Roy Heintz is in his second season as an assistant coach at Stetson University.
Heintz previously served as the head coach at UAH, leading the Chargers to a Gulf South Conference title in 2013 and two consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament. He posted 69 wins overall from 2009-14, including a 54-36 mark over his final three seasons.
In the 2011-12 season, Heintz guided UAH to a school-record 23 wins and the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Heintz was honored as the GSC Coach of the Year.
In 2012-13, UAH recorded its first-ever conference championship, returned to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, and won its first-ever NCAA postseason game.
Heintz mentored three-time All-American Jasmine Hammon, who was also the 2013 GSC Player of the Year and the school's all-time leading scorer. He also mentored Jordan Smith, another All-Region and All-American performer. Overall, Heintz's players garnered a total of seven all-conference selections during his tenure.
Heintz also spent seven seasons as women’s basketball head coach at Covenant College, a former NAIA and current NCAA Division III program in Lookout Mountain, Ga. He led the Lady Scots to 119 victories, an Appalachian Athletic Conference championship in 2009, and three separate appearances in the NAIA Top 25 poll. He also coached four NAIA or State Farm All-American selections, 13 All-AAC players, six AAC All-Freshmen honorees and six AAC All-Defensive team members, including two AAC Defensive Player of the Year honorees.
At both UAH and Covenant, Heintz’s teams were known for their academic excellence and service toward the community. At UAH, the women's basketball program produced more than 40 GSC Academic Honor Roll honorees, and two of Heintz's players – Morgan Duncan and Natalie Kelley – earned CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District recognition. At Covenant, seven Lady Scots earned NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete honors and 24 garnered AAC All-Academic recognition.
Heintz also served for a time at Covenant as Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director. Under his leadership as Director of Athletics, the Covenant athletic program grew from seven varsity teams to 13, with the addition of spring sport offerings in baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s golf. Covenant also added seven junior varsity teams over that time as well, as the number of student-athletes more than doubled from 113 to 270.
Heintz served as an assistant coach at Florida State University from 2000-02. The Seminoles recorded a 32-27 overall record during his tenure and advanced to the second round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
Heintz also served as head girls basketball coach and Director of Athletics at The First Academy in Orlando. He led the Lady Royals to the FHSAA Class A State Championship in 1998 and 1999.
Heintz attended Stetson University in the early 1980s and graduated from USF in 1985.
Heintz and his wife, Sharon, have a daughter Sarah, and a son-in-law Ryan.
