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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 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.
- Demonstrating a sincere interest in the social, emotional, academic development, as well as the athletic welfare of student- athletes.
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.
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