University of Maine head women’s basketball coach Richard Barron has announced the hiring of associate head coach Todd Steelman. Steelman will join the Black Bears with over 19 years of teaching and coaching experience.

Steelman joins the Black Bears after spending his previous 10 years as an associate and assistant coach at the Division I level. Prior to Maine, Steelman was the associate head coach at Ball State University from 2010-12 where he was involved in all aspects of the program including the coordination of his defensive philosophy, directing the scouting aspects of the program, recruiting, and developing the post-players. While at Ball State, Steelman was selected as one of the Top 25 Mid-Major Assistant Coaches by CollegeInsider.com.

Before his time at Ball State, the Hickory, N.C. native spent five years as an assistant with Clemson University of the Atlantic Coast Conference. With the Tigers, Steelman worked with both the post and perimeter player development, broke down film, and played a large part in recruiting and evaluation of prospective student-athletes.

Steelman began his Divison I coaching career as an assistant at Rice University from 2003-05.

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