Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Eastern Illinois
* Hired as an assistant coach on Marty Simmons men’s basketball staff in May of 2021
* Begins third year at EIU for 2022-23 academic year
* Helped rebuild roster in first year featuring nine new players
* Team used 16 different starting line-ups in 2021-22, five most in NCAA Division I ranks
* In transfer portal era, again helped EIU build a roster featuring eight new players
* Helped coach OVC Freshman of the Year Award winner, EIU captured ten OVC Freshman of the Week awards (four players) in 2022-23
* Helped coach one OVC All-Newcomer Team selection in 2022-23
* Team picked upset win over Big Ten member Iowa, ranked as biggest regular season upset in last 30 years in college basketball

Prior to Eastern Illinois
* Worked as a graduate assistant coach at Missouri (2019-21)
* Helped coach pair of All-SEC players in Dru Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon
* Missouri program was ranked for a large portion of the 2021 season
* Head Boys Basketball Coach at Walter Payton College Prep in Chicago (2015-19)
* Team won more than 60 games with conference championships in 2016 and 2019
* Worked as Director of The Brudas, Inc., a non-profit youth basketball organization founded by former NBA player Iman Shumpert
* Assistant Boys Varsity Coach at Oak Park-River Forest High School from 2011-15
* Team posted 79 wins and a pair of IHSA Regional Championships
 
Personal
* Earned bachelor’s degree from DePaul University
* Earned master’s degree from Concordia University in Chicago
* Earned a second master’s degree from the University of Missouri
* Married to the former Veronica Hicks, and has one son, Jordan.