colorado buffaloes Director of Player Development nate tomlinson
Former Colorado point guard and Pac-12 Conference champion Nate Tomlinson is in his first season as Director of Player Development, assuming his role on July 11, 2019. Tomlinson replaced Sean Kearney who became an associate commissioner with the Atlantic 10 Conference earlier this summer. “Nate is one of the most passionate and loyal Buffs that I know of,” head coach Tad Boyle said. “His energy and enthusiasm will help our program get better.” Tomlinson’s duties include scheduling of games Colorado made a pair of postseason appearances United of the National Basketball League in his and serving as a liaison with several constituents during Tomlinson’s career. The Buffaloes set a native Australia. Following his playing career, he including academics and community service. school-record with 24 wins in 2010-11, culminating joined the basketball staff at Shantou University Additionally, his ability to relate to and mentor with a semifinal appearance in the 2011 NIT. in China, led by his father, Bill, for one season current and future Buffaloes will be invaluable. Tomlinson was a part of 74 wins as a Buffalo, which before returning to the United States in 2018. at the time was the best in school history. “He will have the opportunity to connect with Tomlinson returned to Boulder, joining the players off the court and be a great mentor He is tied with Donnie Boyce for sixth in career Colorado as a coaching intern for the 2018- for them,” Boyle said. “As a former player, he can assists (406), also holding that position in career 19 season. He served has head coach of Team relate to the challenges our players face today; he games played (129) and started (111). Colorado, the school’s alumni squad in The just went through those relatively recently. After graduating in 2012, he played Basketball Tournament, in the summer of 2019, guiding the Buffs to the second round. “He was born to coach, and this is the first step professionally for six seasons for Melbourne in that process. He helped us as a player and now he’ll help us in a different capacity.” Tomlinson was a four-year letter winner for the Buffaloes from 2008-12, averaging 5.2 points, 3.1 assists and just under one steal in 129 career games. He helped the Buffaloes claim the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament title in 2012, leading to the program’s first NCAA Tournament in nine years.
48 2020-21 COLORADO BASKETBALL colorado buffaloes Director of Basketball Operations Bill Cartun Bill Cartun is in his 10th year with the University of Colorado men’s basketball staff and his eighth as the Director of Basketball Operations. Cartun is responsible for directing the day- to-day operations of the basketball program, overseeing the budget, and coordinating team travel and video. He also serves as the camp director of the CU basketball summer camps, which continues to grow with record numbers each and every summer. In addition to his operation duties, Cartun is also the team’s video coordinator, supervising all aspects of the team’s film and video needs, including opponent scouting, coordinating film exchange, managing the video room and supplying the coaching staff with game film. “Bill is very dependable and continues to branch out in his roles on our staff with the operations and team travel, along with his video coordination ability,” said CU head coach Tad Boyle. “Bill’s the best video guy I have ever been around in the business; very dependable and handles a lot of details in our office. He continues to develop and grow as a coach.” University of Connecticut in 2007. While at UConn he worked with the men’s Prior to coming to the Boulder campus, Cartun spent three years (2007-10) basketball team as a student assistant. with the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA as the basketball operations assistant and assistant video coordinator. With the Bobcats, he prepared video scouting Cartun is a 2000 graduate of Avon High School in Avon, Conn., where he was edits for the coaches and players, scouted collegiate talent, and assisted in NBA a two-time all-State basketball selection. After high school he did a post graduate draft preparation. year at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn. He is a 2005 graduate of Bates College where he received his bachelor’s degree Cartun, his wife Ashley and their daughters Julianna and Finley, reside in Superior. in economics. Cartun earned a master’s degree in sport management from the
www.CUBuffs.com /CUBuffsMBB @CUBuffsMBB 49 colorado buffaloes Basketball Support Staff Troy Andre Following graduation, he was a graduate assistant at the University of Oregon. Associate Sports Information Director For the Ducks, he assisted with the athletic training needs for the football and wrestling programs and graduated with his master of science in sports medicine Troy Andre is in his 18th year with the in April 2002. Colorado Sports Information Office, joining the Buffalo staff in July 2003 from the University Klingsmith is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the of Minnesota-Duluth. Along with duties of Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association. internet managing editor, he was promoted Klingsmith, a native of Karval, Colo., graduated high school from a class of seven from assistant director to associate director on in 1995. He also lettered in baseball. He is married to the former Corri Lain. Dec. 1, 2016. His primary responsibilities are handling the Stephen Englehart SID duties for men’s basketball, assisting in the computer statistical needs for CU’s Director of Strength & Conditioning other sports, and serving as the webmaster for CUBuffs.com, the school’s Internet for Olympic Sports website. Andre is an active member of the College Sports Information Directors of