TopConnect Basketball Symposium roster announced

Forty-three assistant men’s and women’s college basketball coaches, have been selected to participate in the prestigious 2023 TopConnect Basketball Symposium taking place at the Courtyard Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village, Orlando, Florida on Monday, June 12 presented by Teamworks and INFLCR.

TopConnect (formerly Villa 7), originated in 2003 by then VCU Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander, identifies the top assistant basketball coaches in the country and connects them with mid-major Athletic Directors providing tremendous networking and leadership development opportunities for both parties.

In its sixth year, TopConnect develops educational programming that allows these top assistant coaches to hear from a wide variety of successful leaders and speakers.

The 2023 symposium is headlined by a panel of prominent, successful, and new head coaches in Brenda “Mock” Brown, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at East Tennessee State University: Brooks Savage, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at East Tennessee State University, Kevin Kuwik, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at West Point and Jordan Mincy, Jacksonville University.

Athletic Directors presenting include, Mark Wharton, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga; Anthony Henderson, Hampton University; Alex Ricker-Gilbert, Jacksonville University.

Also, joining the lineup are influential speakers Kristi Dosh, founder of Business of College Sports; Colton Houston, HD Intelligence; Jeff Schemmel, College Sport Solutions and Rick Boyages of ShotQuality.

Panel discussions and breakout sessions include First-time Head Coaches, The AD / Coach Relationship, Taking the Reins (of an existing program), NIL and the Athletic Director panel. The fan-favorite “Speed Dating” returns and allows for rapid networking to take place between the assistant coaches and administrators.

The three-word mantra of “Connect. Prepare. Lead.” identifies the purpose of TopConnect. Since the inception of TopConnect in 2018, more than 50 assistant coach and assistant athletic director participants have been promoted to the next chair of Head Coach and Athletic Director as well as a Conference Commissioner.

Men’s Coaches

JohnAndrzejekAsst. CoachWashington State
JRBlountAsst. CoachIowa State
ChrisCarrawellAsst. CoachDuke
SergeClementAsst. CoachHofstra
Brett ComerAsst CoachStetson
Rodney CrawfordAsst. CoachSouth Alabama
KevinDevittAssoc HCNiagara
JayDuncanAsst. CoachSan Francisco
AndyFarrellAsst. CoachSiena
CodyFuegerAsst. CoachBYU
AnderGalfskyAsst CoachChattanooga
RicardoGreerAssoc HCDayton
KyleGriffinAsst. CoachFGCU
JoelJustusAsst. CoachNC State
JamesKaneAsst. CoachDayton
ChrisKreiderAsst. CoachSMU
DannyLawsonAsst. CoachUMBC
JaiLucasAsst. CoachDuke
BrandenMcDonaldAsst. CoachBucknell
RobO’DriscollLead Asst.U of Maine
ClaudePardueAsst CoachTulane
ErikPastranaAsst. CoachGeorgia
TannerSmithAsst. CoachStephen F Austin
MarlonStewartAsst. CoachOregon State
NigelThomasAsst. CoachNC Central
Ivan ThomasAssoc. HCGeorgetown
ChrisShumateAssoc. HCGA Southern
JeremyGroweAssoc HCFurman
NateDixonAsst. CoachUtah State
WesLongAssoc. HCMTSU
Adam HowardAsst. CoachNebraska
Monty SandersAsst. CoachCampbell
BenjaminThompsonHead CoachEmory & Henry
JustinScottAssoc. HCSt. Joes
FrankYoungAsst. CoachApp State
MichaelQuinnAsst. CoachBoston U
TJRyanAsst. CoachTexas A&M
PeterFunkChief of StaffEvansville

Women’s Coaches

First NameLast NameTitleSchool
JackieAlexanderETSUAsst. Coach
KristinWodrichButlerAsst Coach
MandiCarverFresno StateAssoc HC
ErinSinnottBuffaloAsst Coach
JoeSilvestriETSUAsst. Coach
TJRoyalsUMBCAsst. Coach
DesmaThomas-BateastCleveland StateAssoc. HC
JonathanTsipisMarquetteAdv. Scouting & Analytics

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