Chris Malveaux

Chris Malveaux is an American softball coach who, along with his wife Kate, are the co-head coach at Auburn. He previously served as the head coach at McNeese State.

Chris Malveaux

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Auburn
Conference	SEC
Record	0–0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004	McNeese State (asst.)
2005–2008	McNeese State
2009–2011	Louisiana (asst.)
2012–2015	Bradley (asst.)
2016–2017	Louisiana (AHC)
2019	Missouri (asst.)
2020–2021	Missouri (AHC)
2021–2024	Tennessee (asst.)
2025–present	Auburn (Co-HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	108–133–0 (.448)

Coaching career

McNeese State

Malveaux began his coaching career at McNeese State, where he served as an assistant head coach from 2002 to 2004. He was promoted to head coach in 2005. During his first year as head coach he led the Cowgirls to the 2005 Southland Conference Tournament Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance.^[1] In four years at McNeese State he led the Cowgirls to a 108–133 overall record.^[2]

Louisiana

Malveaux served as an assistant coach at Louisiana from 2009 to 2011. On July 16, 2015, he returned to Louisiana as an associate head coach.^[3]

Bradley

Malveaux served as an assistant coach at Bradley University from 2012 to 2015.^[4]

Missouri

On June 28, 2018, Malveaux was named an assistant coach at Missouri.^[5]

Tennessee

On June 25, 2021, Malveaux and his wife Kate were both named assistant coaches at Tennessee.^[6]

Auburn

On June 5, 2024, Malveaux was named co-head coach at Auburn, along with his wife Kate.^[7][8]

Personal life

Malveaux married former Bradley Braves softball player Kate Singler on December 20, 2014.^[9]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
McNeese State (Southland Conference) (2005–2008)
2005	McNeese State	34–35	12–15	6th	NCAA Regional
2006	McNeese State	21–30	13–13	4th
2007	McNeese State	30–32	16–11	5th
2008	McNeese State	23–36	15–14	5th
McNeese State:		108–133 (.448)	56–53 (.514)
Auburn (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present)
2025	Auburn	0–0	0–0
Auburn:		0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)
Total:		108–133–0 (.448)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. Peloquin, Steve (June 29, 2018). "Former UL Softball Coach Chris Malveaux Moves To SEC". 1033thegoat.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
2. "Chris Malveaux". utsports.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
3. "Bowers, Malveaux added to UL softball staff". The Daily Advertiser. July 16, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
4. "Ragin' Cajuns Add Malveaux, Bowers To Softball Staff". ragincajuns.com. July 16, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
5. "@MizzouSoftball Adds Chris Malveaux to Coaching Staff". mutigers.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
6. "Karen Weekly Announces Hiring of Chris and Kate Malveaux". utsports.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
7. "Auburn names Chris and Kate Malveaux Co-Head Softball Coaches". auburntigers.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
8. Hall, Cora (June 5, 2024). "Tennessee softball assistants Chris and Kate Malveaux hired as co-head coaches at Auburn". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
9. Eminian, Dave (February 10, 2015). "Newlywed softball coaches will celebrate Valentine's Day on opposite sides of the diamond". Journal Star. Retrieved June 5, 2024.