University of North Dakota head men’s basketball coach Brian Jones announced the addition of Brent Wilson and Steve Grabowski to his staff on Friday. Wilson joins the staff as an assistant coach, while Grabowski was appointed to the director of basketball operations position.

Wilson will work primarily with the UND post players and also focus on his recruiting ties to the northeast and Canada. He will also be in charge of alumni relations. Grabowski will coordinate the team’s travel, summer basketball camps and will also assist in the area of NCAA compliance.

Wilson, who is a Cedar Rapids, Iowa native, arrives in Grand Forks after a stint as both a player and coach at his alma mater – the University of Albany. Wilson was a two-time captain and earned All-America East honors as a player for the Great Danes from 2004-08. After a brief period working in the private business sector, Wilson returned to UAlbany as the director of basketball operations prior to the 2009-10 season.

He was elevated to an assistant coaching position for the 2011-12 season. The Great Danes improved from a seven-win team in 2009-10 all the way to a 19-win team during Wilson’s three seasons on the staff.

Grabowski took a similar path as Wilson, remaining on his alma mater’s staff at Minot State before departing for North Dakota and the Big Sky Conference. The Minot, N.D., native played four seasons with the Beavers, then spent seven seasons with the program as an assistant coach. The Beavers advanced to the NAIA Division II National Tournament twice during his tenure and won the Dakota Athletic Conference regular season title once and tournament title twice.

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