Doc completes staff

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From Huskers.com

 

Lincoln --- With just three weeks left till the official start of practice, Nebraska head coach Doc Sadler completed his first staff as he announced Friday the hiring of Chris Croft as director of operations and Jim Shaw as video coordinator. They round out a staff that also includes assistant coaches Tony Benford, Philip Mathews and David Anwar.

 

"I’m pleased Chris and Jim are joining us at Nebraska because I’ve worked with them before and know their passion for the game and dedication to doing things the right way," Sadler said. "I’m also excited for these players and the fans because I believe we have assembled a tremendous staff that can get the job done on the floor and in recruiting."

 

Croft joins the Huskers after spending 2005-06 as a program specialist with Sadler at Texas-El Paso, where Croft assisted with a variety of administrative duties. At Nebraska, Croft will administer the team’s travel, budget, clinics, camps and will oversee day-to-day office operations. He will also be heavily involved with scheduling and the team’s community involvement program.

 

In addition to his solid administrative credentials, Croft has an impressive basketball background as the 33-year-old has previously served stints as an assistant coach in the Big 12 and Pac-10 and has been a head coach at the NAIA level.

 

Following eight years as a Division I assistant coach, Croft was named head coach at Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College at the age of 31. Croft’s first squad in 2003-04 won 22 games and grabbed the TranSouth Conference title before making an appearance in the NAIA national tournament. He was the first coach in league history to win a championship in his initial season as a head coach.

 

Croft broke into the coaching profession as an undergraduate student assistant at East Central (Miss.) CC in 1991-93. The Louisville, Miss., native then assisted M.K. Turk at Southern Mississippi as an undergraduate before being named an assistant coach at USM at age 22 in 1995. He served one year with the Golden Eagles before moving to the Big 12 under Coach Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State for the 1996-97 season. In two seasons with the Cowboys, Croft helped OSU to a pair of postseason appearances, including reaching the second round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. He then moved on to Maryland-Eastern Shore for one year before spending four seasons (1999-2000 to 2002-2003) at Washington State.

 

Croft earned his bachelor’s degree in coaching and sports administration from Southern Miss in 1995 and received a master’s degree in human performance in 1996.

 

Also joining the Husker staff this fall is Shaw, who takes over as video coordinator. His duties will include overseeing all aspects of the video operation including film exchange, filming workouts and games, breaking down film and organizing the video library. Shaw will also assist with camps and setting up player appearances in the community.

 

Shaw joined the Husker staff after serving as a program specialist at UTEP under Sadler and former Miners’ coach Billy Gillispie. Shaw handled all duties surrounding the Miners’ video system over past three years and was heavily involved with directing camps and clinics, including serving as camp director for the Doc Sadler Basketball Camps each of the past two years. He also has significant experience assisting with recruiting efforts and all areas of player development.

 

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Shaw is familiar with the Midwest after earning his undergraduate degree in economics at Grinnell (Iowa) College in 2003. He then added a master’s degree in business administration from Texas-El Paso in 2005 while working with the Miners’ program.

 

Shaw was a four-year letterwinner at Grinnell, helping the Pioneers to four straight Division III national scoring titles, including an all-division scoring record of 124.9 points per game in 2002-03. He led Grinnell to a league title as a sophomore and senior, and in 2001 paced the conference in 3-pointers made while pushing the Pioneers to the NCAA Tournament.

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Ummm..... cool?

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Now they need to work on getting some recruits for next year! We dont even have anyone intrested at all yet.