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The Director of Basketball Operations assists the Head Coach in the administration of all aspects of the sport program including, recruiting, contest , scheduling, supervising sports personnel, coordinating travel , budget management, coordinating logistics including team meals, buses, video and meeting rooms and film exchange, and ensuring program compliance with NCAA, Conference, and University rules and regulations.
Essential Functions
- Handling the program’s daily basketball operations, coordinating its travel itineraries and overseeing the team’s student managers, on-campus-recruiting, monitoring the academic progress of student athletes.
- Assisting with video editing systems, providing game day management, assisting with designing graphics and contest of recruiting materials, managing the budget , paying small dollar invoices, assisting with P-card reconciliation for Head and Assistant coaches as needed. Contest scheduling and monitoring study tables.
- Assist in the recruitment of student-athletes under the direction of the Head Coach.
- Exhibiting the highest professional standards and ethical behavior with regard to adherence to NCAA, Conference, University and the Department of Athletics code of ethics.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrating excellent writing, speaking and listening abilities
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required. Excellent communication and public relation skills. Commitment to the academic success of student – athletes.
- Exhibiting supportive and cooperative behavior in pursing sport program goals established by the head coach.
- Quantitative and qualitative reasoning are necessary. Strong negotiation, conflict resolution and problem solving ability is necessary. The ability to exercise good decision making under pressure is necessary.
- Contributing to the maintenance of good working relationships with all members of the Division.
- Assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the Vice Chancellor of Athletics.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Previous experience in basketball operations.
- Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations with demonstrated exemplary ethical conduct and conformance to NCAA rules and regulations.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to support high academic standards and to motivate students.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- Experience at the Division 1 level
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