Grant Leonard enters his sixth season with Queens in 2018-19, after last season helping guide the Royals to their best record in program history.

In 2017-2018, Queens posted a 32-4 overall mark, its second-consecutive 30-win season. The Royals opened the year 16-0, tying a program record for winning streak and best start to a season that was set the previous year, en route to winning the Southeast Regional Championship. Queens advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championships for the first time since 2003, and with a win in the national quarterfinals, made their second all-time appearance in the national semifinals tying for the deepest postseason run in program history. During the regular season, the Royals reached No. 1 in the NABC/Division II National Rankings for the first time and spent the entire year in the top-10 of the national coaches' poll finishing at No. 7.
 
The 2017-2018 success came on the heels of a then-program record 30-4 season, in which the Royals claimed the South Atlantic Conference regular season and postseason titles for the first time in 2016-2017. With a 25-7 record in 2015-2016, Queens has qualified for the NCAA Tournament and cracked the top 10 of the national rankings in each of the last three seasons.
 
In his first five years at Queens, 11 of Leonard’s recruits have received all-conference honors with five earning first-team recognition (Jarrett Stokes, Rob Lewis, Sean Morgan, Jalin Alexander, Todd Withers), three earning second-team designation (Josh Clyburn, Ike Agusi, Mike Davis Jr.), two receiving honorable mention recognition (Marquis Rankin, Daniel Camps), and one being named to the all-freshman team (Daniel Carr).
 
Leonard’s collegiate coaching career spans 12 years, having worked at five schools and in all three NCAA divisions of competition. Leonard came to Queens from Paine College (2011-2013) where he served as first assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, director of skill development, and defensive specialist. In his first of two years at Paine, the Lions achieved their first winning season in seven years and finished second nationally in Division II with seven blocks per game. Leonard also served as an academic advisor for student-athletes and an adjunct professor while at Paine.
 
Leonard’s previous coaching stops include Flagler College (2009-2010), the University of Texas-Pan American (2006-2009), and Washington College (2005-2006). In his lone season at Flagler, the Saints accumulated more Peach Belt Conference victories than at any other point during the program's tenure in the league. Texas Pan-American saw similar success with an increase in win total during each of Leonard’s three years with the team. At Washington, Leonard helped head coach Rob Nugent record a career-high 14 wins and his first-ever conference tournament victory.
 
Leonard graduated Cum Laude from William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 2004, with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He was a two-time Daktronics Academic All-Region Player as well as a two-time Midwest Classic Academic All-Conference Player with the Statesmen.
 
Leonard earned his master's in psychology from Washington College in 2011.

Michael Cooper joined the Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball coaching staff in Otober 2020 after spending two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for the men's basketball program at Southern Arkansas University.

In two years on the staff at Southern Arkansas, the Mulerider's were 32-26 and appeared in the Great American Conference Championships in back-to-back seasons. 

Cooper, a native of Monticello, Minnesota, spent four years as a student assistant at Division II Northern State of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) prior to joining the staff at SAU. While assisting the Wolves Men’s Basketball program, Cooper directly assisted the staff in scouting reports, individual workouts, NCAA Recruiting, digital media and game video, and day-to-day practice and game responsibilities.
 
During his four years in Aberdeen, South Dakota, NSU compiled an overall record of 102-31 (.766) with an NSIC record of 68-20 (.772). The Wolves won back-to-back NSIC Tournament Championships in 2017-18 and 2018-19, while also appearing in the NCAA Tournament both years as well. The Wolves finished the 2017-18 campaign as National Runner-Up after claiming the Central Region title behind a South Dakota collegiate single-season record 36 wins.
 
Cooper graduated Northern State in the fall of 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology along with an associate degree in Biotechnology. He earned a Masters degree in Kinesiology from SAU in May 2020.

Paul Davis enters his first season at Queens in 2018-2019 after two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater Winston-Salem State University. Prior to his coaching career, Davis spent six years playing professionally overseas for teams in Lithuania, Australia, Thailand, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Tunisia, and Lebanon.
 
A four-year starter and two-time team captain at Winston-Salem State, Davis led his team in blocked shots every year of his collegiate career and led his team in rebounding in three of his four seasons. Davis compiled 209 career blocks, more than doubling the previous school record, and finished his career with 986 points scored and 839 rebounds, ranking him seventh all-time in his school’s history.
 
After withdrawing his name from NBA Draft consideration prior to his senior season, Davis led the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in rebounding in 2010-2011. His play earned Davis the league’s Defensive Player of the Year honors, CIAA First-Team All-Conference honors, and NABC Second-Team All-District honors.
 
A native of Clio, South Carolina, Davis played prep ball at Marlboro County High School where he was named an all-state and all-region selection and chosen to play in the North/South All-Star Game.
 
Davis graduated Cum Laude from Winston-Salem State in 2012.