Head Mens Basketball
Hewitt Trussville H.S.
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cell: 205-617-7293
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Worked 1 year as an Assistant Coach for Jeremy at Clay Chalkville High School.
Jeremy Monceaux
Jeremy is currently the AHSAA all-time career scoring leader at 4,555 points. He scored 6,354 career points from 1998-2002 when you add up the total points scored in Louisiana, before moving to Alabama. Monceaux also holds the single-season AHSAA scoring record with 1,333 points in 1999-2000, according to the online record book. He averaged 36.7 points per game as a high school player in Alabama. Monceaux played basketball collegiately at Liberty University. Monceaux has served as an Assistant Coach at Campbellsville University, Shelton State Community College, and Faulkner University prior to being named the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Clay Chalkville High School in Birmingham, Alabama.
Director of Athletics
Marion Military Institute​
Office: 334-683-2359
Cell: 334-412-7034
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Worked for Dr. Ivey for four years as an Assistant Basketball Coach at MMI.
Michelle Ivey
Michelle Ivey came to Marion Military Institute in the summer of 1997 and has served the last twenty-three years as the Director of Athletics. During her tenure as Director of Athletics, Michelle has been instrumental in seeing MMI's intercollegiate athletic programs grow from zero (0) to the current number, eleven (11). While managing the day-to-day operations of the intercollegiate athletic programs, she also serves as Director of NJCAA/ACCC Compliance and Sports Information as well as Game Day Administrator. Under Michelle's guidance, Marion Military Institute athletics teams, student-athletes and coaches have achieved conference, regional and national recognition for both their academic and athletic achievements.
Michelle currently serves as the Women’s Region Director (Region 22) of the National Junior Collegiate Athletics Association (NJCAA), representing the State of Alabama on both Division II Women’s Volleyball and Division I Softball Sport Committees. She has been selected to serve on the NJCAA Board of Regents as well the Tiered Sanctions Committee (Vice-Chair) and Appeals Committee.
Her commitment to the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) includes serving as Softball Chair as well as managing the conference website and assisting the Conference Commissioner with all region/district tournaments. The NJCAA recognized her commitment to both the regional and national sanctioning bodies by selecting her as the 2018 recipient of the prestigious George E. Killian Award for Excellence.
Michelle was a stellar high school and collegiate athlete, and has been selected to two Athletic Halls of Fame - Eckerd College Athletic Hall of Fame (Women's Basketball - 2000) and the Bay County, Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (Basketball - 2011). She was named GTE Academic All-American (Women’s Basketball) during her collegiate career at Eckerd College and after pursuing a career in athletics, earned numerous Coach of the Year awards both at the high school and collegiate level.
Michelle Ivey and her husband, David (MMI ’88 & ’90 Alum) have one son, Patrick (MMI ‘2021).
Director of Athletics
Spring Hill College
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Office: 251-380-3485
Cell: 251-490-8252
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Coached me in college at University of Mobile.
Joe Niland
Niland is the all-time leader in basketball victories at Mobile with 347, and is the second-winningest coach at Spring Hill with 127. He coached the Rams to five NAIA national tournaments, including a Final Four berth in 2004.
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Niland joins Spring Hill after an impressive 20 years at University of Mobile where he was Head Coach for their men’s basketball team. He also served as Athletic Director for 11 years, overseeing 18 varsity athletics programs. As Head Coach, he had 347 career wins with University of Mobile and is 474-339 overall in his 26 total seasons as a head coach. Niland led the Rams to five NAIA National Tournament appearances, advancing to the Final Four in 2004.
Niland previously served Spring Hill as men’s basketball Head Coach from 1993 to 1999, where he was 127-60 overall. He was also Dean of Students for two years of that time. “I know Joe will serve our Athletics Department, student-athletes and campus community well and he shares our excitement to continue our NCAA Division II success,” said President Lee.
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