The Texas State men’s basketball team announced changes to its coaching staff Wednesday afternoon. The Bobcats have added Alex Hausladen as a director of operations. He replaces Jim Shaw who moved up to become an assistant coach after Talvin Hester left last month to join Kelvin Sampson’s staff at the University of Houston.
"Alex Hausladen is someone I have competed against during my time in the Southland Conference," head coach Danny Kaspar said. "I saw him on the road recruiting every summer. He has a great work ethic and is very energetic and passionate about basketball. Alex is someone who will spend almost too much time in the office and you have to encourage him to go home. I see him as someone to will add a great deal to our staff.
Hausladen comes to Texas State after five years at Southeastern Louisiana as an assistant coach. A practitioner of advance analytical statistics, Hausladen’s primary responsibilities have included scheduling, scouting, recruiting, serving as the compliance liason as well as coaching and academic support.
He also has great experience with coordinating summer camps, a role he will be greatly utilized in at Texas State. Some of his camps he has worked with include: Arkansas, Arkansas State, Kentucky, Marquette, Maryland, Memphis, Wake Forest and Wisconsin.
While Hausladen was at Southeastern, the Lions had five All-Southland Conference players, four All-Louisiana players, three National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District players.
His career has also included stops at Christian Brothers University and the University of the Ozarks. He began his career in collegiate basketball as a student manager and video coordinator at the University of Akransas, where the team made the 2006 NCAA Tournament, While there he was able to work with future NBA player Ronnie Brewer, the 14th overall pick in the 2006 draft by the Utah Jazz.
Last season Shaw was the team’s director of operations after serving as a video coordinator at Nebraska a director of operations at Texas Tech and graduate assistant at UTEP. He has worked under esteemed coaches such as Billy Gillespie and Doc Sadler.
While with the Huskers, Shaw helped three squads to postseason play. In 2008-09, the Huskers earned an 18-13 record and a berth in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). It was the second straight year that culminated with a postseason NIT appearance for the Huskers and included a .500 finish (8-8) in Big 12 Conference play, both firsts in a decade for the program. Prior to his stint in Lincoln, Shaw helped Sadler guide UTEP to an NCAA berth in 2004 and an appearance in the 2005 NIT.
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