In his days as a Baylor assistant, Paul Mills helped recruit and develop Quincy Acy into an NBA draft pick. That mentorship continues Wichita State, with Mills this time helping his former charge transition to into collegiate coaching.
Mills announced Acy’s hiring as an assistant coach on Apr. 10, 2023:
“I’ve known Quincy since he was 15 years old and have always been amazed at his tenacity. He is relentless in whatever he does! I knew early on that there would come a day when I would extend an offer to him to work alongside me. I’m glad we get to coach together at Wichita State and continue to elevate this program. Our players will be the beneficiary of Quincy’s work ethic, tenacious approach to competition and teaching skills.”
Acy was instrumental in unlocking untapped potential in Shocker big man Quincy Ballard. Ballard shattered the single season school record for field goal percentage in back-to-back seasons, while his 74 blocked shots in 2023-24 were the second most in a single season. Ballard left Wichita State with the highest career field goal percentage in school history (72.8%) and second most blocks and dunks on the career charts.
The 37th overall pick in the 2012 draft, played parts of seven NBA seasons for the Raptors, Kings, Knicks, King, Mavericks, Nets and Suns before going overseas. He retired in 2022 and has spent the 2022-23 season on staff with the G-League’ Texas Legends as a player development assistant.
A former top-100 recruit out of Mesquite, Texas, Acy took part in more than 100 career victories during his time at Baylor (2008-12) as well as a pair of Elite Eight runs. He finished his career ranked among the school’s top-10 in points (1,360), rebounds (828), blocks (177), free throws (351) and field goal percentage (60.2%).
The 6-foot-8 forward steadily improved during his time in Waco, making the Big 12’s all-reserve team as a sophomore and earning the league’s sixth-man of the year award as a junior. He moved into a full-time starting role as a senior in 2011-12 and earned second team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Defensive Team status.
Acy earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Baylor in 2012. He and his wife Jessica have three children, Austin, Gianna and Amir.
