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the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament McGuff’s Coaching Record to advance to their seventh A-10 semifinal in Year School Position Record Postseason the last eight years. 2004-05 Xavier Head Coach 22-10 WNIT Quarterfinal However, Xavier lost its 2003-04 Xavier Head Coach 17-13 WNIT First Round semifinal matchup with 2002-03 Xavier Head Coach 20-10 NCAA First Round 16th-ranked and eventual champion 2001-02 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 20-10 NCAA Second Round Temple. 2000-01 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 34-2 NCAA National Champion 1999-00 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 27-5 NCAA Regional Semifinal Coach McGuff reached an 1998-99 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 26-5 NCAA Second Round individual milestone 1997-98 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 22-10 NCAA Regional Semifinal during the 2004-05 season. He recorded his 1996-97 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 31-7 NCAA Final Four 50th career win vs. 1995-96 Miami () Asst. Coach 19-9 Dayton on January 27 1994-95 Miami (Ohio) Asst. Coach 19-10 and became the fastest 1993-94 Miami (Ohio) Asst. Coach 16-11 coach in Xavier history to 1992-93 Badin H.S. Asst. Coach 25-1 reach the 50-win plateau. McGuff Xavier women’s program. registered his 50th career win in his 78th Arriving in June 2002, McGuff inherited a career game, outpacing the previous record Xavier team that was 12-19 the previous of 92 games established by Melanie Balcomb. season. McGuff’s career record stands at 59-33 (.641 KevinMcGuff winning percentage). The McGuff-led Musketeers quickly showed this was a new team with a gritty win on the Expectations are high for McGuff’s squad this road at Pepperdine to open the season. XU Head Coach Kevin McGuff Kevin Head Coach Head Coach season as the 2005-06 Musketeers return used good defense and strong rebounding to four starters and 79 percent of their scoring earn the win over the Waves, and the wave Fourth Season output from the 2004-05 season. of success for Xavier was just beginning. The good start to the McGuff tenure The 2003-04 Musketeers sprinted out to an 8- continued as Xavier won seven of its first St. Joseph’s (Ind.) ‘92 3 record and notched early season wins at eight games. Louisville and Kentucky. XU would lose four of Overall Record: 59-33 its next five games though before mounting a The success continued when the Atlantic 10 six-game winning streak; all against A-10 season began. Xavier went 11-5 in league opponents. play, placing second in the A-10 West before Kevin McGuff begins his fourth season at the advancing to the conference tournament helm of the Xavier women’s basketball After falling to Temple in the A-10 semifinals for the sixth year in a row. McGuff program after leading the Musketeers to a 22- quarterfinal, Xavier would end its season with 10 overall record while garnering a share of a 77-65 loss to Miami (Ohio) in WNIT first the Atlantic 10 West Division Title with a 13-3 round action. league mark during the 2004-05 season. XU advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT The 2003-04 season becomes after downing both Western Kentucky and even more impressive after Indiana State on the road. In fact, the realizing just how young that Musketeers were the only team in the WNIT squad was. McGuff started field to win two games on the road. one junior, two sophomores and two freshmen that The 2004-05 season saw Xavier start the season, and Xavier freshmen season with a 1-3 mark. The three losses and sophomores logged in a came at Florida State, vs. Auburn and a mind-boggling 72 percent of nationally-ranked Maryland squad at home. the team’s minutes. The Musketeers would recover though, winning 10 of their next 12 games and finished The Kevin McGuff era for the the regular season with three straight wins to Xavier women’s basketball take home the school’s second A-10 Regular team began with an Season Championship since XU joined the impressive turnaround. The league prior to the 1995-96 season. rookie campaign for the Musketeer head coach ended The Musketeers marched into postseason play with another 20-win season Kevin McGuff with his wife Letitia and their daughters Kilyn (2) with some momentum and defeated UMass in and NCAA Tournament for the and Keiryn born January 31, 2005.

44 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball and the Musketeers were rewarded for their scouting efforts, assisted with the internal and Head Coach Kevin McGuff season with a berth to the NCAA Tournament, external operations of the program and Xavier’s fourth NCAA appearance in the last served as director of the summer camp five years. basketball program.

