Al Pinkins

Pinkins attended Mitchell-Baker High School in his hometown of Camilla, Georgia, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. In 1989, Pinkins became the first Georgia high schooler to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season en route to leading Mitchell-Baker to a state championship that season. Pinkins would finish his high school football career as the then-all-time leader in career passing yards and touchdowns in the state of Georgia. He later transferred to NC State, where he would continue playing basketball. ==Coaching career==

After a professional basketball career that included stints in the USBL and IBA along with playing internationally in Spain, China, and Qatar, Pinkins began his collegiate coaching career in 2003 as an assistant for Middle Tennessee. Pinkins joined Ole Miss as an assistant coach in 2011. Before the 2014–2015 season, Pinkins became an assistant coach for Tennessee. Pinkins joined LSU as an assistant coach the following year. In 2018, Pinkins became the associate head coach for Florida. After head coach Mike White left Florida to become the head coach for Georgia, Pinkins was named the interim head coach for Florida, leading the team through the 2022 NIT. Pinkins left Texas Tech to rejoin Ole Miss as an assistant coach, following Chris Beard when he was hired as head coach. ==Head coaching record==

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Pinkins is married to his wife, Kara, and has three sons: Patton, Pryce, and Penn. Patton was a four-star shooting guard coming out of high school, and currently plays under his father at Ole Miss. ==References==