Kansas City, Mo. — The Collegiate Coaching Consortium – a collaboration between AthleticDirectorU and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) – is proud to announce its 2020 coach cohort. Now in its third year, the 2020 Collegiate Coaching Consortium will be held in conjunction with the NABC Convention and NCAA Men’s Final Four in Atlanta, Ga.
2020 Collegiate Coaching Consortium – Coach Cohort
Tennille Adams – Wright State
Gus Argenal – CSU Fullerton
Nikki Blue – Arizona State
J.D. Byers – VCU
Chris Capko – Southern California
Jonas Chatterton – Oregon State
Anthony Coleman – Colorado
Andre Cook – St. Edwards
Nadine Domond – Rutgers
Andrew Francis – Cal
Chester Frazier – Virginia Tech
Justin Gainey – Arizona
DeAndre Haynes – Maryland
Kenya Hunter – Connecticut
James Kane – Iowa State
David Klatsky – Colgate
Kevin Kruger – UNLV
Cornell Mann – Missouri
Erik Martin – West Virginia
Mike Miller – Memphis
Jordan Mincy – Florida
Antoine Pettway – Alabama
J.D. Powell – Charleston
Michael Schwartz – Tennessee
Micah Shrewsberry – Purdue
Kyle Smithpeters – John A Logan CC
Kevin Sutton – Rhode Island
K.T. Turner – Southern Methodist
Drew Valentine – Loyola (Chicago)
David Velasquez – San Diego State
Rhet Wierzba – Indiana
Pooh Williamson – Oklahoma
Amy Wright – Texas A&M
Billy Wuczynski – Boston College
The invitation-only Collegiate Coaching Consortium builds upon the Villa 7 Consortium to bring together a cohort of rising men’s and women’s basketball coaches and Division I athletic directors to partake in a rigorous multi-day academy that teaches each how to identify, analyze and influence critical organizational processes as a means of building better teams and athletic programs. Each cohort – coaches and ADs – participates in individually-focused curriculum designed to sharpen the competencies and capabilities that are critical for ensuring success within their respective roles.
The 2020 Consortium will be led by a diverse group of speakers and faculty, which includes leaders in collegiate athletics, professional sports, the business world and higher education. Among them are: university presidents Franklin Gilliam (UNC Greensboro) and Denise Trauth (Texas State); head coaches Chris Holtmann (Ohio State), Jamie Dixon (TCU), Tommy Amaker (Harvard) and Josh Pastner (Georgia Tech); athletic directors Ross Bjork (Texas A&M), Greg Byrne (Alabama) and Greg McGarity (Georgia); professional sports executives Travis Schlenk (Atlanta Hawks), DeRetta Cole Rhodes (Atlanta Braves) and Tim Goodly (Atlanta Falcons); and search firm executives Glenn Sugyiama (DHR International), Chad Chatlos (Venture Partners) and Todd Turner (Collegiate Sports Associates).
About AthleticDirectorU
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About the NABC
Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest “Phog” Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men’s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today’s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC and its programs and membership can be found at www.nabc.com.