At the end of the year, McGuff had led Xavier In 1992-93, McGuff served as an assistant to a 20-10 record. The turnaround from XU’s girls basketball coach at his alma mater, 12-19 season the previous year was the Hamilton Badin High School, while the Rams largest among the 55 teams who had new went 25-1 and were district champions and coaches in 2002-03. the regional runner-up.

McGuff was one of just three first-year head McGuff played basketball at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) coaches to lead a team to the 2003 NCAA College from 1988-92. As team captain his Tournament. In addition, only seven teams senior year, he led the Pumas to the Great advanced to the NCAA tournament with a Lakes Valley Conference championship and a coach who was in their first year at that berth in the NCAA Division II tournament. He school. earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration while majoring in marketing at McGuff Goes to a Pair of St. Joseph’s and earned a master’s of science Final Fours With the Irish in sports studies from Miami (Ohio). Success is something that has been a constant throughout McGuff’s coaching career. He’s The 35-year-old McGuff lives in with been working the sidelines in some capacity at his wife Letitia and two daughters Kilyn (2) some level for 13 years, and each one of and Keiryn, born January 31, 2005. those seasons has resulted in a winning “Since his days as an assistant at Notre Dame, I record. have always admired Kevin’s work ethic. He is so diligent and passionate about the game and all that McGuff came to Xavier after six years as an coaching encompasses from the recruiting efforts to What They’re Saying the day-to-day practices and workouts. It is fantastic assistant at Notre Dame. The Irish were 160- About Kevin McGuff to see him in a role where he is in charge and it is “When you talk about a new era of upcoming head 39 (.804 winning percentage) in his tenure. obvious all of his best qualities from Notre Dame coaches on the national scene, Kevin has to be In addition to winning the 2001 NCAA carried over to Xavier.” prominent in the discussion. His work as an assistant - Doris Burke Championship, Notre Dame advanced to at to Muffet McGraw at Notre Dame was outstanding ESPN least the second round of the NCAA and bore fruits when the Irish won the NCAA title in 2001. Taking over at Xavier, he has easily stepped Tournament in all six of his years there. The “Kevin McGuff is one of the top up-and-coming into the pattern of success the program developed Irish reached the Sweet 16 four times during coaches in the country. He is a an excellent teacher, prior to his arrival. He has quickly shown the ability has a great mind for the game and will keep Xavier his tenure and the Final Four twice. to attract talent to Cincinnati the same way he as one of the top teams in the A-10 for years to worked magic at South Bend. Kevin is very come.” personable, but firm, and has the great communica- - Coach Muffet McGraw tion skills that can take a coach a long way in today’s Three Years With the RedHawks Notre Dame Prior to joining the staff at Notre Dame, world. It is people like him that put to rest the old adage about where nice guys are supposed to finish. “Kevin is one of the bright young stars in the college McGuff spent three years at Xavier got themselves a winner when he came coaching community. His success at Notre Dame and in Oxford, Ohio. The RedHawks were 54-30 aboard.” his ability to get players to believe in him has allowed - Mel Greenberg during his tenure while he coordinated all the Xavier to be among the best programs in the country.” Philadelphia Inquirer - Coach Connecticut

“Coach McGuff not only pushes you to reach your potential, but also really cares about you and your success, not only on the court, but in the classroom and in life. He has a great knowledge of the game and brings enthusiasm and energy to the court everyday.” - Amy Waugh Xavier Class of 2003 Assistant Coach Wake Forest

“Coach McGuff is one of the best basketball minds I know. He knows what it takes to be successful, and is able to create an environment where the young women are reaching their potential on and off the court. The combination of his knowledge of the game, ability to develop talent and relationship skills with the players makes him one of the rising young coaches in women’s basketball.” - Notre Dame Class of 2001 2003 WNBA Finals MVP World Champion Detroit Shock

2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 45 has taken him to five different schools. Bradbury’s Coaching Record

