Andre Bolton joined the Lady Wildcats' staff under Head Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis as B-CU's Recruiting Coordinator in mid-July 2012, and has proven an integral part of the staff, adding his wealth of experience through three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships to an already talented staff.
Bolton has also proven crucial in growing the quality depth in the program, a component that play a major role in the success of the program. Bolton worked in tandem with James Howard to an eight-woman 2012-13 class and guided the Lady Wildcats' recruiting effort with an impactful class of three in 2013-14, and a seven-woman 2014 class expected to see significant action this year.
Bolton joined Bethune-Cookman after seven seasons at Delaware State, where he served as the top assistant to Ed Davis, and was a major component in the development of five All-MEAC players and three MEAC All-Tournament Team players. While at DSU, he was the Lady Hornets' recruiting and scheduling coordinator, taking a major role in guiding DSU to the 2007 MEAC Tournament Championship, the first in school history, giving Bolton his second trip to the NCAA Tournament.
"Having earned championships at two different schools, he has shown throughout his career that he is an excellent recruiter, especially to our conference," Coach Blair-Lewis said at the time of his appointment. "I am very excited for him to be part of our staff, bringing his expertise to our program."
In addition to his recruiting responsibilities, Bolton coaches the guards for B-CU.
"He's a hard and dedicated worker, and I know he will do a phenomenal job with our backcourt players," Blair-Lewis said.
Prior to joining the DSU staff, he was an assistant coach at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for five years. During his time with the Bison, he was instrumental in developing six MEAC All-Conference players and four All-Tournament players.
During his tenure at Howard, Bolton helped lead the Lady Bison to the MEAC regular season and tournament championships during the 2000-01 season. Howard represented the league in the NCAA Tournament that season. The following year, Howard captured its second consecutive MEAC regular season crown.
Bolton helped to guide MEAC Player-of-the-Year Andrea Gardner, selected by the Utah Starzz with the 27th pick of the 2002 WNBA draft.
Before his years at Howard, Bolton was an assistant coach for Hampton Roads Pro-Am in
Virginia during the 2000-01 season. From 1993-97, he was Summer Camp Commissioner at Christopher Newport University (Va.), his alma mater.
Bolton was a four-year basketball letterman at Christopher Newport where he was inducted into the CN Athletics Hall-of-Fame after graduating with a degree in Business Administration. He played professionally after his collegiate career in Sweden, Spain and Turkey from 1997 to 2000.
