The University of Alabama women’s basketball program has hired Roman Tubner as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, it was announced by head coach Kristy Curry Tuesday afternoon.
“We are so excited to welcome Roman, his wife Kyndra and their daughter Skylar to our Alabama family,” said Curry. “I have observed Roman’s ability to build relationships and his relentless work ethic to develop into one of the best, young, impact recruiters and coaches in our game. His passion and knowledge of the game as both a player and an assistant coach of 10 years will allow him to be a difference maker with our young ladies in the classroom, on the court and in the community. Roman will also bring a special passion, loyalty and energy to our program being a product of Montgomery, Alabama, and coming home to coach at the Capstone.”
Tubner brings a wealth of experience to the Crimson Tide, serving as a women’s basketball assistant coach for the last 10 years. Before his arrival in Tuscaloosa, he spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach at Ball State, where he helped guide the Cardinals to a 14-11 record and a 12-8 mark in the Mid-American Conference. There, Tubner worked primarily with the point guards, including All-MAC Honorable Mention Sydney Freeman.
Prior to his stint at Ball State, Tubner spent the 2019-20 campaign as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). While on the Seahawks’ staff, Tubner recruited 2021 All-Colonial Athletic Association Sixth Player of the Year ZaNautica Downs and worked with three student-athletes who garnered All-CAA honors, including the 2020 CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Lacey Suggs.
Before that, Tubner spent the 2018-19 season at Indiana State University as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, where he was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) 30 under 30 list. The award recognizes 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches, aged 30-and-under, at all levels of the game for their exemplified involvement in community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner and attitude, and professional association involvement. In Tubner’s lone season in Terre Haute, the Sycamores averaged 62.3 points per game, the team’s highest scoring output in five years. He also helped ISU coordinate one of the top recruiting classes in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Tubner also saw stints at Austin Peay State University (2017-18) and Arkansas Tech University (2014-17). He helped the Governors produce a 16-14 record for the program’s most wins in a decade. Tubner worked primarily with Austin Peay’s post players, including Brianne Alexander who earned All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team honors. In his three seasons as the lone assistant coach at Arkansas Tech, the Golden Suns produced a 73-19 ledger, a pair of conference championships and three NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.
A 2011 graduate of Centenary College where he was a two-year starter and team captain, Tubner began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Arkansas at Monticello before being promoted to assistant coach. He helped UAM to a 21-win campaign in 2011-12 and helped mentor three NCAA Division II All-American selections.
Tubner earned his bachelor’s in psychology at Centenary, before graduating from UAM with master’s in physical education and coaching.
