WESTERN GULF - NASSAU BAY
Nassau Bay, TX – April 24, 2025 – Nassau Bay, TX – April 24, 2025 – Western Gulf Collegiate (WGC) is actively working towards developing the Men's basketball program in order to launch in the 2026-2027 season. Building upon the success of the women's basketball program, WGC Head Coach Ben Whitfield is currently working to recruit players and build relationships with other college programs on the men's side of basketball.
"Building a new college basketball program is not easy, but it's a fun challenge to take on," said Whitfield. "While we wished we could have launched the program for this season, it takes time to build a new program and we anticipate it will take at least a year in order to do proper player recruitment and put together a full basketball season schedule against well established teams."
For men's players interested in joining the program for the 2026-2027 season including incoming freshmen and transfer athletes, please use our recruiting form. College coaches who would be interested in hosting WGC Men's Basketball during the 2026-2027 should fill out our contact form to get WGC on their schedule.
About Western Gulf Collegiate:
Western Gulf - Nassau Bay was founded in 2022 as an independent college basketball program. The first program established was the women's basketball team which opened its first season of play in 2023-2024. Founded by seasoned coaching veteran Terry Gray, who now serves as WGC's Athletic Director and Head Women's Basketball Coach, has coached from the high school to Division 1 college levels. During the last two seasons the women’s basketball program primarily faced opponents in the highly competitive NJCAA Division 1, Region 14; teams amongst the top ranked competitors at this level in the nation. Because of its independence, WGC can play opponents at any college level while providing a competitive product and platform for its college athletes. Student athletes enjoy great flexibility in their academic options which means they can truly choose the best academic program to fit their needs while playing college athletics.