Don Butcher, a native of Pikeville, Kentucky, began his coaching career in 1989 when he became an assistant coach at Cumberlands. His collegiate playing days were spent at Georgetown College. Twelve and a half years later, in November of 2000, he became the head coach of University of the Cumberlands making this his twelth year. During his first year as head coach he was named Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year with a 21-13 record. In 2003, Coach Butcher was named Co-Coach of the Year. Coach Butcher's career record now at Cumberlands is 226-98. He has been to the NAIA National Tournament eight times, in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 as a the head coach.

Coach Butcher came to Cumberlands because he felt it was, "A great place to work and a great place to be a student. Both the faculty and staff here want the students to succeed and you don't find that at every school. It starts with Dr. Taylor's commitment to athletic excellence and filters its way down to every person on campus. There is a proud tradition and they want to see it continue. All the coaches at Cumberlands should be grateful for the pledge of excellence the administration has made."

Coach Butcher feels the best thing about being a coach is, "working with and helping to mold young men. Teaching them that it is okay to ‘keep on keeping on!' by putting in an honest day's work even when you may see very little benefits from that day's work." He admits that the worst thing about being a coach is, "Players graduate and I lose contact with them." And the biggest disappointment is "every year we seem to lose our last game. I want one of my teams to be able to say they are the Champions!" Perhaps, most critical of himself, Coach Butcher says, "I'm not sure I've ever coached a good game. I am still trying to get one right." Coach Butcher says his best advice to athletes is to "get your college degree. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!! Whatever you end up doing with your life, do it with pride."

Mark begins his tenth year on the coaching sidelines having been a four-year veteran of the Patriot basketball squad.

Mark, a native of Williamsburg, was graduated in May 2002 with a BA in mathematics and business administration. He received NAIA Academic All-American honors twice and was three times named to the Mid-South Conference Academic team. He has been to the NAIA National Tournament eight times, in 2001 and 2002 as a player and in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 as a coach.

Mark also, coached at Rowan County High School in Morehead, KY in 2004. He was the head junior varsity boys coach and an assistant varsity boys coach.

Daniel Price begins his first year assisting with the Patriot basketball team. Price, a native of Jackson, MS, comes to Cumberland after coaching the Mississippi Blues Semi-Pro basketball team, which were competitors in the division championship in 2009. Price was also a CEO of the Mississippi Basketball Exposure League.

Coach Price earned his Associates degree in Psychology from Howard College in May of 2003. He then went on to earn his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Pikeville College, where he was graduated in December of 2005. During his two years as a student- athlete at Pikeville, Price was named to the Mid-South Conference (MSC) All-Conference team in 2005 while leading the MSC in field goals, steals, points, and free throw percentage.

Price's goal is to be able to teach his knowledge and skills to other athletes and to "watch a player blossom on and off the court."

Price is the father to two daughters, Kamri and Taylor, and son, Daniel Price, Jr.