Patrick Crarey reflects the year with a FamU basketball and discusses the Grambling job

Patrick Crarey II, basketball coach from Florida A&M men, leaves Famu for the Grambling State.
Crarey’s decision was influenced by a contract dispute with a FamU and a more attractive offer of the Grambling State.
Despite the challenges, Crarey led the Rattlers to their victories in his single season since 2008.
Famu offered a counterattack, but it could not keep up with the proposal of the Grambling State.

Patrick Crarey II turns the page into a new chapter of his coaching career.

After a year as head coach of the Florida A & M basketball team, Crarey is in Louisiana for the School Grambling State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The 41 -year -old Crarey replaces the former basketball coach of the Grambling men, Donte Jackson, who is now at Alabama A&M. The Grambling State went 12-22 last season, but won its first Swac tournament title in 2024 to reach the NCAA tournament.

“I enjoyed my time here when the program grew so quickly in such a short time,” Crarey told Tallahasee Democrat in a single interview on Tuesday.

“To go very difficult decisions. Strictly a business decision. My heart wanted me to stay, but God and the business told me I had to go.”

On April 17, 2024, Crarey was given by the former Famu Vice President and Director of Athletics, Tiffani Dawn Sykes, and former university president Dr. Larry Robinson, welcomed by the Naia School St. Thomas University to become the 15th men’s basketball coach of the Rattlers on April 17, 2024. Famu was the first coaching job of the Washington DC -ARACHERENER NCAA and Division I.

After a upheaval last August in August, Crarey worked with the Famu Interim President Dr. Timothy Beard and the Famu Vice President and Director of Athletics, Angela Suggs, together in the first year in the first year.

“Very grateful for the presidents I had when I was here.

At the time of his attitude, the original contract offer from Crarey was a three-year contract worth $ 450,000, which is $ 150,000 a year. In June, however, the FAMU board of trustees submitted the multi-year contract discussions and recommended a one-year contract worth $ 150,000 that Crarey signed in August.

The two-month contractual dispute between the FamU board of trustees and the sports department adhered to Crarey, while deciding whether to stay with the Rattlers or accept the state grambling job.

“This point in time and the distractions about the contract influenced me personally and professionally,” said Crarey. “That was heavily burdened by the decision. I knew that Angela and the alumes wanted me. I didn’t know if everyone wanted me.

“And Grambling made it clear. So it pushed it over the edge.”

Famu tried to keep Crarey as a basketball coach of his men.

Last season, in which the Rattlers reached up to twelve teams in the Swac classification up to two of twelve years, FamU repackled a contract extension for Crarey. In February, Famu Crarey offered a two-year extension worth $ 330,000, which the trainer later approved and signed.

Crarey added that Famu presented a counterattack before he went to Grambling.

“Famu came back and offered me on the last day before my grambling. But they couldn’t with that to match that with that with that of what Grambling had to offer,” said Crarey. “There were many different things in the (grambling) deal. The Famu offer was given to me in the midnight hour of the decision time. If I had this offer earlier, I would not have gone.”

Crarey praised the unity and attention of the Grambling State Brass in his attitude. It was completely 180, which CRAREY experienced when he came to Famu.

“Synergy between the administration and the sports department. They only try to do things,” said Crarey. “They were just so aggressive, concentrated and never fluctuated in their pursuit of me.”

The basketball of the Famu men under Patrick Crarey II in the only year.

Despite the “Rollercoaster of Emotions” from Crarey’s contract dispute, the coach of the first division I put the head and worked on bringing Famu basketball back on the menu.

Crarey tirelessly recruited players like Sterling Young and Milton Matthews to play for the FamU.

Young has been appointed Swac player of the year, while Matthews Swac collected newcomers of the year. Both have entered the transfer portal since the end of the season.

In Crarey’s single season at Famu, the Rattlers 14-17, their most victories since 2008 and reached the Swac tournament for the first time in 2021-2022. The Rattlers won a Swac tournament for the first time by defeating Prairie View A & M Panthers 75-66 on March 11.

Crarey was a finalist of Joe B. Hall Award and recognized the top head coach of Division I in the first year.

“We slowly started in the conference and then got super hot and then somehow finished,” crarey considered in his only season at Famu. “Then we went back to the off -season. It was up and down. It was an eye opening experience for me.”

Patrick Crarey II will probably see the FamU in 2026 as head coach of the Grambling State

Crarey knows the potential of the FamU basketball program after it has reached new heights in less than a calendar year.

It is a coveted task to lead the Rattlers.

“It is a fabulous school, a great brand, a great name and the Elite Alumni. Tallahassee is a great city. It’s a really good job,” said Crarey. “If alumni only support the guy who comes after me, as long as it is not when you play against us, you can do something here.”

Since Famu and Grambling State are both Swac schools, Crarey knows that he will see the Rattlers down the street.

The rattlers and the tigers usually play twice in the middle of the 18-game time plan of the Swac basketball.

“You know that I will be very excited to come back here and to play. It is circled in the calendar. How it will be for those who replace me,” said Crarey.

“It won’t just be another game. It will be difficult to make it difficult. But it is business. You have to do the business.”

“Hard to leave”: The former basketball coach of the FamU men, Patrick Crarey II, says goodbye

Crarey is grateful for the support he received when he received his chops at the Famu division.

“I think a lot of people have supported me a lot more because of some things they went through me,” said Crarey. “So, only for everyone for the support you gave us during the ups and downs. I am grateful for the time.”

Grambling State presented Crarey on Friday, April 11th, as head coach of the new men as basketball coaches.

“It is very difficult to go, very emotional and difficult,” said Crarey.

“Although it was a happy time, I was mixed with emotions during the entire process and I am still. Thank you for everything.”

Gerald Thomas, III, is a award -winning journalist for his reporting on the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat.

Follow his award-winning reporting on Rattlews.com and contact him by email at [email protected] or via the app, which was previously known as Twitter @3peatgee.

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Patrick Crarey reflects the year with a FamU basketball and discusses the Grambling job

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The basketball of the Famu men under Patrick Crarey II in the only year.

Patrick Crarey II will probably see the FamU in 2026 as head coach of the Grambling State

“Hard to leave”: The former basketball coach of the FamU men, Patrick Crarey II, says goodbye

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