Shay is a former men's college basketball head coach for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.
Throughout those stops, Shay had a streak of helping lead teams to nine consecutive postseason berths at the Division I level, including Tennessee's first-ever trip to the Elite Eight in 2010 and a Sweet 16 run at Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2005.
[1] A native of Galesburg, Illinois, Shay was a walk-on at the University of Iowa for Dr. Tom Davis where he earned his bachelor's degree in health promotion in 1995.
This past season, the Buccaneers set a program-record with 30 wins, becoming just the fourth team in SoCon history to accomplish the feat.
In 2017–18, the Blue and Gold tied the school record by winning 16 straight games – a streak that was the longest in the country at one point that season.
[3] On May 6, 2020, Shay was named the new head coach of the East Tennessee State men's basketball team.