Year School Position Record Postseason Each of the past eight 2004-05 Xavier Asst. Coach 22-10 WNIT Quarterfinal seasons of his coaching 2003-04 Xavier Asst. Coach 17-13 WNIT First Round career have ended with a 2002-03 Xavier Asst. Coach 20-10 NCAA First Round trip to the postseason. In 2001-02 Cincinnati Asst. Coach 27-5 NCAA Second Round addition, Bradbury has 2000-01 Cincinnati Asst. Coach 22-10 WNIT First Round helped coach teams to a 1999-00 Cincinnati Asst. Coach 18-13 WNIT Second Round 20-win season six times in 1998-99 Cincinnati Asst. Coach 22-9 NCAA First Round the last eight years. 1997-98 Cincinnati Asst. Coach 21-9 WNIT First Round 1996-97 Cincinnati Asst. Coach 17-11 “Mike brings a 1995-96 Va. Comm. Asst. Coach 14-14 tremendous amount of 1994-95 ETSU Asst. Coach 21-9 WNIT Sixth Place experience to our staff,” 1993-94 Chattanooga Asst. Coach 15-13 head coach Kevin McGuff said. “He’s a tenacious 1992-93 Chattanooga Student Asst. 18-12 recruiter. He also has a 1991-92 Chattanooga Student Asst. 18-12 NCAA First Round very good understanding spending two years as a student assistant, he of what it takes to build a successful program.” got his first fulltime coaching job with the Mocs. Bradbury didn’t come far to get to Xavier — all MikeBradbury he had to do was drive across town. He joined Bradbury spent the 1993-94 season there Coach McGuff’s staff after six years at the after earning a degree in recreation. Assistant Coach . The 36-year-old Bradbury and his wife Christy Fourth Season In Bradbury’s six years with UC, the Bearcats live in Cincinnati with their son Alex, born July went 127-57 (.690 winning percentage). 7, 2005. Cincinnati made the postseason in the last five Assistant Coach Mike Bradbury Mike Assistant Coach Chattanooga ‘93 of those years, going to the NCAA Tournament twice and the WNIT three times. Bradbury was the primary recruiter for UC, Mike Bradbury is in his fourth season at and brought three consecutive “Top 25” th Xavier and his 15 season as a coach at the recruiting classes to Cincinnati. collegiate level. Bradbury’s coaching career Prior to coaching the Bearcats, Bradbury spent one season at East Tennessee State and Virginia Commonwealth before coming north to Cincinnati.

The move north was quite a move for Bradbury. He grew up in Chattanooga, and that is where Bradbury got his start in coaching. He attended college at Chattanooga, and after Mike Bradbury with his wife Christy and their new- born son Alex, born July 7, 2005.

46 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball postseason appearance Assistant Coach Kristin Cole in nine years as a Cole’s Coaching/Playing Record collegiate coach. Year School Position Record Postseason The postseason is a 2004-05 Xavier Asst. Coach 22-10 WNIT Quarterfinal familiar place for Cole. 2003-04 Xavier Asst. Coach 17-13 WNIT First Round While playing at Notre 2002-03 Xavier Asst. Coach 20-10 NCAA First Round Dame, Cole and the Irish 2001-02 Ball State Asst. Coach 24-8 WNIT Second Round made two trips to the 2000-01 UNLV Asst. Coach 19-10 WNIT Second Round NCAA Tournament, and 1999-00 UNLV Asst. Coach 17-12 she won three 1998-99 Auburn Asst. Coach 20-9 NCAA Second Round conference 1997-98 Auburn Asst. Coach 16-11 championships during her career. 1996-97 Auburn Asst. Coach 22-10 NCAA Second Round 1994-96 S. Barbara H.S. Asst. Coach “Kristin is a hard-working, 1993-94 Notre Dame Player 22-7 NCAA First Round meticulous coach,” XU 1992-93 Notre Dame Player 15-12 head coach Kevin McGuff 1991-92 Notre Dame Player 14-17 NCAA First Round said. “One of her 1990-91 Notre Dame Player 23-9 WNIT greatest traits is her ability to relate so well to our players. Her organizational skills are vital to our program.” As a player at Notre Dame, Cole helped the Irish to three Midwestern Collegiate Cole has worked at four schools as an Conference Championships and two NCAA KristinCole assistant coach since graduating from Notre Tournaments. She was an MCC All-Newcomer Dame. Team pick in 1990-91.

