After a highly successful head-coaching run with the Maury High boys basketball program, Brandon Plummer is leaving the Commodores to become an assistant coach with the Elizabeth City State men’s team.
Plummer led the Commodores to four state tournaments, including the Class 5 championship in 2019 and runner-up honors in 2022. He guided Maury to a 131-23 record in six seasons, qualifying for a region tournament every time. His teams won two region titles.
He was named a state Coach of the Year, a region Coach of the Year twice and an Eastern District Coach of the Year three times.
“Coaching at Maury has been incredibly rewarding,” Plummer said. “Being able to work with such great talent and dedicated athletes was a privilege. I am truly blessed to have been able to make a difference in the lives of young athletes and be a part of something truly special. I love my school.”
Plummer will be joining a staff led by interim head coach John Richardson III, who led Woodside to state Group AAA titles in 2004 and ’05 before spending more than a decade-and-a-half as an assistant with Old Dominion and Virginia Tech. Richardson graduated from ECSU in 1995.
Last season, ECSU finished 11-19, 7-11 in the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. No players for those Vikings were from Hampton Roads.
