Former Concord University men’s basketball great Kent McBride became the 14^th head coach at Concord on April 7, 2011. In five seasons at Concord, McBride has compiled a 83-63 record, which includes five winning seasons. He is already the seventh winningest head coach in CU history.

McBride led his alma mater to a 22-10 season in 2015-16 and the school's first appearance in the NCAA Tournamenet in nearly 20 seasons after the Mountain Lions won the MEC  Tournament Championship. Along the way, CU took down the number one team in the nation in West Liberty in the tournament semifinals. It was the second time during the season Concord defeated the national power. The Mountain Lions defeated Notre Dame for the tournament championship to earn the trip to the NCAA Tournament. The 22 wins were the most for a CU squad since McBride's playing days in 2003-04. McBride coached Rob Reed to a beavy of accolades including first team all-conference, MEC Tournament MVP and all-region honors. Additionally, Terry Hopewell and Jametrius Wade were all-conference selections.
 
2014-15 was the most successful season for the Mountain Lions on McBride's watch as they went 20-8 in the regular season and finished third in the Mountain East Conference. CU was also ranked in the Atlantic Region during the season and just missed making the NCAA Tournament. The 20 wins for the Mountain Lions were the most since 2003-2004. The 20-win season for Concord came just one year after an eight-year season. For his efforts in 2014-15, McBride was voted as the MEC's Coach of the Year for the complete turnaround of Concord basketball.

McBride coached three all-conference selections in Mike Boyd, Terry Hopewell and Aaron Miller in 2014-15, the first time Concord has had three players on the all-league first team in program history.
 
McBride guided the Mountain Lions to a 17-12 record overall and a 12-10 mark in West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play during the 2011-12 season in addition to advancing to the semifinals of the WVIAC Tournament. The 17 wins were the most for a CU team since 2006-07 season. Acree-Manuel was named to both the All-WVIAC team and the All-WVIAC Tournament team for his efforts during both the regular season and postseason. Concord featured one of the top offenses in the WVIAC in McBride’s first season by averaging 83.6 points per game.
 
Concord’s 2012-13 campaign was another success for McBride, who led the Maroon and Gray to a 16-11 record and a 12-10 mark in WVIAC competition. McBride helped Tunstalle, who became the 35th player in Concord history to score 1,000 career points as a senior, to second team all-league honors as well. At the conclusion of the year, the Mountain Lions ranked second in the WVIAC in defensive rebounds, fourth in three-point percentage, fourth in rebounding margin and fifth in points allowed per game.
 
2013-14 was a rebuilding year for the Mountain Lions, which featured 10 new players on its roster from last season and ended the year 8-21 with 13 of the 21 losses being by nine points or less. Leading the way for Concord was Mike Boyd, who was recognized as an All-Mountain East Conference performer. As a team, Concord ranked sixth in the league in points allowed per game.

Since taking over the program, McBride has coached seven all-conference players in Boyd,  Miller, Hopewell, Tunstalle and Javaughn Acree-Manuel,Reed and Wade.

McBride also coached Reed to all-region and all-district honors, the first Concord player to do so since Tyrone Anderson eight years ago.

Prior to taking the reins at Concord, McBride was the head assistant at Glenville State during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. Before accepting his position with the Pioneers, he served as an assistant coach at his alma mater Wyoming East High School and as an assistant at West Virginia Wesleyan College from 2006-08.

As a player, McBride was Concord’s starting point guard from 2002-2006. In 103 games, McBride produced per game averages of 8.8 points, 4.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.04 steals while shooting 52 percent from the field and 84.1 percent from the foul line. The Mountain Lions had a .562 winning percentage during McBride’s playing days, including a 22-7 record in 2003-04. As a senior, McBride ranked 15th in the nation with 6.0 assists per game. McBride earned his bachelor’s degree from Concord in 2006.
 
His name can still be found throughout Concord’s record book; he ranks second in minutes played (3,101), fourth in career assists (504), fourth in steals (211), fourth in free throw percentage and ninth in free throws made (286).

McBride resides in Princeton, West Virginia with his wife Holly McBride. They have one son, Campbell, who was born in October 2014.