Organizes, plan, and manage men’s basketball program with a strong emphasis on its impact on student retention, persistence, and engagement. The Head Men’s Basketball Coach is responsible for the overall supervision and operation of the men’s basketball program, which includes, but not limited to conducting the individual activities of recruiting, fund raising, scouting, summer camps, organizing team travel, practice/game planning of the men’s basketball program and other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

•     Organizes and supervises the men’s basketball program.
•     Assists the athletic director in scheduling activities, development of the basketball budget,   travel arrangements, and obtaining scholarship assistance for qualified athletes.
•     Develops relationships with area high schools, public, and community groups as it pertains to recruiting.
•     Actively participates and assists in promotional, marketing, public relations and fundraising activities for the program in the community, schools, and campus.
•     Coordinates student-athlete recruitment activities.
•     Responsible for tracking the admissions and eligibility process involving recruited student-athletes.
•     Responsible for monitoring and supporting the student-athletes academic progress.
•     Promotes student persistence and retention through athletics and related events.
•     Demonstrates through actions and communicates a respect for diversity and cross-cultural differences.
•     Performs pre-season and post-season activities.
•     Inventories and maintains all basketball equipment, compiles, and report related statistics.
•     Trains and evaluates assistant coaches and playing participants.
•     Coordinates the overall practice schedule for the basketball program.
•     Maintains professional growth through attendance of coaching clinics, seminars, conferences, and other professional development opportunities.
•     Designs and implements workshops and seminars on leadership development and team building.
•     Maintain a current and working knowledge of rules and regulations of the National Junior College Association (NJCAA).
•     Responsible for complying with the rules and regulations of the NJCAA as it relates to the men’s basketball program.
•     Coordinate, prepare, and participate in camps and clinics.
•     Prepares and manages annual program budget and monitors all expenditures in a fiscally responsible manner.
•     Serves as an academic mentor to the students participating in men’s basketball.
•     Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

Qualifications 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Minimum:  
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience Minimum: 
One to three years of experience with a Student Activities Program, an Athletic Program, or related field.