Phillip Murphy- Head Coach
Coach Murphy is a Native of Birmingham, Alabama where he attended Homewood High School(Freshman-Junior) and graduated from PelhamHigh School in 1997. Murphy lettered four years in Basketball and was a First Team All-Metro(Birmingham), All-County(Shelby) and All-State Basketball player. He has resided in Mobile for the last 20 years and is a 2001 graduate of the University of Mobile where he earned a B.S. in Social-Science and secondary education. Murphy lettered four years for the Rams where he holds the all-time win record of 100 wins and 40 losses... Read More
Terry Buckner- Associate Head Coach
Coach Buckner is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee where he played basketball at Tennessee Temple High School. Upon graduation, Terry coached the junior high team at his alma mater for two years. He then transferred to the University of Alabamawhere he worked as a student assistant under David Hobbs for the men’s basketball program.. Read More
Mark Shelley- Honorary Varsity Assistant
Mark Shelley, McT Class of 1976, coached thirteen years with the Men's Basketball Program. He attended St. Dominic School before entering McGill Institute in the fall of 1972. During his years at McGill-Toolen, Mark lettered in basketball and baseball... Read More
Darrell Adams- Head JV and Varsity Assistant
Darrell Adams is a lifelong resident of Mobile, AL. He is a 1994 graduate of McGill -Toolen Catholic High School where he lettered all four years of basketball. After high school, he continued playing basketball at Bishop State Community College from 1994-1996. Adams’ coaching career spans 15 years in both freshman and…Read More
Tripp Cobb
Head Freshman
Varsity Assistant
Coach Cobb was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. For elementary and middle school, he attended St. Pius X. In 2015, he graduated from McGill-Toolen Catholic High School. During his time playing Basketball at McGill(played for current head coach Phillip Murphy), Coach Cobb started games at both PG and SG while helping lead his team to an elite 8 and number one ranking in the state. In addition to playing Basketball, Coach Cobb was also a member of the football teams and baseball teams. Coach Cobb is also one of our Varsity Football assistant coaches.
Prior to returning home to McGill, Coach Cobb had stops coaching wide receivers at Opelika High School and running backs at Prattville High School.
Heath Morley
Head 8th Grade
Varsity Assistant/Player Developement
Heath is a graduate of Cottage Hill Christian Academy class of 2021, where he was a member of the Varsity basketball team. He is currently enrolled and taking classes at Coastal Alabama South with plans to finish his degree in Secondary Education at the University of South Alabama. Heath two seasons assisting his Alma Mater and Varsity Head Coach Adam Thomas. Heath looks forward to his third year with the Yellow Jackets. Coach Murphy, “Heath is a young man of high character and I’m excited to bring him into the McTHoops family!!! There is no doubt he will thrive here in our program and additionally be a great asset for us”.
Cole LaRue
Head 7th Grade
Varsity Assistant/Player Development
Cole LaRue was born and raised in Mobile, AL. He attended school at St. Pius X for both elementary and middle school before joining the men’s basketball team at McGill Toolen where he played for head coach Phillip Murphy. After McGill, he began a successful Division 1 collegiate career at Kennesaw State University, guided by the late Amir Abdur-Rahim and University of Alabama legend Antoine Pettway. During his time at Kennesaw, he was actively involved in leading a range of youth and high school development camps. On the court, he played a key role in guiding his team to the school’s first conference championship, a historic March Madness appearance, and the best record in program history. Off the court, Cole earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and plans to pursue a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in the near future. His greatest win was marrying his high school sweetheart. Coach Murphy, “ We are extremely excited and blessed to have Cole joining our staff. Cole obviously gives us a wealth of basketball knowledge but more importantly he possesses the character traits we want all of our coaches and players to have. Cole spent four years in our program and understands the importance of what it means to be a part of McT Hoops culture.”