SPEAKERS

Coach Lanier led the Panthers to the Sun-Belt East division title and were the conference tournament runner-up. Lanier was a finalist for the Ben Jobe award in 2021

Hiring a Head Coach. Octavia Blue was named the head women's basketball coach of Kennesaw St on April 29th. Blue and KSU Chief Operating Officer Tamica Smith Jones break down the hiring process

Meet other coaches and attendees

DeLaina Jordan discusses the search process, how it works, what she looks for in a candidate and how to get on the radar of search firms and administrators.

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Lessons Learned - Tim joined Georgia Southern after spending time on staff at Texas Tech where they won a Big 12 Championship and advanced to the National Championship game. Prior to Texas Tech, MacAllister was a part of the staff at Creighton.

Player Development - Therian spent the 20-21 season with the SkyHawks after spending the previous three seasons as the video coordinator for the Atlanta Hawks. Prior to his time in the NBA, Williams was on staff at St. Mary's

Early Offense - Prior to the SkyHawks, Noel Gillespie served as the head coach of the Greensboro Swarm and spent time on staff with the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns.

Hero's Donuts and Burgers

Coach Young just completed his second season at Virginia Tech where he led the Hokies to the NCAA tournament. Prior to Virginia Tech, Young built Wofford College into a mid-major power racking up five SoCon championships and NCAA tournament appearances.

Jay Duncan of SMU, Adam Hood of UTSA and Chris Krieder of Georgia State

Richie Riley has turned South Alabama into one of the premier programs in the Sun Belt Conference including a 20 win season in 2020. Prior to South Alabama Coach Riley led Nicholls State to a Conference Championship and earned Southland Coach of the Year honors.

Nate Oats led Alabama to an SEC championship and a sweet 16 appearance this season. His teams have advanced to the NCAA tournament 4 times in his 6 seasons at Alabama and Buffalo respectively.

Darryl Jacobs and Jim Tirey host a panel with Clark Atlanta President Dr. George T. French Jr., Georgia State Sr. Assoc AD Kelcey Roegiers, NC A&T head coach Will Jones, Siena head coach Carmen Marciello, and Vorhees College head coach Cabral Huff

Join us for food and drinks in the Trophy Room