Position Summary
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: coaching, recruiting, scouting, ensuring an appropriate team culture and leading a highly competitive Big Ten Conference men's basketball program. Credentials should reflect proven success in coaching, recruiting, working the transfer portal, working with Name, Image & Likeness (NIL), the Institutionâ™s collective, and planning out revenue sharing, fostering a positive student-athlete experience and working with student-athletes to prepare them, during their time as a student-athlete, for their lives after graduation.

Instruct and teach student-athletes in fundamentals of sport technique and game strategy. Plan and execute practice and competition plans including the evaluation of opponents.  

Evaluate and recruit qualified student-athletes to the University of Minnesota whose athletic skills make them highly competitive in the Big Ten Conference, whose academic abilities make them good candidates for a meaningful academic experience and graduation from the University of Minnesota and who will be good ambassadors on campus and in the Twin Cities community.  

Partner in setting high standards for the academic performance of student-athletes to help them achieve full potential in a meaningful degree. Provide opportunities for student-athletes to develop life, (especially financial literacy) and leadership skills during their time as a student-athlete.  Assist in advancing the department's mission, vision, and strategic plan and commitment to: Being Accurate; Being Accountable; Being Empathetic; Being Inclusive and Being Innovative. United Are We! 
Establish and maintain effective relationships within the athletics department, the campus community, metro and outstate communities as well as communities of color and various socio economic communities. Establish and maintain positive and effective relationships with donors, booster clubs, alumni, high school and club coaches, media and the general public.

Represent, in a positive fashion, the University and its athletic programs in private and public forums.  Represent the sport program in fulfilling contacts with or requests from the news media, including appearances on radio and television, speaking engagements and the like.  Commit to adhering to all rules and regulations of the Department, the University, the Big Ten Conference, and the NCAA. Stay current with changing NCAA legislation and sport specific rules and regulations.

Actively engage with external communities. Fully engage with program, departmental and campus fundraising activities. Occasionally participate in fundraising opportunities to support the men's basketball enhancement fund.
 

Essential Functions
60% of time:

• Assist head coach in all aspects of developing and maintaining a competitive intercollegiate sport program within the NCAA and Big Ten Conference.  
• Instruct and teach student-athletes in fundamentals of sport technique and strategy.
• Plan and execute practice and competition plans including the scouting of opponents.  
• Evaluate and recruit qualified student-athletes to the University of Minnesota whose athletic skills make them highly competitive in the Big Ten and whose academic abilities make them good candidates for a meaningful academic experience and graduation from the University of Minnesota. 

20% of time:

• Perform administrative responsibilities, including assisting in budget planning and management, reconciling your travel and expenses and involvement with the staff member responsible for scheduling of competitions.  
• Provide opportunities for student-athletes to develop life and leadership skills.  
• Assist in monitoring the academic performance of student-athletes to help them achieve full potential. 
• Ensure all compliance obligations are up-to-date and accurate (logging of recruiting, etc.).
• Complete required compliance, business office and department forms for campus visits by recruits. 

20% of time:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships within the athletics department, the University, community, booster clubs, alumni, high school coaches, media and the general public.  
• Represent in a positive fashion the University and its athletic programs in private and public forums.  
• Assist in advancing the department's vision and strategic plan and commitment to: Being Accurate; Being Accountable; Being Empathetic; Being Inclusive and Being Innovative. United Are We!
• Commit to adhering to all rules and regulations of the Department, the University, the Big Ten Conference, and the NCAA.
   

Up to 75% Travel expected.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelorâ™s degree
• Experience: Minimum of two years of experience as an assistant coach at a Division I Institution or WNBA or NBA.  
  OR 
• Two or more years as an international professional basketball player or a professional basketball player in the WNBA or NBA. 
• Valid driverâ™s license

Preferred:

• Two to 5 years of Assistant Coaching experience at the Division I College Level  

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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