Men's Basketball
Pough, Keith
Keith Pough
- Title:
- Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Email:
- poughk22@ecu.edu
- Phone:
- (252) 737-1333
Keith Pough is in his second season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at East Carolina University.
Pough joins the staff off a four-year stint as the Assistant Director of Basketball Performance at the University of Maryland. There, he worked with the nationally-ranked women's basketball team, overseeing the Terrapins' performance and nutrition regimens on a daily basis.
During his time in College Park, which also included a year as a basketball performance intern, Pough helped Maryland capture five Big Ten Conference regular season titles, four tournament championships and advance to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 three times (2017, 2021 and 2022).
Pough is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a certified Level-1 Sports Performance Coach from United States Weightlifting Association, a certified fascial stretch therapist, has FMS level I and Precision Nutrition Level I certifications, and is certified in Applied Functional Science by Gray Institute.
As a four-year captain and starting linebacker for Howard University's football team, Pough recorded 350 tackles during his career, set multiple FCS national records for tackles for loss in a season (29), game (6), and career (72.5).
In addition to setting records, Pough was a three-time SBN Sports Black College All-American, three-time Phil Steele Publications Post Season First Team All-American, three-time Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS First Team All-American, three-time First Team All MEAC, 2012 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, MEAC sports 50th Anniversary All Football Team, 88th East West Shrine Bowl Defensive Captain, the 2013 Pat Tillman Character Award Recipient, and was named to the AP FCS All-American team three times.
Pough graduated from Howard in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education. There he was an initiate of the Founding Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Pough joins the staff off a four-year stint as the Assistant Director of Basketball Performance at the University of Maryland. There, he worked with the nationally-ranked women's basketball team, overseeing the Terrapins' performance and nutrition regimens on a daily basis.
During his time in College Park, which also included a year as a basketball performance intern, Pough helped Maryland capture five Big Ten Conference regular season titles, four tournament championships and advance to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 three times (2017, 2021 and 2022).
Pough is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a certified Level-1 Sports Performance Coach from United States Weightlifting Association, a certified fascial stretch therapist, has FMS level I and Precision Nutrition Level I certifications, and is certified in Applied Functional Science by Gray Institute.
As a four-year captain and starting linebacker for Howard University's football team, Pough recorded 350 tackles during his career, set multiple FCS national records for tackles for loss in a season (29), game (6), and career (72.5).
In addition to setting records, Pough was a three-time SBN Sports Black College All-American, three-time Phil Steele Publications Post Season First Team All-American, three-time Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS First Team All-American, three-time First Team All MEAC, 2012 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, MEAC sports 50th Anniversary All Football Team, 88th East West Shrine Bowl Defensive Captain, the 2013 Pat Tillman Character Award Recipient, and was named to the AP FCS All-American team three times.
Pough graduated from Howard in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education. There he was an initiate of the Founding Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
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