Michael Prather was named as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Millsaps in the summer of 2020.
Most recently, Prather worked as an assistant coach at Louisiana College for two seasons, but prior to that was the assistant coach at Millsaps during the 2017-2018 season.
During that year the Majors improved their Southern Athletic Association (SAA) win total by five games, and won the most games for the program since the 2010-2011 campaign. Coach Prather also helped to implement a defensive system that led the conference in defensive field goal percentage, and was second in the league in three-point defensive field goal percentage.
He also worked directly with the guards, including Michael Sullivan who went on to earn First Team All-SAA honors, a first for a Majors men’s basketball player in ten seasons.
At his most recent stop at Louisiana College Prather was a part of the coaching staff that helped lead the Wildcats to a school record for wins, 19 during the 2018-19 season. He again oversaw a defense that led the conference in field goal percentage. He also identified and recruited student-athletes that won ASC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-ASC, Second Team East Division, and Honorable Mention East Division.
Coach Prather also worked for ten years as an assistant at his alma mater, East Texas Baptist University. While there, the Tigers won the 2014-15 ASC Championship, and advanced to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight.
Prather is a 2007 graduate from ETBU with a Bachelor of Science in Education. He earned a Master of Arts in History from Stephen F. Austin in 2014.
