El Dorado, Ark. native Dylan Shields was recently named assistant men’s basketball coach at East Central Community College in Decatur.

Shields’ main responsibilities will be recruiting coordinator with a focus on out-of-state players, opponent preparation, and coordinating East Central men’s basketball camps.

Prior to joining the ECCC staff, Shields served as the assistant director of basketball operations and video coordinator at the University of North Texas in Denton for two seasons from 2014-16. He was responsible for organizing summer camps and preparing game day and scouting reports. He served as a graduate assistant his first year at UNT.

Shields received his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in 2014 from the University of Arkansas where he served as a student basketball manager under Coach John Pelphry from 2010-2011 and under Coach Mike Anderson 2011-2014.

A 2010 graduate of Parkers Chapel (Ark.) High School, Shields was a three-year letterman shooting guard for the Trojans.

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