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He was hired July 18, 2011 by his former teammate, ACU director of athletics Jared Mosley, after Grant McCasland left ACU to become an assistant coach at Baylor University. After the Wildcats finished 12-16 in 2011-12, Golding and his assistant coaches pared the roster of every player but one from last year, brought in 11 new players and set their sights on pushing the Wildcats back into the Lone Star Conference Championship. Senior center Steven Werner transferred to ACU from Sam Houston State and could be one of the top big men in the league, while the backcourt duo of Eric Lawton and Elliott Lloyd could give the Wildcats two of the top guards in the LSC. Junior forward Cornelius Cammock also figures to play a large role for the Wildcats. Golding also is excited about freshman guard Parker Wentz, who was one of the top prep players in the state last year at Trinity Christian High School in Lubbock. Wentz will be a major contributor to the Wildcats from the get-go and could earn a starting spot as THE GOLDING FILE the Wildcats go with a smaller, quicker lineup. Senior guard Desmond Woodberry – who redshirted last year after suffering an early Born: Oct. 15, 1975 season injury – is the only letterman returning to the team in 2012-13. Before returning to Abilene, Golding coached the previous three seasons for head Hometown: Wichita Falls coach Steve Shields' at Arkansas-Little Rock, helping the Trojans to the Sun Belt Family: Wife, Amanda (married six years); Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Division I national tournament. In two sons, Cason (6) and Chase (3) addition to his normal coaching duties – which included working with the UALR guards Degrees: Bachelor of science in exercise and sport – Golding was the Trojan's recruiting coordinator. science (ACU, May 1999) Golding joined the UALR coaching staff on July 1, 2008, bringing with him nine Playing Experience: years of coaching experience at the junior college and high school levels. Prior to joining • Four-year letterwinner at ACU (1994-98) the Trojans, Golding spent three seasons (2005-08) as the top assistant to head coach • Teague Point Guard Award winner (1997-98) Jason Copeland at Abilene Christian, where his primary duties included recruiting, • Three-year starter at point guard in high school, at scouting and on-floor coaching. A former point guard at ACU from 1994-98, he was also Midland High as a sophomore (1991-92) and then at responsible for coaching the Wildcat guards. Wichita Falls High School as a junior and senior In 2007-08, Golding helped guide the Wildcats to a 20-9 record, marking the (1992-93, 1993-94) • District 5-4A Most Valuable Player as both a junior program's first 20-win season since the 1998-99 campaign. The 2007-08 ACU squad and senior (1992-93, 1993-94) qualified for the Lone Star Conference Tournament for the first time since 1998, • Led Wichita Falls HS to Region I-4A finals as a senior Golding's senior season. In addition, ACU had three guards earn all-LSC South Division honors in Corwin Ragland, Dejan Sencanski and Brandon Callahan, marking the first Coaching Experience time since the 1985-86 season that ACU had more than one player on the all-conference 1999-2000 Assistant Coach South Garland HS team. Ragland was also named NABC Second Team All-South Central Region after 2000-01 Assistant Coach South Garland HS averaging 17.1 points per game. 2002-03 Head Coach Sachse HS 2003-04 Head Coach Sachse HS Golding was a four-year letterwinner at ACU from 1994-98, playing in all 108 2004-05 Assistant Coach Collin County C.C. games, and was given the Teague Point Guard Award as a senior. He shot 46 percent 2005-06 Assistant Coach Abilene Christian from the floor over his four-year career, and averaged 4.3 points and 4.2 assists per game. 2006-07 Assistant Coach Abilene Christian Upon graduating from ACU with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science in 2007-08 Assistant Coach Abilene Christian May of 1999, Golding got his first coaching job as a varsity assistant at South Garland 2008-09 Assistant Coach Ark.-Little Rock 2009-10 Assistant Coach Ark.-Little Rock High School, where he helped the team to back-to-back Class 5A playoff appearances. 2010-11 Assistant Coach Ark.-Little Rock He spent the 2001-02 season as an assistant coach at Seminole Junior College before 2011-12 Head Coach Abilene Christian taking the head coaching job at Sachse High School. In the program's first years at the 2012-13 Head Coach Abilene Christian 5A level, Golding led the team to a 15-14 record in 2002-03 and an 18-10 mark in 2003-04. Prior to returning to Abilene Christian in 2005, Golding spent the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach at Collin County Community College. Golding and his wife, Amanda, have been married for six years and have two sons, Cason and Chase. 2 20112-123 ACUACU WWILDCATILDCAT MMEENN’’SS BBAASSKKEETTBBAALLL L acuascpuosrptos.rctosm.com ACU ASSISTANT COACHES BRIAN BURTON JARET VON ROSENBERG Assistant Coach Graduate Assistant Coach Brian Burton is in his second season at ACU as the Jaret von Rosenberg is in his second season as the Wildcats’ top assistant under head coach Joe Golding. Wildcats’ graduate assistant coach, joining the ACU Burton spent the 2010-11 season at the University of coaching staff after two seasons as an assistant at Utah where he was in charge of video scouting for the Collin County Community College. Utes. von Rosenberg played three seasons of NCAA Prior to joining the Utes, the Plano native spent the Division I basketball for the Hartford Hawks previous five seasons at the junior college level. Burton (2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09) after playing his has also remained heavily involved in community outreach along with his freshman season (2005-06) at Collin County for head coach Bob Sagona. recruiting and assistant coaching duties, including working with the Big In three seasons at Hartford, von Rosenberg scored 1,021 points in 94 Brothers-Big Sisters mentoring program. games (10.9 points per game), becoming the 22nd player in Hawks’ history Burton started his playing career at St. Edward’s University (Austin) to score 1,000 career points. He also finished his career with 310 assists from before transferring to UT-Dallas where he was a two-year starter. the point guard position, good for eighth in program history. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UT-Dallas in 2005.