Provide leadership and management to produce a quality intercollegiate team that represents a commitment to academic and athletic excellence. Perform on-court coaching and instruction. Other duties include, but are not limited to: recruiting, scouting, maintaining statistics, game scheduling, travel arrangements, academic monitoring, equipment purchasing, exercising good judgment and independent decision making in budgeting.

Essential Functions:

• Perform on-court coaching, teaching and instruction
• Recruit student-athletes to Basketball program
• Maintain team and individual statistics, report scores to media
• Schedule sport’s contests
• Purchase and maintain College equipment
• Adhere to sport budget, including travel, supply, contractual and printing accounts
• Travel and drive to all contests
• Monitor academic progress of student-athletes
• Fundraise monies as needed
• Supervise and evaluate assistant coach(es)
• Perform other duties as assigned by Athletic Director

Required Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, planning, leadership skills, attention to detail, flexibility, initiative and sound judgment.
• Ability and commitment to recruit instruct and motivate college student athletes.
• A positive role model for young adults.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to demonstrate the Kishwaukee College Athletics core values of accountability, respect, sportsmanship, academic and athletic excellence.
• Must possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License and have a good driving record.

Required Experience

• Minimum two years’ experience as a college or high school varsity coach. Bachelor’s degree and five years of collegiate coaching desired.