Full Time
Job Overview
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Experience: Minimum of two years of experience as an assistant coach at a Division I Institution or WNBA or NBA.
- Two or more years as an international professional basketball player or a professional basketball player in the WNBA or NBA.
- Valid driver’s license.
- 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.
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