Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Aaron Proctor is in his first year as Southeast Missouri’s Director of Basketball Operations. 

Proctor has worn many hats and served in many different capacities throughout his coaching journey.

He comes to Cape Girardeau after spending the last year as an assistant coach at Missouri State-West Plains. 

Proctor has 14 years of coaching experience which also includes one season as an assistant coach at Arkansas-Fort Smith and two years as a graduate assistant at Kansas State.

At Arkansas-Fort Smith, Proctor was involved in all facets of the program, including recruiting, scouting game and practice preparation. At K-State, he assisted in the breakdown of game video, scouting and on-court skill development and recruiting.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Proctor coached for 10 years at the high school/prep school level.

He served as head coach at North Forest High School (2017-18) and Heights High School (2012-13) in Houston, Texas, and at Alvin High School (2013-15) in Alvin, Texas. Proctor also spent six years as assistant coach at Bellaire High School in Houston, and has coached 15U and 17U teams with the Texas PRO Adidas Gauntlet summer program.

A native of Houston, Proctor attended California State University San Bernardino where he played one season for Head Coach Jeff Oliver. During that season in 2004-05, Proctor helped lead the Coyotes to a 21-6 record. CSUSB captured the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) title and earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament that year.

Proctor graduated from CSUSB with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 2006. He then taught high school English for 10 years. Proctor completed his Master of Science degree in Academic Advising from K-State in 2017. He and his wife, Ashford, have a daughter, Harper.