Men's Basketball Operations Assistant/Assistant Coach

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Men's Basketball Operations Assistant/Assistant Coach-(240000KW)

Job Summary

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

TheMen’s Basketball Operations Assistant/Assistant Coach assists in office and organizational functions of the basketball office, including daily operations for program related phone calls, visitors, recruits, team travel prep, and paperwork prep and delivery on campus and within the department. This position is responsible for maintaining recruiting, video, academic, travel, and other records, and other functions as needed by coaching staff. This position is also responsible for the daily operations of the men’s basketball program and will have limited on floor coaching and recruiting duties.

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities for the Men’s Basketball Operations Assistant/Assistant Coach include, but are not limited to the following:

• Organizes team travel; delivers and receives per diem; meets bus drivers and completes hotel check-ins; coordinates with dietician and organizes team meals; receives and directs phone calls, mailings, travel paperwork, and recruiting/compliance documentation; coordinates plans with facilities management
• Provides on-court teaching instructions and development; performs manager program oversight duties; acts as assistant director of camps and sports information liaison/development liaison
• Assists with academic support, fundraising activities, and community service, including communication and outreach to alumni
• Creates scouting reports, as assigned by the head coach, and provides institution to team related to strategy derived from scouting reports
• Recruits and evaluates prospective student-athletes, on a limited basis, through the use of technology, conducting contacts and evaluations, organizing official visits, including assigning hosts, and creating travel itineraries and managing all budgetary elements of visits while adhering to all NCAA regulations

Men's Basketball Operations Assistant/Assistant Coach-(240000KW)

Job Summary

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

TheMen’s Basketball Operations Assistant/Assistant Coach assists in office and organizational functions of the basketball office, including daily operations for program related phone calls, visitors, recruits, team travel prep, and paperwork prep and delivery on campus and within the department. This position is responsible for maintaining recruiting, video, academic, travel, and other records, and other functions as needed by coaching staff. This position is also responsible for the daily operations of the men’s basketball program and will have limited on floor coaching and recruiting duties.

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities for the Men’s Basketball Operations Assistant/Assistant Coach include, but are not limited to the following:

• Organizes team travel; delivers and receives per diem; meets bus drivers and completes hotel check-ins; coordinates with dietician and organizes team meals; receives and directs phone calls, mailings, travel paperwork, and recruiting/compliance documentation; coordinates plans with facilities management
• Provides on-court teaching instructions and development; performs manager program oversight duties; acts as assistant director of camps and sports information liaison/development liaison
• Assists with academic support, fundraising activities, and community service, including communication and outreach to alumni
• Creates scouting reports, as assigned by the head coach, and provides institution to team related to strategy derived from scouting reports
• Recruits and evaluates prospective student-athletes, on a limited basis, through the use of technology, conducting contacts and evaluations, organizing official visits, including assigning hosts, and creating travel itineraries and managing all budgetary elements of visits while adhering to all NCAA regulations
• Tracks all admissions through the application process for prospective student-athletes; provides instruction to student-athlete hosts on department/NCAA policies and procedures for a visit
• Knowledge and adherence to NCAA rules
• Completes recruiting logs and other end-of-year summaries and correspondence within ARMS and in coordination with the compliance office
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Head Coach

The work hours for this position include evenings and weekends as needed. ** Travel is required.**

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• One year of basketball operations experience
• Ability to train and recruit at the Division I collegiate level
• Ability to accept and carry out assigned program and responsibilities
• Ability to communicate effectively and work well with other coaches, students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community
• Ability to pass the NCAA recruiting test and have a thorough understanding of NCAA rules and regulations
• Demonstrated commitment to high academic standards for student-athletes and their ability to succeed both academically and athletically and understanding that this is essential to building a positive team culture
• Commitment to personal and professional development of student-athletes
• Ability to work collaboratively within the structure and framework of an Athletics Department and University

Preferred Qualification:

• Basketball coaching experience

Salary and Benefits

Targeted hiring range is $40,000 - $47,000 and University benefits that include up to 15 holidays and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application. This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.

Organization

:Athletics Division

Primary Location

:Main Campus

Job Posting

:Aug 6, 2024