Darrin Wallace enters his fourth year on the Bucs bench in 2023-2024.

Last season FSW was 20-9 overall and 7-5 in Southern Conference action, good for a second place finish and a trip to the FCSAA State Tournament.  At season's end, seven FSW players signed NCAA Division I scholarships.  

Wallace is in his second stint with the Bucs after coaching at FSW from 2016-2018. 

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.