The Assistant Men's Basketball Coach/Director of Basketball Operations will support the Head Coach in all aspects of managing the men's basketball program. This dual role involves coaching duties, administrative responsibilities, and operational oversight. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to the athletic and academic development of student-athletes and possess excellent organizational and communication skills.

• Aid in recruiting high-level prospective student-athletes, including daily recruiting efforts, evaluating talent, planning recruiting trips for staff, coordinating PSA campus visits, general correspondence, and all things connected to identifying elite athletes.
• Assist in planning and coordinating in-season and out-of-season practices, including individual skill instruction and team workouts, focusing on developing athletic skills to compete at the Division I level. Provide on-court instruction to men's basketball student-athletes in any position to enhance team performance.
• Assist in planning and implementing game plans for each game, including the development of opponents' scouting reports.
• Provide administrative support by managing all aspects of team travel, including transportation, lodging, and meals.
• Oversee scheduling of practices and other team activities.
• Coordinate, organize, and manage special events, such as team meals, post-game meals, alumni events, and fundraising activities.
• Participate in fundraising activities for the men's basketball program (camps, clinics, etc.) and/or the Department of Athletics.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, working effectively within a culture of individuals with diverse backgrounds, styles, abilities, and motivations.
• Abide by and comply with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Conference rules, academic standards, requirements, and policies of the Department of Athletics and University.
• Contribute to the overall success of the University's intercollegiate athletics program by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Requires irregular work hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.

• Bachelor's Degree from a four year accredited institution
• One year relevant work experience and/or previous experience as a coach or collegiate/professional player.
• Valid U.S. driver's license.
• Working knowledge of NCAA Division I rules and regulations.

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About Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 4,000 students, and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 382 Colleges, is one of the top 15 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2018 college rankings, and is a top university in Forbes' list of America's best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world. Bellarmine is located on a scenic 175-acre campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, KY, which Glassdoor recently recognized one of the nation's top 10 cities where pay goes the furthest, and National Geographic calls it a top 10 food city. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 1...0 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population. Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply. Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

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