Orlando Early

{{short description|American men's college basketball coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Orlando Early

| image = Orlando Early 2009.jpg

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| caption = Early in 2009

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|27}}

| birth_place = Lebanon, Virginia, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1986–1990

| player_team1 = Gardner-Webb

| coach_years1 = 1993–1995

| coach_team1 = Gardner-Webb (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1995–1998

| coach_team2 = Western Carolina (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1998–2001

| coach_team3 = Charlotte (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2001–2005

| coach_team4 = Alabama (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2005–2010

| coach_team5 = Louisiana–Monroe

| coach_years6 = 2010–2011

| coach_team6 = South Carolina (assistant)

| coach_years7 = 2011–2017

| coach_team7 = NC State (assistant)

| overall_record = {{winpct|48|73|record=y}}

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| championships = Sun Belt West Division (2007)

| awards = Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2007)

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Orlando Early (born November 27, 1967) is an American men's college basketball coach. He was most recently an assistant coach at North Carolina State University under head coach Mark Gottfried until Gottfried was let go at the end of the 2016–17 season.[http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/early_orlando00.html Orlando Early Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414202931/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/early_orlando00.html |date=2015-04-14 }}. gopack.com

From 2005 to 2010, he served as head men's basketball coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/e/earlyor01.html Orlando Early]. sports-reference.com Early has also served as an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of South Carolina and the University of Alabama.