Assistant Coach Her most recent stop was at Ball State Cole won a bronze medal on the 1991 U.S. University in Muncie, Ind. While at Ball State, Olympic Festival Team and played Fourth Season the Cardinals finished atop the Mid-American professionally in Sweden after graduating from Conference West Division, were co-champions Notre Dame. of the MAC and made the first postseason Notre Dame ‘94 appearance in school history with a berth in The 33-year-old Cole and her husband Trevor the WNIT. live in Cincinnati.

Kristin Cole is in her fourth season on the Prior to her year with the Cardinals, Cole staff at Xavier. In her third year with the spent two years as an assistant at UNLV. The Musketeers, Cole made her seventh Rebels made their first postseason appearance in seven years when they played in the 2001 WNIT.

From 1996-99, Cole served as an assistant coach at Auburn University. The Tigers won the 1997 SEC Tournament and recorded two NCAA wins in that time.

She joined the college coaching ranks after coaching at her alma mater, Santa Barbara (Calif.) High School.

Kristin Cole with her husband Trevor who does radio play-by-play for all of Xavier’s games.

2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 47 A former rival of Xavier’s while a player Stocks-Whitford’s at Cincinnati, she joined Xavier shortly Coaching/Playing Record after head coach Year School Position Record Postseason Kevin McGuff was 2004-05 Xavier Asst. Coach 22-10 WNIT Quarterfinal hired in June 2002. 2003-04 Xavier Asst. Coach 17-13 WNIT First Round 2002-03 Xavier Asst. Coach 20-10 NCAA First Round “Amber is a bright 2001-02 Tennessee Dir. BBall Oper. 29-5 NCAA Final Four young coach with an excellent future,” 2000-01 Tennessee Grad. Asst. 31-3 NCAA Regional Semifinal McGuff said. “She is 1999-00 Notre Dame Strength Intern 27-5 NCAA Regional Semifinal very energetic and is 1998-99 Cincinnati Player 22-9 NCAA First Round a hard worker. Her 1997-98 Cincinnati Player 21-9 WNIT First Round experience with 1996-97 Cincinnati Player 17-11 successful programs 1995-96 Cincinnati Player 8-19 allows her to provide great insights into our own program.” and was a three-time winner of the team’s Best Defensive Player Award. Stocks-Whitford joined Xavier after working for two years at the University of Tennessee. Stocks-Whitford, who graduated from UC in In 2001-02, she served as the Director of 1999 with a bachelor of science in health Basketball Operations for the Lady Vols, where promotion and education: exercise and Stocks-Whitford she worked closely with on the fitness, also earned two letters in track and Amber daily operations of the program. field. She was an All-Conference track athlete and set two school records. Assistant Coach During the 2000-01 season, Stocks-Whitford served as a Graduate Assistant for the Lady The 28-year old Stocks-Whitford and her Fourth Season Vols, working primarily on their recruiting husband James, who is an assistant on the XU effort. men’s basketball staff, reside in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati ‘99 With Stocks-Whitford on the staff, Tennessee won two regular season SEC Championships, and went to the 2002 Final Four. Amber Stocks-Whitford enters her fourth season as an assistant coach. Stocks-Whitford Stocks-Whitford spent one year at the has helped coach schools to a postseason as a strength and appearance in her five years of coaching. conditioning intern. While with the Irish, she oversaw the strength and

Assistant Coach Amber Stocks-WhitfordAssistant Coach conditioning programs for seven varsity sports and assisted with all other Notre Dame sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.

Stocks-Whitford was a student assistant strength and conditioning coach both at UC and XU during her undergraduate career.

While at UC, Stocks- Whitford was a four-time Bearcat Scholar Honoree

Amber Stocks-Whitford and her husband James who is an assistant men’s basketball coach at Xavier.

