UNC Greensboro (UNCG) head men's soccer coach
Chris Rich has named Scott Wells as an associate head coach on March 21, 2022.
Wells returns to the UNCG program after spending the 2021 season as the head coach of Asheville City Soccer.
Among some Wells' main duties will be assisting will all aspects of the program including recruiting, coaching in training sessions and in games as well as team and player management.
Wells started his first season as assistant coach for the men's soccer program in 2019, joining UNCG after spending two seasons with the University of Charleston. He was promoted to recruiting coordinator in 2020.
Wells had a key role in helping UNCG win the 2021 Southern Conference tournament championship and appear in the NCAA Tournament. The 2020 season was played during the 2021 spring semester. He helped UNCG recruit consecutive top 25 classes that formed the foundation of the Spartan recent run of excellence. One of his recruits was
Theo Collomb, who just signed a professional Major League Soccer contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Wells and the first-year Spartan coaching staff led UNCG to a Southern Conference regular season title in 2019, finishing with a 9-9-1 record, while going 5-1-0 in conference play. Entering the SoCon tournament as a No. 2 seed, UNCG reached as far as the conference final after defeating No. 6 Belmont in the semis.
Six UNCG players received conference postseason honors in all, with Casey Penland receiving Player of the Year recognition. The Spartans ranked second in the SoCon with a goals against average of 1.29, while shutting out five squads over the course of the season.
Wells spent the two previous seasons as the top assistant for the University of Charleston's men's soccer team, where he helped guide the Golden Eagles to two Sweet Sixteen appearances and a DII National Championship in 2017.
During his first season with Charleston, the Golden Eagles earned an overall record of 21-1-2 before defeating Lynn University in the National Championship 3-1 on penalty kicks. In 2018, Charleston collected a record of 18-1-2, before falling to West Chester 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to the Sweet Sixteen defeat, Charleston did not trail the entire season, outscoring opponents 54-3.
Prior to his time at Charleston, Wells spent a year with the Tennessee Soccer Club as the Assistant Director of Coaching and Player Development.
Wells began his duties in the coaching ranks with the University of Rio Grande, starting as a graduate assistant before being promoted to the top assistant coach position. In 2015, Rio Grande earned a national title after being ranked No. 1 the previous season.
A native of Coventry, England, Wells grew up in the Coventry City academy system before moving to Derby County in 2003. Wells joined Sheffield Wednesday towards the end of the 2006 season. Wells came to the United States in 2007 and attended Santa Barbara (Calif.) CC where he gained First-Team honors in both his freshman and sophomore years.
In 2009, Wells transferred to Limestone College in South Carolina where he captained the Saints to a 24-11-1 record. Wells earned a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Limestone College before receiving his M.E.D. with a focus on Collegiate Leadership from Rio Grande.
He and his wife, Carissa, an Asheville native, are parents to three young children.
