Joined Virginia Tech men’s basketball staff: 2016 and enters his ninth year with the program.
With the Hokies: Webster, who was retained by Tech head coach Mike Young, has been a key factor in the Hokies’ success. Being a big part of easing the transition with the returners and the new coaching staff in 2019-20, Webster was instrumental in guiding point guard Wabissa Bede into taking a big step in his game from a distributing standpoint, following the graduation of all-conference player Justin Robinson. Improving his assists numbers by more than 115 percent from the previous year, Bede would go on to average the fourth-most assists (5.53) in the ACC and the best assist-turnover ratio (3.34) in the league, which finished sixth nationally. In 2020-21, Webster was crucial in the Hokies being ranked for 14 weeks in the AP Top 25, the third-longest stretch in school history, and guiding them to the NCAA Tournament, as well as the No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament, tying the highest seed in program history.
Before Young and Co. arrived in Blacksburg, Webster and the Hokies went on arguably the greatest stretch in program history, making the NCAA Tournament three years in a row for the first time and recording a program-best 26 wins in 2018-19.
Prior to Virginia Tech: Webster has a wealth of NCAA Tournament experience as both a student-athlete and an assistant with the Crimson and at Virginia Tech. After two seasons at his alma mater, Webster spent the 2015-16 season in Orlando with the Knights, his second Division I assistant coaching job at just 25 years old.
Harvard went 49-13 and made back-to-back appearances in the Big Dance in Webster’s two seasons on the bench. The 2014 NCAA Tournament saw the Crimson upset No. 5 seed Cincinnati, 61-57, in the second round and a near-upset of No. 4 Michigan State.
Of Note: Webster has groomed 11 all-conference players, including Keve Aluma, former Hokies Nickeil Alexander-Walker (2019 first-round NBA Draft pick), Kerry Blackshear Jr. and Justin Robinson into All-ACC picks, while producing seven All-Ivy League selections at Harvard. Webster also groomed two Crimson players into earning some hardwood, as Wesley Saunders won Ivy League Player of the Year in 2013-14 and Steve Moundou-Missi earned Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year the following year.
Awards: Webster was named to ESPN's 40-under-40 list in May 2020, a prestigious list made up of the top 40 head coaches and assistant coaches in Division I men's basketball under the age of 40. During the summer of 2017, Webster was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches as a “30-under-30” honoree. This recognizes a group of up and coming young coaches in men’s college basketball. He also was selected to the TopConnect Virtual Seminar in June 2020, which identified the top basketball assistant coaches in the country and connected them with mid-major athletic directors, providing tremendous networking opportunities for both parties.
Playing career: Webster was asked to join head coach Tommy Amaker’s staff after he had just completed a decorated four-year career in Cambridge. He holds the distinction as Harvard’s winningest player with 90 career victories that featured three consecutive Ivy League Championships and back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths. Webster also ranks fifth in program history with 176 career 3-pointers and second with 117 games played.
Education: Harvard, 2013 (B.S. Psychology).
Personal: Webster, a native of Washington, D.C., resides in Christiansburg.