Stephen Englehart is in his fifth season as America (CoSIDA) where he has served on the prestigious Academic All-America the Strength & Conditioning Coach for men’s committee since 2003. basketball and 10th overall at Colorado. His Andre worked for five years at Minnesota-Duluth both as the assistant sports duties expanded to the Director of Strength & information director and ticket manager, helping to publicize and promote 14 Conditioning for Olympic Sports in July 2018. NCAA Division II sports and two NCAA Division I programs. He was UMD’s primary Prior to his duties with men’s basketball, contact for volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball; which started in April 2016, he worked with the maintained UMD’s official website; supervised the office work-study students; and Buffaloes’ football, women’s soccer, women’s golf, men’s golf and tennis programs. in 2003, coordinated the marketing, promotion and ticket sales for the 2003 He is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) by the National Women’s Frozen Four. Strength and Conditioning Association. He also holds certifications with USAW, He graduated in 1996 from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s FMS and TPI Level 1&2. degree in journalism and mass communication with an emphasis in public relations Englehart came to CU from Southern Methodist University, where he worked one and advertising. He attended graduate school at North Dakota State University, year (2010) as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Mustangs. That majoring in mass communication, and worked for two years as a graduate assistant followed one season (2009) as the head football strength coach at Portland State in NDSU’s sports information office between 1996 and 1998. University, his first full-time year in the profession. He got his start in the business as a He is married to the former Danielle Driscoll, originally of East Grand Forks, Minn.; graduate assistant at the University of Hawai’i, where he spent three years (2006-08). the couple has one daughter, Elizabeth (1). At Hawaii he was in charge of men’s and women’s basketball as well as other sports. He was on the Warrior staff the year the UH earned a Sugar Bowl invitation against Rawley Klingsmith Georgia as a “BCS” buster following a 12-0 regular season in 2007. Associate Athletic Trainer While at Hawai’i, he earned his Master’s in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Rawley Klingsmith is in his eighth year with Science in the spring of 2009. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science the University of Colorado sports medicine staff from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2005. as the athletic trainer for men’s basketball and He was born June 5, 1981 in New Orleans, and graduated from Fountainbleau the spirit squad. High School (Mandeville, La.), where he lettered in basketball. His twin brother, Chad, Prior to coming to Boulder, Klingsmith was is the head strength coach for the Washington Redskins. He is married to the former an integral part of the University of Northern Laura Williams (a registered nurse at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center in Longmont); Colorado sports medicine staff since 2004. In the couple has three children, Braylon (12), Coralee (7) and Magnolia (4). January 2012, he was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Human Performance - Head Athletic Trainer. Mindy Sclaro During the summer of 2015 (July), Klingsmith was the athletic trainer for the 2015 Assistant Director/Academics United States Pan American men’s basketball team in Toronto (bronze medal). Mindy Sclaro is in her 16th year as an ”Klingsmith graduated from UNC in May of 2000 with a bachelor of arts degree Associate Director of Academics at the University in kinesiology/athletic training. As an undergraduate, Klingsmith was a student of Colorado, serving as Academic Coordinator for athletic trainer and assisted with football, baseball, wrestling, soccer, volleyball the Herbst Academic Center. and swimming. Sclaro earned her Individual Certification from the National Association of Academic
50 2020-21 COLORADO BASKETBALL colorado buffaloes Advisors for Athletics. Sclaro prepared the N4A Academic and Life Skills Program staff from 2005-11 and during that time he worked with all of CU’s intercollegiate Certification Self Study for the Herbst Academic Center in 2011. She has also sport programs. participated in a number of other programs including Bystander Intervention After he left Colorado in 2011, Sprouse joined the sales and reconditioning team at Training (2010, 2014); National Survey of Student Engagement Committee (2009); Denver Athletic Supply before moving back into the equipment field as an assistant Learning Specialist Search Committee Chair (2008, 2012); Safe Zone Ally Training at Colorado State. He originally came to Colorado in 2005 from the University of (2008); and the NCAA Certification Academic Integrity Committee (2007). Arizona where he was an equipment intern for three years. She is a graduate of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics Sprouse graduated from Philip Barbour High School (West Virgina) in 1997 and (N4A) Professional Development Institute’s Leader/Manager Track. earned his bachelor’s in recreation administration in 2002 at Ashland University Sclaro earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Ithaca College in 1987 where he served as a student equipment manager. He is married to the former Linda with a focus on therapeutic intervention. While at Ithaca, she was a member Poncin and the couple has a daughter, Lily. of the lacrosse team. Sclaro earned her master’s degree in sport management from Northern Colorado in 2001. She has also earned a graduate certificate in Mark Johnson Comparative Ethnic Studies at CU in 2015. Director