Staff Directory

AJ Caldwell

Title:
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach & General Manager

Caldwell joined the Highlanders coaching staff in July 2026 after most recently working with the Chattanooga men's basketball program. After spending two years as a graduate assistant working towards his eventual master's in business administration, Caldwell most recently helped behind the scenes with alumni outreach and fundraising.

"It was very apparent from the first time I spoke with AJ that we had a very aligned vision in defining a successful program within the modern landscape," commented Chu. "AJ values high character individuals to create a collective spirit to overcome all of the challenges that are present in today's college game. I look forward to working very closely with him to focus on future roster builds as well as exploring more ways that we can connect with our community and alumni."

Over those two seasons as a graduate assistant, Caldwell played a role in helping the program in a dominant stretch compiling 50 wins highlighted by an NIT Championship at the end of the 2024-25 season. The Mocs also won the Southern Conference Regular Season Championship during that memorable 24-25 campaign, not to overshadow another 20-win season in 2023-24 that ended in the Southern Conference semifinals.

Prior to his coaching career, Caldwell was a standout student-athlete at Chattanooga. Over the course of five seasons, he earned the school's record for all-time games played with 153 and ranked top 10 in program history for career assists (289) and career three-pointers (174). He was also a member of the 2021-22 Southern Conference championship squad that went on to play in the First Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

The Sarasota, Fla. native begins his next chapter in the New River Valley this summer, joined by his fiancé Megan.