Bio

Returnuing for his fourth year as assistant coach for the Flyers after last years 30-4 campaign which ended with runner up place in the NJCAA 2023 National CHampionship. Pride is a former player under Coach Mike Apple at both Pinecrest High School and Sandhills Community College. In his first season with the flyers, Pride helped assist the Flyers to a 21-6 campaign which resulted in being ranked 6th nationally with a second-round exit in the NJCAA Division 2 National Championship Tournament. In his second season as an assistant, the 21-22 Flyers, Pride was able to recruit many key players for a team that ended ranked 10th nationally and another NJCAA National Tournament appearance.

 Prior to coaching at Sandhills, Pride made his collegiate coaching debut as an assistant coach for Pfeiffer University as well having the role as Pfeiffer’s JV Team Head coach for the 2019-2020 season.

Before college coaching, Tramaine began his coaching career with the travel basketball group Pro Skills Basketball in Charlotte in 2012. He Later took the role as Head Boys Basketball Coach at Northside Christian Academy (2018) before he was named assistant basketball coach at Cox Mill High School. At Cox Mill Pride was able to coach multiple collegiate level players including Malcolm Morgan (Emory & Henry), Caleb Carrawell-Stone (Austin Peay) and Wendell Moore Jr (Duke) to a 28-3 record along with a 10-0 conference run.

"I've known Tramaine since he was a sophomore in high school," Apple says. "I'm very impressed with the growth he's made since he was a basketball player to becoming a coach, and in his growth as a young man. He just has a passion for basketball.

"Tramaine had a desire to come back here and coach in his hometown. I'm just thrilled to have him on our staff not only in basketball, but he's going to be a great addition to Sandhills Community College in a lot of aspects."

On Sandhills Campus Tramaine's job responsibilities with the college include minority outreach (B.A.S.E), recruiting, leading weight training classes, and academic advising. Currently living in Seven Lakes, Pride and his wife Aysha have three children that attend West End Elementary School.