In Andy Ellis' second season with Angelo State, the Rambelles (26-7) would claim their first LSC Tournament title since the 2015-16 season and finish 11 wins better than a season ago. After securing the LSC title, Ellis and the Rambelles would earn the one seed in the South Central Region, hosting the NCAA regional for the first time in school history. The Blue and Gold would make it to the second round, but fall to UT Tyler who would go on to win the regional. The Rambelles earned four All-LSC honors and two special awards as Sawyer Lloyd was named the LSC Academic and Defensive Player of the Year. Lloyd and Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant would both be named to the First Team All-South Central Region, the first players in Ellis' tenure to capture a spot on regional teams.
His first season in San Angelo saw the Rambelles from 1-13 in 2020-21 to 15-13 in 2021-22. After an 0-8 start to the season, the Rambelles finished 15-5 in their final 20 games, clinching the fourth seed in the LSC Tournament after being picked to finish 15th in the LSC Preseason Poll. The Rambelles earned six All-LSC honors, highlighted by Sawyer Lloyd’s selection to the all-conference first team.
Ellis joined Angelo State following a two-year stint at NAIA institution Wayland Baptist, where he served as the women's golf coach from 2019-21 and the women's basketball assistant coach from 2020-21.
In his sole season as an assistant coach, Ellis helped lead the Flying Queens to a 13-1 overall record, including a perfect 13-0 regular season and the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Tournament Championship to boot.
A native of Lamesa, Texas, Ellis played basketball at Texas Tech University under head coaches James Dickey and Bob Knight. He was named to the Big 12’s All-Freshman Team, then as a senior, was named All-Big 12 Second Team after averaging close to 17 points and eight rebounds a game.
After graduating from Tech in 2002 with a business marketing degree, Ellis played basketball for six years in Turkey, Italy, and Japan. He was named to all-star teams each year and twice led the league in scoring in Japan.
Ellis coached for three years at Lubbock Trinity Christian School, serving as assistant athletics director, assistant boy's basketball coach, and head boy's golf coach. After that, he was athletics director at Plainview Christian Academy for four years, coaching basketball, golf, football, and track & field.
An avid golfer, Ellis became director of marketing for Turf and Soil Management and later marketing director and general manager of Plainview Country Club.
He is married to Alesha Ellis, the head coach for the Rambelles and a former Texas Tech women's basketball player. They have one son, Kingston James (5), and one daughter, Laiken Jo (2).
