BALTIMORE -- UMBC Women's Basketball head coach Candice Hill has announced that Delmar "Buck" Carey has been hired as the first member of her inaugural coaching staff.

"Delmar 'Buck' was one of the first coaches I thought about hiring when I got the job here at UMBC," said Hill. "Delmar is a proven winner and recruiter; he is well connected in the DMV area. I am thrilled to have him on my staff and I'm excited to work with him."

Carey comes to UMBC after serving last season as an assistant coach for the Austin Peay women's basketball program.

"I'm super excited to be a part of Coach Candice Hill's staff," said Carey. "In our first conversation, she talked about coming home and recruiting home. I knew immediately it would be a perfect fit to come back to the DMV, and also return to the America East Conference. UMBC is a great University with an outstanding reputation. I can't wait to get started and be a part of the Retriever community. Go Dawgs!"

Carey came to Clarksville after spending the 2022-23 season as associate head coach at Morehead State. During his year in Morehead, Kentucky, the Eagles had a 10-game improvement from 2021-22 and won six games in Ohio Valley Conference play after going 0-18 in conference action the year prior. Morehead State also earned its first postseason win since 2019 after defeating UT Martin in the first round of the OVC Tournament this season.

Prior to his time on the Eagles' coaching staff, Carey was an assistant coach at Stony Brook where he served on a staff that helped lead the Seawolves to a 23-7 record which included Power Five wins against Rutgers and Washington State.

During his time in Stony Brook, New York, Carey helped coach India Pagan and Nairimar Vargas-Reyes. Pagan was a two-time America East All-Conference selection and a silver medalist with the Puerto Rican National Team at the 2021 FIBA AmericCup. Vargas-Reyes went on to join play as a member of the 2022 Puerto Rico National Team. 

Carey was an assistant coach for Kelvin Long Jr. at North Greenville during the 2020-21 season and helped lead the Crusaders to their first winning record in Conference Carolinas play since 2012.
He was the athletic director and head girls' basketball coach at Whittle School and Studios in Washington, D.C., from 2019-20 and served as the director and head coach of the Nike 16U EYBL Team Takeover AAU program from 2016-20.

Carey began his coaching career on the men's side where he was an assistant coach at his alma mater of Bowie State (2010-14, 15-17) and Tuskgee (2014). He graduated with his bachelor's degree in communications from Bowie State in 2010.