Stetson men’s basketball head coach Corey Williams today announced the promotion of Kevin Dux to full-time assistant coach. Dux served the last two seasons as Stetson’s Director of Basketball Operations.

“When I hired Kevin as Director of Basketball Operations two years ago, I thought then that I had the best of both worlds,” said Williams. “I had a guy who was knowledgeable in basketball and how to develop players, but he’s also very organized and helped keep me organized. I have no reservations about now adding him to our staff as an assistant coach.”

Dux joins current assistants Bert Capel and Nikita Johnson on staff.

“Words can’t describe how excited I am,” Dux said. “I’ve known Coach Williams for four years going back to our time together at Florida State and I’ve always had a great relationship with him. I came here with the goal of moving up to an assistant coach. In this business you never know. It’s all about opportunity and timing, and I’m thankful that coach is very loyal to me.”

Dux’s duties will include working with Stetson’s post players, recruiting and scheduling. He will also serve as the team’s academic supervisor.

“Over the last two years I knew that if I had any movement in my staff that Kevin certainly would be at the top of the list of people I would look to hire,” said Williams. “His ability to relate to our players and his understanding of the game are both key for us. As for recruiting, he excels at building relationships with kids, and he has a great report with coaches here in Florida, and in Georgia and other states in this region due to his involvement in camps at Florida State.”

Dux earned a Master of Science degree in Sport Management at Florida State while assisting the Seminoles basketball program for two seasons. At FSU he was responsible for tracking the academic progression of the student-athletes, assisting with film breakdown and scouting reports, helping coaches with recruiting visits, and supervising five undergraduate managers.

A four-year letterwinner at Coe College in Iowa, Dux earned All-Iowa Conference, Academic All-Iowa Conference, ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District, and NABC Honors Court accolades as a student-athlete.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe College in 2009, Dux stayed at his alma mater as an assistant coach for two seasons.

Dux is also a veteran of Leonard Hamilton’s Florida State Basketball Camp, where he worked as an Assistant Camp Director. There he was responsible for all administrative camp functions, executing an effective marketing campaign for the event, as well as the hiring and monitoring of camp staff.

“I’m looking forward to being more involved on the court and getting active with the guys,” said Dux. “I think I bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the table.

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