Dewight Carruth joined the VMI Basketball program in October of 2026 after serving as the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Siena College since June of 2026. He oversaw strength and conditioning for women's basketball, volleyball, softball, cross country and tennis.
Prior to Siena, he served as the Assistant Sports Performance Director at Grambling State. In this role, he worked with the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs while managing performance, athlete development and collaboration with sports medicine and athletic administration.
"We are very excited to welcome Dewight as our new Director of Basketball Performance," said VMI Head Basketball Coach Andrew Wilson. "He comes highly recommended from some of the most innovative strength and conditioning coaches in the country. Dewight will be a great fit at VMI having served our country in the Marine Corps. We look forward to the positive impact he will have on our program moving forward."
Carruth previously served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Mercer and is a Marine Corps veteran.
He holds CSCS and TSAC-F certifications through the NSCA, along with a USA Weightlifting Level 1 certification.
