Ben Betts joins the Blue Checks this season after spending the last three years at Winthrop University as an Assistant Coach for the men’s basketball team. Betts has spent a combined 34 years in the collegiate ranks as a coach, including three years at South Carolina State as the Head Coach. In his time as a collegiate coach, Betts has coached all levels of players, as he has spent time as an assistant at Oklahoma, VCU, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, Tennessee State, the College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and Western Carolina University. Betts brings a wealth of knowledge to the Blue Checks, not just as a coach but also from a players perspective, as he was a four year letterwinner at Roanoke College, which included leading them to an NCAA Tournament berth.