of Audio Broadcasting Prior to CU, she was the athletic director and varsity girls’ soccer coach at the Mark Johnson is in his 17th year as the Alexander Dawson School in Lafayette, Colo. (1998-2005) and served as a life skills play-by-play voice for Colorado basketball. instructor, student advisor, and was the assistant athletic director from 1996-98. After a 13-year run as the sports director at She was named the Mile High League Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2000, and was KOA, Johnson is in his fourth year as a full-time president of the league from 2003-05. employee of the Colorado Athletic Department The former Mindy Cohen is married to Sam Sclaro. She enjoys watching soccer as the director of audio broadcasting. He and hitting the trails with her dogs Ruby and Stella. continues call play-by-play for the football and men’s basketball teams while also serving as Marge Marcy the lead voice on the Buffaloes’ multi-media and digital platforms. Prior to joining Assistant to the Head Coach Newsradio 850 KOA in 2004, Johnson previously spent two years as the “Voice of the Orange” for the Syracuse University football and men’s basketball programs. Marge Marcy is in her 12th year in the He called the national championship basketball season for the Orange during University of Colorado Athletic Department and the 2002-03 season. Before his time in Syracuse, Johnson was the play-by-play 11th as the assistant to head coach Tad Boyle. announcer for four years at Illinois State University and earned three Silver Dome Marcy works closely with the CU coaches, Awards for best play-by-play broadcast in the state of Illinois. He also worked for assisting them with their schedules, travel and two years as an announcer for the University of North Dakota. Johnson earned recruiting responsibilities. She coordinates a bachelor’s degree in communications from North Dakota in 1992. He and his administrative duties involving the basketball wife, Susan, have two sons, Jacob; Nicolas, a 2014 under- and MBA graduate from staff and the student-athletes. Marcy is also CSU-Pueblo; and a daughter, Halle, a 2014 CU graduate. Co-Director for the CU Boys Basketball Camps handling administration and registration. With an experienced resume working as an executive assistant, Marcy previously Scott Wilke worked for Intrawest (Golden), Vail Resorts, and Mobile Tool International (Westminster). KOA Radio Analyst Born in Chicago, Ill., Marcy graduated from Maine East High School (Park Ridge, Scott Wilke enters his eighth year as the Ill.) and attended San Jose (Calif.) Community College. analyst for CU Basketball. Wilke left his mark on the CU record book from 1984-88 averaging She is married to Keith Marcy and the couple has two sons, Rob and Shaun, and 12.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. two grandchildren. Entering the 2016-17 season, Wilke continues She is an avid sailor and boater, and enjoys traveling on extended sailing vacations. to rank in a number of categories, including No. 9 in field goal percentage (.536), No. 14 Nick Sprouse in scoring (1,366) and No. 24 in rebounding Director of Olympic Sports/ (576). After college, Wilke played professional basketball for 12 years in Europe, Equipment Operations including five years in England, and three years in Luxembourg. He also played in Australia, Japan, Austria, and Finland. Wilke is in his 16th year at Horizon Nick Sprouse rejoined the Colorado High School in Thornton, where he teaches business and marketing courses. He’s equipment staff in August of 2016. He oversees also an advisor for DECA and FBLA (co-curricular clubs). Wilke graduated with a the equipment needs of the volleyball, lacrosse bachelor’s degree in business from CU in 1988 and earned a master’s degree in and men’s and women’s basketball programs. business administration through Bellevue University (Nebraska) in 2006. Wilke Sprouse previously served on the CU equipment and his wife, Susan, have two sons, Alex, a May 2014 CU graduate; Jax and a daughter, Phoenix.
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Jason DePaepe Kris Livingston Lance Gerlach Cory Hilliard Jill Keegan Miguel Rueda Alexis Williams Deputy AD Exec Sr. Associate AD/ Senior Associate AD/ Senior Associate AD/ Senior Associate AD/ Senior Associate AD/ Senior Associate AD/ Student Success Advancement Business Operations/ Compliance/SWA Health & Wellness External Operations CAFO
Laura Anderson Lance Carl J.T. Galloway Cecil Hairston II David Plati Tracy Tripp John Galvin Associate AD/ Associate AD/Football Associate AD/Equipment Associate AD/Ticket Associate AD/Sports Associate AD/ Assistant AD/ Performance Nutrition Administration and Licensing Operations & Sales Information Director Human Resources Facilities
Orville Jennings Prema Khanna Lindsey Lew Scott McMichael Alisha Cash Palas Marcus Palas Gabbie Pelloni Assistant AD/ Assistant AD/Director Assistant AD/Digital & Assistant AD/ Assistant AD/ Assistant AD/Senior Assistant AD/Olympic CU Events Center of Marketing Database Marketing Development Business Operations Director of Development Operations & Brand Management
Dr. Eric McCarty Deric Swanson Dave Callan Brent DePaepe Bart Emery Kasey Gengler Jennifer Green Director of Sports Executive Director Director of Student- Creative Services CU Events Center Coordinator of Athletic Game Operations Medicine of BuffVision Athlete Leadership Manager Events & Facilities Facilities Administration
Carly Herm Kimberly Orr Eric Pelloni Rachel Ripken Stephanie Dr. Rachel Walker Todd Wienke Coordinator of Athletic Director of Alumni C-Club Associate Director of Community Outreach Van De Creek Director of Psychological Buffalo Sports Events & Facilitiesv BuffVision Manager Assistant Ticket Manager Health & Performance Properties/General Manager
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