48 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball Nicole Like enters her Basketball Niclole Opperations Like of Director third year as Director of Like’s Coaching/Playing Record Basketball Operations for Year School Position Record Postseason her alma mater, and the program has come a long 2004-05 Xavier Dir. BBall Oper. 22-10 WNIT Quarterfinal way since her playing 2003-04 Xavier Dir. BBall Oper. 17-13 WNIT First Round days as a Musketeer 2002-03 Miami Asst. Coach 17-12 ended in 1995. 2001-02 Milford H.S. Asst. Coach 2000-01 Milford H.S. Asst. Coach Like handles many of the 1999-00 Milford H.S. Asst. Coach day-to-day 1998-99 Milford H.S. Asst. Coach administrative details for 1994-95 Xavier Player 14-14 the team, including travel and community service 1993-94 Xavier Player 20-9 efforts in her role as the 1992-93 Xavier Player 21-9 NCAA First Round D.B.O. 1991-92 Xavier Player 19-10

“Nicole has a wide range of experience to was named to the GTE Academic All-American offer us. In addition, she has an appreciation Team in 1994. That same year she won the for and the women’s Wilma Rudolph Courage Award from the basketball program here, and she is excited to Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky be affiliated with the school,” said coach Women’s Sports Association for her successful McGuff. “I am very glad to have her with us.” return to playing after two knee surgeries. NicoleLike Like came to Xavier after serving as an Like was a member of Xavier’s first-ever NCAA assistant coach during the 2002-03 season on Tournament team in 1993. the staff of former Xavier assistant coach Dir. of Basketball Maria Fantanarosa at Miami University in The 32-year-old Like resides in Cincinnati. Oxford, Ohio.

Operations Prior to working with the RedHawks, Like got her start in coaching by serving as an Third Season assistant coach at Milford High School in Xavier ‘95 suburban Cincinnati.

Like is a certified athletic trainer, and worked in that capacity before turning to coaching at Miami. She has worked at the Tri-Health Fitness Pavilion and Queen City Sports Medicine in Cincinnati and at Sports Care in Toledo, Ohio.

In her first year out of school, Like worked for the as the first female member of the team’s grounds crew.

While a student at Xavier, Like worked as a student trainer.

In addition, Like was a member of the Musketeer basketball team. As a player, Like started 63 times in 83 career games. She averaged 5.5 points and 3.2 assists per game in her career, and is 10th all-time in school history with 262 career assists.

Nicole Like during her playing days A three-time member of the Midwestern at Xavier. Collegiate Conference All-Academic Team, Like

2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 49 Niele‘ Ivey, a player for head coach Kevin McGuff when he was an assistant coach at Notre Dame, has joined the Xavier women’s basketball staff as an administrative assistant for the 2005-06 season.

Ivey has been playing in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) since 2001. She played for the Indiana Fever from 2001- 2004 and is currently a member of the Phoenix Mercury, a team she joined in 2005.

Ivey was a member of the University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team from 1996- 2001 and was a team captain during her last three years with the Irish. Ivey was ND’s starting point guard during Notre Dame’s 2001 National Championship run. Ivey earned Third Team AP All-America honors and was also a First Team All-BIG EAST selection during the 2001 season.

She was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection ‘ in 1999-00 and earned Third Team honors in ‘ NieleIvey 1998-99. Ivey was a five-time BIG EAST Niele‘ Ivey in Notre Dame’s 2001 Player of the Week and holds the Notre Dame National Championship season. Administrative record for most steals in a game with seven against Southwest Missouri State on March 13, 1998. Ivey also played professionally in Zaragoza, Assistant Spain in 2004-05. Ivey also experienced playing overseas as she First Season went on a two week tour through China and Ivey graduated from Notre Dame with a Notre Dame ‘01 competed against the Chinese Olympic Team. bachelor’s degree in history in 2001.

A Student Program Assistant at Xavier is selected for his or her outstanding leader- ship, unwavering reli- ability and an ex- tremely positive atti- tude and are a vital part of the women’s basketball staff. Stu- dent Program Assis- The Xavier women’s basketball practice players: (from left) Javier tants are looked at as Morejon, Jeff Scheper, Tom Polley, Adeleke Oni, Dave Ostmann, Marty Huber, Peter Kowal, Nick Jackson. Missing: Kevin Blackwell, Nick a cornerstone of

