University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Mike Pegues was named an assistant coach in June 2026 ahead of the 2026-27 season. In his role with the Huskies he will assist in several aspects of the program including post player development, scouting and recruiting.
Pegues comes to UConn after spending 2022-26 under Thad Matta on the staff at Butler. During his time with the Bulldogs, BU made two postseason appearances and won a pair of in-season tournaments. He played a key role in the development of First Team All-BIG EAST pick and honorable mention All-America selection Michael Ajayi, who set the Butler single-season rebounding record a season ago.
Prior to making the move to Indianapolis he spent four years in the ACC on staff at Louisville (2018-22) alongside Chris Mack, under whom he also coached six years at Xavier (2012-18). During his time at UofL he also coached 18 games as the head coach in the 2021-22 season, going 5-1 in an early-season stretch during Mack’s suspension and the final 12 games of the season. While in Derby City, the Cardinals compiled a 70-47 record, making the 2019 NCAA Tournament and on track to earn a protected seed in the canceled 2020 tournament. Pegues helped land a pair of top-20 recruiting classes to Louisville.
In his six seasons as an assistant at Xavier, Pegues helped the Musketeers to a 142-67 record and five NCAA Tournament bids. With Pegues on staff, Xavier reached an Elite Eight and a pair of Sweet 16s and earned the school’s first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and first BIG EAST regular season title.
Before Xavier he spent two seasons under Monte Ross as an assistant at his alma mater Delaware (2010-12). He began his coaching career in 2009-10 at VCU as the Rams’ video coordinator. Pegues had a stellar collegiate career at UDel, where he earned a degree in communications in 2000. He is the all-time leading scorer in Delaware men’s basketball history with 2,030 points and led the Blue Hens to two NCAA Tournament appearances, playing under head coach Mike Brey from 1996-2000. He was a two-time All-District selection and a 2000 CoSIDA Academic All-American and became the first Delaware men’s player to be named the America East Conference Player of the Year as a junior. He was inducted into the Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
A native of Washington, D.C., Pegues had an impressive prep career at national power DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md., where he helped the Stags to a combined 105-26 record and two No. 1 rankings in the metro area while playing for Hall of Famer Morgan Wootten.
Following his career at Delaware he played professionally in Italy, New Zealand, England and Argentina, as well as one season in the Continental Basketball Association. After a knee injury, he retired from playing and returned home to teach at Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, D.C. He served as an assistant coach for three seasons at Bishop O’Connell High School under Joe Wootten, son of Morgan. He also coached the DC Assault AAU squad.
Pegues has a son, Michael Anthony Pegues III, who was born in June of 2020.
