He is very detailed and organized and takes a lot of pride in his job responsibilities. Like the other two hires, he has been around winning programs and knows what it looks like. Austin did a tremendous job for them and comes highly recommended. He just recently was director of basketball operations for Stephen F Austin a program and coach that I have the upmost respect for. “He has experience in many different areas in college basketball. “I’m excited to bring Austin Cox to UTEP,” Golding said. He served as the chief of staff for Southern Miss Athletics from 2015-18, and was an assistant to the director of athletics with the Golden Eagles from 2014-15. Austin where he had served as the director of basketball operations since June of 2021.įrom August 2018 through May 2021 he worked as an Elite Account Executive at Hudl-Sportscode, a company that is leading the way in the recruiting and data analytics landscape for college athletics.Ĭox brought a diverse background to the Miners’ Basketball staff with four years of experience in Collegiate Administration within Conference USA. He has been instrumental in our success at ACU and building a foundation here at UTEP in year one!”Ĭox, the son of UTEP’s Jeremy Cox, Golding’s associate head coach, ventured to the Sun City from Stephen F. I’m thankful that Bryen came into my life and our program at ACU years ago. He has been with me now for two years and understands what I’m looking for in recruiting and on the floor. He has been at all levels of college basketball and has built relationships throughout his journey that will benefit us here at UTEP. “I think that he is a rising star in this business. “I’m excited to promote Bryen Spriggs to assistant coach,” Golding said. Spriggs also coached nine all-conference selections. While there, his team compiled a 75-12 record, won a pair of WPCC conference championships, and earned a trio of top-10 national rankings. Prior to UTEP, Spriggs most recently served on Golding’s staff at Abilene Christian as a special assistant to the head coach during the 2020-21 season.ĭuring his time at ACU, the Wildcats posted a 24-5 overall record and a 13-2 mark in league play.ĪCU won its first ever NCAA Tournament game, upsetting heavily-favored Texas 53-52 on March 20, 2021.īefore ACU, Spriggs served as both the head men's basketball coach and Athletic Director for the Community College of Beaver County in Monaca, Pa. The Miners then went on to defeat Old Dominion, 74-64, on March 9 for their first victory at the C-USA Championships in five years. That was helped by winning 10 of 14 down the stretch, including stopping back-to-back C-USA West Division Champion North Texas’ 15-game winning streak, 70-68, on “Senior Day” on March 5.
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