Administrative Assistant Niele Ivey and Support Assistant Niele Ivey StaffAdministrative DiFrancesco, Jared Nickoli, Brian Fuller. Women’s basketball team Xavier’s day-to-day managers Ali Mirolo and Andrew managerial operations A group of male practice players will also work Dean (right). Corey Hawthorne with the team this year. This group is used to was named Student Program throughout the school play against the team, and will often be used as Assistant this Fall. year and into the a scout team. summer. 50 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball Xavier’s ever-growing Sports list of generous medical specialists Jenike, who earned her bachelor’s Head Athletic Trainer Jody Jenike Medicine Department for its 16 to support her training staff. degree in exercise science from NCAA Division I sports. She the University of Cincinnati in works directly with the women’s Jenike worked as a 1987, was a student trainer while basketball team. Olympic Committee Staff Trainer an undergraduate. for the 1998 Goodwill Games and Jenike has two full-time Assistant worked as an athletic trainer at Jenike resides in Cincinnati. Athletic Trainers, including Mike the 1996 Olympic Games. Mulcahey and Michelle Sullivan. Jenike co-chaired the Sports Mulcahey works with the men’s Medicine Committee for the basketball team. Sullivan works 1997 Women’s Final Four. Jenike with the and participated as a volunteer at teams. Athletic Trainer Assistant the U.S. Olympic Training Center Steve Ciolino lends a hand in in Colorado Springs in the covering the soccer, track and summer of 1997, where she swimming teams. worked with the men’s gymnastics team and the 1997 JodyJenike Working with Jody Jenike and the World Team Trials for the U.S. women’s basketball team this Judo Team. Head Athletic season will be student trainers Trainer David Chandler and Theresa Jenike, a native Cincinnatian, 17th Year Vaghi. came to Xavier in 1989 after serving for two years as a Cincinnati ‘87 Jenike and her sports medicine graduate assistant in the Temple staff must not only examine and University Sports Medicine treat injuries, but also educate Xavier Head Athletic Trainer Jody Department. She earned her the athlete in prevention Jenike is in her 17th year at master’s degree in sports techniques. She relies on a long Xavier. Jenike is in charge of medicine from Temple in 1989. XAVIER UNIVERSITY XAVIER ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT MEDICAL TEAM ATHLETIC TRAINING Xavier University Team Doctors STAFF Affiliated with TriHealth - The Community Parternship of Bethesda and Good Samaritan Hospitals Robert R. Burger, M.D., Medical Director/Orthopaedic Surgery/Head Team Physician Mike Mulcahey Henry A. Stiene, M.D., Medical Director/Sports Medicine/Team Physician Timothy E. Kremchek, M.D., Co-Medical Director/Orthopaedic Surgery/Team Physician James P. Konerman, M.D., Director of Student Health/Team Physician

Barry J. Wendt, M.D. Brian T. Skale, M.D. Thomas Perrino, D.D.S. Internal Medicine/Team Physician Cardiology Consultant Dental Care Rick Okragly, M.D., Richard E. Welling, M.D. Bert J. Jacob, D.D.S. Michelle Sullivan Internal Medicine/Team Physician General Surgery Consultant Dental Care Eric P. Zabat, M.D., James A. Amis, M.D. Paul Siegel, D.D.S., M.S. Family Medicine/Team Physician Foot and Ankle Surgery Consultant Endodontist Lanie Spaedy, M.D., Thomas R. Kiefhaber, M.D. Thomas Sullivan, D.C. Internal Medicine/Team Physician Hand Surgery Consultant Co-Director/Chiropractic Care G. Stephen Cleaves, M.D. James J. Sanitato, M.D. Michael J. Rohlfs, D.C. Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant Ophthalmology Consultant Co-Director/Chiropractic Care Steve John M. Gallagher, M.D. Joseph R. Hellmann, M.D. Melissa Kontsis, P.T., ATC Ciolino Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant Otolaryngology Consultant TriHealth Physical Therapist Peter S. Cha, M.D., Thomas G. Saul, M.D. Jeanette Brandt, P.T. Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant Neurosurgery Consultant TriHealth Physical Therapist David B. Argo, M.D., Joseph P. Crowley, D.D.S. Sara Snyder Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant Director of Dental Care Certified Physician Assistant Jaideep Chunduri, M.D., J. Patrick Mooney, D.D.S. Mark Thiemann Spine Consultant Dental Care Certified Physician Assistant

