This position reports to the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and the Director of Athletics.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

- Practice and game preparation & execution.

- Breakdown and editing film of team practices, games and future opponents’ games.

- Creation of opponent scouting reports, and game plan for success.

- Identification and recruitment of high-quality student-athletes, including travel to see recruits play/practice, communicate with recruits, parents, high school & AAU coaches, etc.

- Maintain recruiting database.

- Create recruiting material, including hard copies and digital material.

- Maintain team social media accounts.

- Communications with alumni and program sponsors/donors.

- Plan and execute annual Alumni Game & Alumni Day.

- Monitor and track academic progress of student-athletes.

- Help create and monitor strength & conditioning program of student-athletes.

- Promote, plan and execute both summer youth camps and high school summer league.

- Create and maintain effective working relationship with multiple departments across campus, including admissions, faculty, advancement, athletics, maintenance, etc.

- Explore, plan and engage in community service and fundraising projects for both the program and the athletic department as a whole.

- Plan, schedule and coordinate team travel including transportation, lodging and meals.

- Other duties within both the men’s basketball program and the athletic department as assigned by the Head Coach and/or Director of Athletics.

Interested applicants can apply with a cover letter, resume and list of references at: https://www.northland.edu/job/assistant-mens-basketball-coach/

Questions/Inquiries/Recommendations can be sent to: ssorenson@northland.edu

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience coaching at the high school, college and/or professional level.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to teach the game of basketball at a high level, both offensively and defensively, within the systems as set up by the Head Coach, while also providing valuable insight and input on ways to improve teaching and strategy.
• Dedication to the physical, social, emotional, and academic development of student-athletes, as well as the overall well-being of the individual student-athlete, the men’s basketball program, the athletic department and the institution as a whole.
• Working knowledge of NCAA rules and demonstrated dedication to the ethical following of those rules.
• Current CPR and First Aid certificate or willingness to acquire certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous collegiate coaching experience.
• Previous success in recruitment and retention of high-quality student-athletes.
• Past experience with creating both digital recruiting and social media content, and hard copy recruiting materials.
• Experience with team and opponent video breakdown, specifically with Synergy Sport Tech (other systems acceptable).
• Certified Strength & Conditioning certificate or willingness to acquire certification.
• Previous experience with running youth summer camps.
• Knowledge of NCAA Division III and Upper Midwest Athletic Conference rules and regulations.

Interested applicants can apply with a cover letter, resume and list of references at: https://www.northland.edu/job/assistant-mens-basketball-coach/

Questions/Inquiries/Recommendations can be sent to: ssorenson@northland.edu