In his first season, Cox led the Lakers to a school best 25-7 record and its first Peach Belt Conference regular season title and PBC Tournament Championship. The program earned a berth to its first NCAA Division II National Tournament, advancing to the second round with a 79-54 win over Newberry.

The Lakers followed that dramatic first season up with another stellar campaign in 2005-06. Cox paced Clayton State to a 25-6 mark, finishing second overall in the Peach Belt and earning the top seed in the Peach Belt Tournament. In addition, the Lakers earned their second straight NCAA Division II National Tournament berth, advancing to the second round of the South Atlantic Regionals with a 76-52 rout over Johnson C. Smith.

Overall, Cox is an impressive 50-11 in his two seasons at Clayton State, already making him the winningest head coach coach in the history of Laker women's basketball with a winning percentage of a whopping .820. Six of his players have earned All-Peach Belt honors. 

Prior to joining Clayton State, Cox served the last six years as the head coach at Daytona Beach Community College in Daytona, FL, , building DBCC into a powerhouse. He compiled a 147-41 record, won three Mid-Florida Conference championships, a Mid-Florida Conference Tournament championship and had a state runner-up finish at the school.

His top season at Daytona Beach came as recent as the 2002-03 campaign when his Falcons finished fourth in the nation in the National Junior College Athletic Association final poll with a 29-2 record. Last year with 14 new players, he still managed to lead his squad to an impressive 19-10 record.

Cox was named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Region IX Coach of the Year in 2003 and has been named the Mid-Florida Conference Coach of the Year on three different occasions.

Prior to his six seasons at Daytona Beach, Cox served as the head coach at Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL, for eight years. He began the program at Valencia and compiled a 144-97 record, including four seasons with 20 or more wins and three state tournament appearances.

Cox's overall record at the junior college level is an impressive 291-138 for a winning percentage of .678

During his junior college tenure at both Daytona and Valencia, 44 out of his 58 sophomores graduated and most continued their basketball careers at NCAA Division I and II programs. Cox has former players at Alabama, Charlotte, the University of Texas El Paso, Florida Atlantic, Augusta State, Columbus State, Kennesaw State and Francis Marion.