Darrin Travillian, the winningest coach in Maryville College women’s basketball history, began his head coaching tenure in 2010-11 after two seasons as a Scots assistant coach.

He eclipsed the 250-win mark during the 2023-24 season, bumping his MC victory total to 261 against just 113 losses by season's end.

Travillian is a 1996 alumnus of the University of Kentucky, with a degree in Secondary English Education. He also holds a Master of Arts in School Leadership and Administration from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. At UK, he served as a student assistant with the women’s basketball team, helping with individual workouts, film breakdown, and practice and game preparation.

Travillian began his coaching career at the Sayre School, where he served as a varsity assistant for three seasons before becoming the girls’ varsity head coach for two seasons. He helped lead the Spartans to the 42nd District title in 1997. Travillian then served as an assistant for Kentucky High School Hall-of-Fame coach Kirk Chiles at Henry Clay High School in Lexington.

Following a move “back home” to the Chicago area, Travillian took the reins of the girls’ varsity basketball program at Downers Grove North High School. In his first season, he led the team to a 14-game turnaround and their first-ever appearance in both the Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald’s Top 20 rankings. His Trojans were among the top defensive team in the area, holding opponents to under 36 points per game while forcing close to 20 turnovers per game.

As a Scots assistant from 2008-10, Travillian worked primarily with the defense and post players, including a pair of Great South Athletic Conference Players of the Year Natalie Munday and Alison Harmon. He also focused on scouting, film exchange, and game preparation, contributing to a pair of NCAA tournament teams.
 

Travillian’s first Maryville squad (2010-2011) posted an amazing 21-5 overall record, including a perfect 14-0 mark in conference play. He took the Scots to their 18th NCAA National Tournament with a 21-7 record in 2011-12.

His 2012-13 squad, picked second in the new USA South Athletic Conference, earned a share of the regular-season title while claiming the program’s 19th bid to the NCAA postseason. His Scots advanced to the second round of the national tournament with a win over Otterbein in Greencastle, Indiana.

Following the 2013 campaign, Travillian was named a 2014 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year finalist and Regional Coach of the Year by the association.

Travillian’s fourth season (2013-14) saw his Scots post a 22-7 mark while earning the USA South Southern Division regular-season title. He led MC to its 20th NCAA tournament while going 13-3 in USA South challenges.

Travillian paced the 2014-15 Scots toward their 21st NCAA tournament appearance with a school-record 26 wins, finishing 26-4. He once again was honored in 2015 as a U.S. Marine Corps/WBCA National Coach of the Year finalist and Regional Coach of the Year by the WBCA. Mackenzie Puckett became his first multi-time All-American, as she earned eight All-American awards from D3hoops.com, D-III Women’s News and the WBCA. She also earned two additional preseason nods from D3hoops.com.

In 2015-16, Travillian led the Scots to a USA South Regular Season title again before Maryville claimed its first USA South Tournament crown in school history. The Scots earned their 22nd trip to the National Tournament, as they were the hosts for the first two rounds. He directed MC to the Sweet 16, which was only the fourth time in school history the Scots had reached that point on the women’s hardcourt. Maryville tied its school record for wins with a matching 26-4 mark.

Travillian became the first Maryville women’s basketball coach to collect USA South Coach of the Year honors in 2015, before earning the award again in 2016.

"Coach T" became the fastest coach in school history to 100 career victories in 2015.

This two-time Great South Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and two-time USA South Coach of the Year has developed 30 all-conference performers while directing numerous academic all-conference honorees. In 2023-24, Emily Allen in her rookie season was named Collegiate Conference of the South Sixth Player of the Year.

His teams won five USA South regular-season conference titles, claimed the 2011-2012 GSAC Conference Tournament title, the 2015-2016 USA South Tournament crown, and were ranked as high as third by the NCAA in the South Region and 11th nationally. He also developed the winningest women’s basketball class in school history, as the Class of 2016 graduated with a 98-20 career mark.

During the 2016-17 season, Travillian’s Scots went 13-1 in the USA South play and finished 23-5 overall. They claimed another USA South regular-season title but were not selected for the NCAA postseason.

Travillian eclipsed Wes Moore’s record for the most 20-win seasons by a head coach in MC Women’s Basketball history while tying the mark set for most consecutive 20-win campaigns with seven in a row.

In 2019-20, Maryville posted its eighth 20-plus win season under Travillian's direction. With All-USA South performers Klaire Varney and Courtney Carruthers, MC posted a 20-8 mark while going 11-5 in league play. The Scots fell to Berea in the USA South tournament semifinals 64-60.

In 2020-21, Maryville went 12-2 in an abbreviated Covid schedule before capturing the program's second USA South tournament title with a thrilling 68-62 road win over Piedmont.

Travillian lives in Maryville with his wife, Katy, and son, Grant.

The Travillian Era

2010-2011       21-5  (14-0 Great South)
2011-2012       21-7* (13-1 Great South)
2012-2013       24-5  (16-2 USA South)
2013-2014       22-7  (13-3 USA South)
2014-2015       26-4  (15-1 USA South)
2015-2016       26-4  (14-1 USA South)
2016-2017       23-5  (13-1 USA South)
2017-2018       17-10 (11-3 USA South)
2018-2019       13-14 (10-6 USA South)
2019-2020       20-8  (11-5 USA South)
2020-2021       12-2  (10-2 USA South) *COVID Abbreviated season
2021-2022       11-14 (7-8 USA South)
2022-2023       12-15 (8-8 CCS)
2023-2024       13-13 (10-6 CCS)
2024-2025       11-15 (10-6 CCS)

Career (15 Yrs)  272-128 (.680)  Conference 175-52 (.771)

*Includes two forfeit victories that were recognized by the Great South Athletic Conference.