with additional college coaching experience at Georgia Southern.
Known for being an excellent recruiter, Coach Huff plans to take advantage of the abundance of talent from what he called the 6-hour rectangle from Atlanta to Charlotte, to Mobile, to Miami, and back to Jacksonville.
“We have everything we need here, and the expectation is to win right away,” Huff said. He also mentioned that he wants to find prospects, recruit and develop them.
Known for his attention to detail, social media presence, and work ethic, look for EWU to implant some new ideas into the program, such as having a team camp, an elite camp for prospects, and weekly coaches show that will be named Tiger Vision which will be available via podcast.
Throughout the press conference, Coach Huff frequently mentioned the slogan “We Are Duval,” which drew applause from the EWU faithful who came out to support the new coach. There is excitement in the air. One fan stated that Edward Waters University is looking to challenge for the SIAC championship sooner than later.
David Jones / Urban Media Today
