Along with Gibbons and fellow assistant coach Brent Buchanan, Baldwin is responsible for assembling each of the last three Clayton State recruiting classes that ranked among the nation’s best.

Baldwin served as a motivational leader throughout his playing career. In three seasons, he saw action in 27 games, including one start, and was a 75 percent career free throw shooter. He also served as team academic representative on the athletic-academic board, and was team captain his senior season on Clayton State’s first nationally NCAA Division II ranked team. The 1998-99 team was ranked in the December 7, 1998 poll, as the team opened the season with an 8-0 record.

In addition to his Clayton State coaching experience, Baldwin has worked numerous camps throughout the United States, as well as being the Camp Director at Clayton State the past six summers. He was the site coordinator for the NCAA 2002 Final Four YES Clinic on the Clayton State campus. He was also the coordinator for the Martinique National Team’s 2002 USA Tour and coordinator for the 2003-04 Ft. McPherson Army Base Tour Team.

Baldwin heads up many community service projects for the basketball program. He’s had the team give back to the community in many ways, speaking at elementary schools, middle schools, churches, and volunteering time at community centers. He was the organizer of the First Annual Jonesboro First Baptist Recreational Outreach Center Basketball Camp this past summer. He also received a citizenship award for his work in the community from the 2001-02 Morrow High School Final Four men’s basketball team.

He is well known in the Southern-Crescent, metro-Atlanta area, and in the Georgia Junior Colleges as a relentless recruiter. He recruits nationally in junior colleges and in four-year transfers. Cory is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and a member of the Atlanta Tip-Off Club.

Prior to coming to Clayton State, Baldwin was a two-time all-region and one-time all-state selection at Lake City Christian High School. As a senior captain, he averaged 24 points, nine assists, and five rebounds per game in leading the Suns to a runner-up finish in the state tournament. He also was a starting quarterback at Jonesboro High School for one season, before transferring to Lake City Christian and quarterbacking the team to the state playoffs.

A native of Jonesboro, Baldwin has a bachelor’s degree in health care management from Clayton State. He also holds a masters degree in instructional education from Central Michigan University. He earned that degree from the distant learning program located on the CCSU campus.

Besides coaching, Cory is entering his second year as a professor, teaching a course in the humanities department, "Critical Thinking." He also works as a fitness instructor for SmartBodies, located on campus.

Cory’s sister, Selena, played four years at Georgia Tech and was a three-year starter. She was a member of the first NCAA Tournament team in Georgia Tech women’s basketball history. She was also a member of the Yellow Jacket squad that won the WNIT.