Bio

Cody Hastings enters his third season leading the Greyhounds and seventh overall at ASU Mid-South. During his first season, Hastings led the Greyhounds to an 17-15 record before losing to eventual National Champion, National Park College in the Regional Semi-Finals. The Greyhounds had two players nominated for All-Region Awards in Jesse Washington and Je'Marion Westbrook, where Washington became the 2nd ever Greyhound to score over 1,000 points in his ASU Mid-South career. Two other Greyhounds were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Team. The Greyhounds improved their win total in Hastings' second year as they finished 18-13 clinching the #2 seed in the Region Tournament. Freshman Jaxson Yancy and Jermaine Christopher both earned All-Region honors in 2024-25. Samuel Chapin was also the first person in school history to be named to the NJCAA All-Academic team both years at ASU Mid-South. 

Hastings took over the most successful NJCAA program in the state of Arkansas once former head coach Chris Parker resigned. During his first four years, he has served as assistant coach for both the Greyhound men's and women's basketball programs, going full-time with the men's program in 2022-23 and helping the Greyhounds to their fifth Region Championship in the last seven years, the Region Tournament Championship, the Central Plains District Championship and the program's second NJCAA National Tournament where they finished eighth in the nation after garnering a 14-seed. Hastings has assisted both nationally-ranked programs win championships, including an incredible turnaround of the women's program capped by a 25-2 record and a seventh-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament in 2020-21.

He also serves as Assistant Athletics Director in charge of marketing for the athletic programs. Prior to his arrival in West Memphis, Hastings served as Graduate Assistant Coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, while earning his Masters of Business Administration degree.

Before beginning his coaching career, the Stockdale, Texas, native lettered two seasons at Howard Payne University under Head Men's Basketball Coach Troy Drummond. Prior to that he played two years at San Antonio College in Texas, serving as team captain both years. Hastings was a three-sport letterman at Stockdale High School, earning All-District honors in football, basketball, and baseball. In basketball, he was named First Team All-District as a junior and senior as one of the top 50 scorers in the San Antonio area.