Head Basketball Coach

Position Introduction

As the Head Basketball Coach, you will have the opportunity to shape and guide our Basketball program, inspiring athletes to reach their full potential while fostering a culture of teamwork, sportsmanship, and personal growth. At Saint Mary's College, we are committed to providing our student-athletes with a transformative educational experience that integrates athletics, academics, and personal growth. As the Head Basketball Coach, you will play a crucial role in advancing this mission, serving as a mentor, role model, and advocate for our student-athletes, and helping them to realize their full potential as individuals and as athletes. 

This position is a full time, 10-month position with June and July off. Start Date: August 1, 2024.

Job Description  

The Head Basketball Coach is responsible for planning, scheduling, and executing all aspects of a competitive NCAA Division III women’s basketball program, and expected to create and foster a positive culture for the women’s basketball team. This position will pass the NCAA Division III Rules Test, and is expected to work with the Compliance Director on all eligibility and compliance regulations. The Head Basketball Coach will conduct a vigorous recruiting program within the regulations of NCAA Division III and the MIAA while also working with the Saint Mary’s College Admission Department to coordinate recruitment efforts, and is responsible for recruiting talented student-athletes who will thrive academically and make positive contributions to the growth of the sport program.

The Head Basketball Coach will assist in monitoring the class excusals, academic progress and success of each student-athlete, and maintain a high standard of excellence in the classroom, and will prepare student-athletes for competition through challenging practices, sound feedback, and clear instruction of skills and expectations. The Head Coach is responsible for student-athlete life-skill development by offering leadership programming, promoting service activities, and supporting Student-Athlete Advisory Committee initiatives and programming.

The Head Basketball Coach works with the athletic training and sports medicine staff to support student-athlete health and well-being, supports the mental health of the student-athletes through awareness, education and knowledge of available resources, and will report concerning situations or behavior to the director of athletics or through the college reporting system as required of a mandatory reporter. The Head Coach will meet with the Director of Athletics to evaluate the program and complete required reports, is responsible for promoting an atmosphere for compliance within their sport program per NCAA Bylaw 11.1.2.1, and is responsible for the education, supervision and evaluation all assistant coaches for the sport ensuring their compliance with NCAA and department rules, policies, and procedures.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities and requirements.

Minimum Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of playing and/or higher-level coaching experience in Basketball
• An understanding of the NCAA Division III policies

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred
• 3-5 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level

Schedule         

Full Time/ 40 Hours per week/ 10 Months with June & July off Start Date: August 1, 2024.

EEO Statement 

Saint Mary’s College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in keeping with the College’s mission, Saint Mary’s is committed to increasing racial and ethnic diversity at all levels – students, faculty, and staff – and seeks applications from candidates who share this commitment.