Darrin Wallace begins his second season as the Bucs Head Coach in 2025-2026. 

Wallace led the Bucs to an 18-11 record in his first season at the helm while guiding them to an 11-5 finish in Citrus Conference play which was good for third place. 

In his two seasons as Assistant before taking over, Wallace helped guide the Bucs to a 42-18 record and a 19-9 mark in conference action while helping FSW to the FCSAA State Tournament in both seasons. Wallace helped continue the tradition of sending players onto the next level as in those two seasons, 14 Buccaneers earned NCAA Division I scholarships.  

Before returning to FSW, Wallace spent time coaching at the high school level where in 2018, he was voted the Class 3A FABC Coach of the Year after he led Canterbury School to the state finals. Former FSW standout Berrick Jeanlouis played for Wallace at Canterbury School from 2016-2018.  In 2010, Wallace served as the Video Coordinator at FGCU.  Wallace has coached some of the best AAU teams in the country. He coached Nike Team Florida in the EYBL and Florida Elite, Team Knight, CP25, and Southeast Elite on the Adidas Circuit. Wallace has coached over 100 players that have moved on to the Division I level.

As a player, Wallace played at Hillsborough Community College from 1999-2001. In his sophomore season, HCC won the Suncoast Conference championship. He was voted First Team All-Conference while averaging 14ppg and 4 assists. He continued his playing career at Division 2 Pfeiffer University before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast University his senior year.