Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach (Contingent II)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Aid in planning, organizing, and administering all aspects of the men's basketball program.
• Assist with practice planning, player skill development, game preparation, scouting, and opponent analysis.
• Provide on-court instruction and individual player development sessions.
• Maintain oversight of the academic progress, retention, and overall well-being of student-athletes.
• Identify, evaluate, and recruit prospective student-athletes who can succeed academically, athletically, and socially at Bowie State University.
• Coordinate recruiting visits and communications.
• Analyze game film and prepare scouting reports using video analysis software.
• Support team travel operations, equipment management, and game-day responsibilities.
• Engage in community events, youth clinics, camps, fundraising efforts, and alumni relations activities.
• Foster a culture of discipline, accountability, academic achievement, and competitive excellence.
• Participate in departmental meetings, professional development opportunities, and strategic planning initiatives.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of one (1) year of collegiate coaching, professional coaching, recruiting, or related basketball experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basketball fundamentals, player development, and recruiting.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel extensively as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Sports Administration, Education, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience coaching or recruiting at the NCAA Division II level.
• Knowledge of NCAA Division II and CIAA rules and regulations.
• Experience utilizing basketball video analysis platforms such as Synergy, Hudl, or similar systems.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and develop student-athletes from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience organizing camps, clinics, community outreach, and fundraising initiatives.
• Strong commitment to student-athlete academic success and personal development.
• Strong knowledge of NCAA rules, compliance, and athletics administration.
• Experience at an NCAA institution and/or HBCU preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with coaches, student-athletes, faculty, staff, alumni, and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership, integrity, and professionalism.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, recruiting databases, and video analysis software.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to recruit highly qualified student-athletes.

Conditions Of Employment

• Some evenings, weekends and travel are required.

Additional Job Information

• Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave and annual leave; 10 paid holidays per year, tuition remission and supplemental retirement.

• Bowie State University shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or veteran status.

• The University will stress equal access for employees and applicants for employment to all programs and services provided by the University both on and off campus.

• The University will also provide equal opportunity and an atmosphere of nondiscrimination with respect to women and members of minority groups in all its operations.

• In addition, the University shall promote equal opportunity and equal treatment through a positive and continuing Affirmative Action Program.

• The University makes, and will continue to make, reasonable accommodations to promote the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the University's business.

• In addition, employees and applicants will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in, or may have engaged in, activities such as filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance review or hearing, or opposing any act or practice made unlawful, or exercising any other right protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended or the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended.