Assistant Men's Basketball Coach - First Assistant

Position: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach - First Assistant (Coaching Specialist - 12month)

Type: Full Time Academic Year: 2025/2026 Available: Spring 2026

Application Deadline: Accepting applications now. The position will remain open until filled.

The Athletics Department at California State University, Bakersfield, a NCAA Division I institution, invites applications for an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach. This is a non-tenured position.

As part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the assistant coach will play a vital role in supporting the head coach in all aspects of team management, player development, game strategy, and recruiting efforts. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our program while fostering a positive and competitive team culture.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of NCAA Rules - This position shall have a strong working knowledge and understanding of all NCAA rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
• Sport Experience - Extensive knowledge of individual and team skills with the ability to teach these skills.
• Recruiting - The ability to evaluate and compare athletic talent for potential growth and development of student-athletes. Maintain correspondence with a large number of prospects: e-mail, letters, and phone.
• Academic Monitoring - The ability to establish and monitor an academic system that ensures academic success for the student-athlete.
• Travel - The ability to plan, organize and execute travel arrangements.
• Computer Skills - This position is expected to have computer literacy.
• Communication Skills - This position is expected to have a high level of communication skills with student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, their coaches, counselors, parents, and boosters in the community.
• Fundraising - The ability to develop the sports community in the areas of support and fundraising.
• Upon hire a NCAA Coaches Certification and 15 passenger van driving certification is required

Major Job Duties (Essential Functions)

• Assist the Head Coach in planning and organizing practice sessions, game preparation, and scouting strategies.
• Coordinate scouting reports and opponent analysis, including film breakdown and statistical analysis.
• Ensure the effective teaching and instruction of all specific technical skill areas to student-athletes.
• This position teaches and instructs student-athletes in the sport and uses the coach's background and experience to decide instruction which is most beneficial to the student-athlete and team.
• Develop team and individual strategies to have the greatest chance of winning within the sport, through on-court/field teaching and video instruction.
• Design instructional programs for the team and individual student athletes and instruct student-athletes on how to implement a game plan as determined for each competition.
• Travel to events and evaluate potential student-athlete talent, correspond with all prospects via email, phone, face to face conversations, etc.
• Complete all necessary Compliance and Institutional documentation as required.
• Recruit student-athletes who meet University academic and athletic standards.
• Responsible for overall performance of athletes' academic progress by working closely with the academic support staff.
• Work with the NCAA Compliance Office to make sure programs and student-athletes are complying with all rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
• Responsible for successfully managing an annual budget including all necessary fiscal planning.
• Promote the program to the public including, media, donors, the University community, and the general public to increase visibility and revenues for the program.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, from an accredited institution of higher education or FOUR (4) or more years of work experience coaching, NCAA Division I experience is preferred. A successful record of recruiting NCAA Division I student-athletes is preferred. This position, along with all coaches and staff, is responsible for the integrity of our intercollegiate athletics program and for the reputation of our university. Candidate must possess excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills to interact with a large variety of constituents.

Compensation

This appointment is a full-time position and is paid monthly. The salary range for this classification is $6,538-$11,642, in accordance with the CSU Unit 3 salary schedule.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $7,500 - $9,500 monthly. Actual salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Application

Please apply online at the CSUB Careers site (https://careers.csub.edu/en-us/listing/). Position will remain open until filled.

Contact

Dr. Sarah Tuohy
Acting Director of Athletics
e-mail: stuohy@csub.edu