University
of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino announced
Tuesday that Nate Pomeday has been promoted to assistant coach while
Ryan Livingston was named the director of basketball operations.
Pomeday, who spent the 2014-15 season as the Gophers’ director of
operations, replaces Dan McHale who was named head coach at Eastern
Kentucky University
“Nate
was the natural choice for a variety of reasons,” Pitino said. “He’s
hardworking, loyal and understands what our culture is about on a daily
basis. He proved to be a great recruiter at Oregon State and understands
the landscape of the Big Ten.”
Prior
to his arrival in Minneapolis, Pomeday spent six seasons as assistant
coach at Oregon State. He helped lead the Beavers to three postseason
tournament berths, five nationally-ranked recruiting classes and several
marquee victories. At Oregon State, Pomeday assisted in all aspects of
the program, including national and international recruiting, scouting
reports, game plans, practices and working with community and booster
clubs. Pomeday was also head coach at Calumet College (Ind.) of St.
Joseph and an assistant at Lake Forest Academy in Illinois.
A
1999 graduate of Northwestern, he was a standout guard for the Wildcats
for four seasons and received his bachelor's degree in communications
and master's degree in sports administration. Pomeday and his wife
Heidi, along with their two daughters Everley and Ailani, reside in
Minneapolis.
Livingston
arrives at Minnesota after three seasons at Villanova, where he served
as the Wildcats’ special assistant to the head coach. In that role,
Livingston had oversight of all video operations including scouting,
team breakdowns, and advanced statistics. His prior experience includes
one season as the head varsity coach at Hawthorne (N.J.) Christian
Academy and seven years on the coaching staff at his alma mater, Eastern
University in St. David’s, Pa. Livingston played four years and was
twice team captain, and also competed and coached on several foreign
tours with Athletes in Action.
“Ryan
worked for a program and a coach that I have respected all my life in
Jay Wright and Villanova basketball,” said Pitino. “He will be able to
step in from day one and make an impact on our basketball program. He
brings an outsider’s perspective that will help move our program forward
in the right direction.”
Livingston,
who is engaged to his fiancé Megan, is a 2004 graduate of Eastern,
where he also added a Masters in Education in 2009 along with a Masters
in educational leadership from Villanova.
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