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On Jason Hooten’s staff I coordinate recruiting, own individual workouts, skill development, and offensive concept install, and help build the room, not just the roster.
Attack. Earn. Finish.
Silver Waves Media: top 50 mid-major assistants in 2022, top 100 in 2026.
Who we are
How we work
What we stand on
“Talent matters. Together matters more.”
— Mike Macdonald
Player to coach.
At New Mexico State I coordinate recruiting, own individual workouts, skill development, and offensive concept install, and help build the room, not just the roster.
I built the board we actually use. Players, portal, and agents. If a name is on it, it has a status and a grade. Talent without fit comes off.
N2S = need to see. NGE = not good enough.
Developed at Little Rock. Closed at NMSU.
Portal. Seton Hall.
Portal. Sacramento State.
NMSU, last two years: Mark Lavrenov, KK Robinson, Adrame Diongue, Jermaine Washington, Stephon Payne, Phoenix Woodson, Elijah Elliott, Jayland Randall.
Little Rock: Ben Coupet Jr., Chris Walker, Daniel Egbuniwe, Johnathan Lawson.
Development that shows up in games and in careers that last.
Consciously skilled in the work. Unconsciously skilled in the game. Decision reps get him there.
KK came through the door as a dynamic guard. His athleticism and skill let him get wherever he needed. What he was missing was decision-making and pace. He relied on athleticism to make the play. We spent a lot of time on his pace: create the advantage, then let the defense react. The film room was a big part of his development.
Pascal came in the gym very raw. His form was inefficient. We broke his jumper down and built it back up. That got the most time. We also worked finishing with both hands around the basket and in the paint, and footwork: playing off the pivot from the face-up, and as a post with his back to the basket.
Also developed: Daniel Mullings (WAC POY · First-Team) · Ian Baker (WAC First-Team) · Bandja Sy (WAC 2nd-Team) · Markquis Nowell (Sun Belt First-Team) · Ruot Monyyong (Sun Belt First-Team) · Shakur Juiston (MW 2nd-Team) · Brandon McCoy (MW FOY · 2nd-Team).
I teach our actions to the roster. Space first. A trigger to the ball. The next advantage. We don’t jog into a set because the break died.
If we don’t space it, we don’t attack it. The middle third belongs to the trigger man.
Create a second advantage. Don’t run a play just to get a shot up.
The trigger is the decision. The action is how we get there.
We guard connected. Man is the base. Change rhythm when the game asks for it. Make them uncomfortable, then stay there.
Connected man. Closeouts by personnel. Protect the rim line.
I built, taught, and coached our zone and our BLOB defense at Little Rock. That zone turned 2023–24 around.
We don’t press to press. We press to change the game.
I ran the golf tournament. I assisted on 6th Man Club membership. The ask is still the job.
Mentors. School. Family.
References available upon request.
B.S. Communications (2012) — Memphis · Summa Cum Laude, Honors College
M.A. Curriculum & Instruction (2014) — New Mexico State
Proud husband to Anna and father to Presley Kate and Beckham Alexander.
