Belmont Abbey College President Dr. William Thierfelder has announced the appointment of men’s basketball coach Stephen Miss to the position of Director of Athletics. Miss will continue to serve as the Crusaders men’s basketball coach.

Miss makes his foray into athletics administration as he enters his sixth year as the Crusaders men’s basketball coach, a position he started on July 26, 2007 after spending the previous three seasons as the top assistant coach.

Miss will lead a department that has ascended to unprecedented growth in the College’s history, one that has added nine sports in the last eight years. He will also direct a program that saw five programs-the women’s cross country team, the women’s basketball team and the men’s tennis and men’s lacrosse teams, the most of any in Conference Carolinas-recognized by Conference Carolinas with the Messick Award for displaying the best sportsmanship. The Crusaders claimed the overall sportsmanship award from the conference in 2012.

As Head Basketball Coach, Miss has guided the Abbey to an 80-61 mark, including a 20-win season during the 2008-09 campaign, the program’s first 20-win season since 2002-03.

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