2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 51 At LMU Rounds oversaw the women’s tennis and golf teams as fitness of LMU’s 17 varsity well as the rowing and programs and its more than 325 cheerleading squads. She also assisted with the women’s student athletes. Rounds basketball and men’s ice hockey instituted many new programs. He teams. opened eyes at LMU with the vast improvement in the strength and Prior to her time at ND, she was a conditioning program for the graduate assistant at her alma men’s basketball program. mater, Bowling Green, where she received both her bachelor’s Prior to being hired at LMU, degree in sport management with a minor in marketing and her Rounds served the University of master’s degree in education with Kentucky from 1997-2000 as an emphasis in sport assistant strength coach for administration. men’s basketball and women’s basketball. In his three seasons While at Bowling Green, Frantz at Kentucky, his main was in charge of the development responsibilities were the men’s Frantz and implementation of women’s ChrisRounds and women’s basketball teams, Holly basketball, soccer, volleyball and swimming strength programs. She Head Strength and tennis and golf. He was a part of Asst. Strength and also assisted with the Falcons’ the men’s basketball national Conditioning Coach Conditioning Coach football team. Frantz is a NSCA championship program in 1998. Second Year Certified Strength and First Year Conditioning Specialist and just Buffalo ‘97 Rounds, who received his recently was certified by the Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Bowling Green ‘02 CSCCA as a Certified Strength Science from the University of and Conditioning Coach. Strength and Conditioning Holly Frantz is in her first year Chris Rounds enters his second Buffalo in 1997, has been a as Assistant Strength and year as the head strength and certified Strength and While at BG, Frantz was a four- Conditioning Coach after coming year letterwinner for the Falcons’ conditioning coach at Xavier. Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by to Xavier on July 1, 2005. softball team and earned a spot Rounds directs Xavier’s program the National Strength and for each of its 16 NCAA Division I on the Verizon Academic All- Conditioning Association since The Grand Rapids, Ohio, native District First Team during her sports. 1997. He received his Master’s joins the Musketeer staff after junior season and Second Team Degree in Exercise Science from recently working for the her senior year. She also was one Rounds, 32, came to Xavier after the in University of Notre Dame as an of 13 female student-athletes in intern in the Strength and spending the past four years as 2000. the nation to be awarded an the strength coach at Loyola Conditioning program for the past NCAA Women’s Enhancement Marymount. He was previously an year. While with the Irish, Frantz Program postgraduate worked with the football, assistant strength coach at the scholarship. women’s volleyball, men’s and University of Kentucky.

52 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball The academic for student-athletes, which exceeds the Academic Advising 74% rate for XU’s general student advisors in the population. athletic department not only monitor The one person who deserves a major the study tables, part of the credit for the success of but provide tutoring Xavier’s support system for student- to the student- athletes is nationally-renowned athletes. Each academic advisor Sr. Rose Ann advisor works Fleming. Fleming, who has been specifically with inducted into Xavier University’s certain teams, Athletic Hall of Fame, took over as giving the student- academic advisor for XU student- athletes a familiar athletes in 1985. contact for academic help. Fleming came to Xavier as a teacher and master’s degree student in 1982. Xavier Gives She took over as academic advisor for Special Attention student-athletes on August 1, 1985. Sr. To New Students Rose Ann Fleming, SND DeN, has Every freshman over 40 years of experience as a student-athlete at college educator. Xavier is required to attend study tables Fleming, who received her for two hours a Sr. Rose Ann undergraduate degree from the College day, Sunday- of Mt. St. Joseph in 1954, has also Thursday, every Fleming earned two master’s degrees, a Ph.D week of their first and a law degree. She was president semester, whether Athletic Academic of Cincinnati’s Summit Country Day in or out of season. School from 1967-75 and president of Tutors are available Advising Coordinator Trinity College from 1975-82. at these study sessions to assist st 21 Year Fleming has been the subject of the student- Mt. Saint Joseph ‘54 national features by Associated Press, athletes. At mid-term, freshmen who time management, study skills, and Reader’s Digest and Fox Sports Net have earned less than a 3.25 GPA will other unique challenges that face be required to continue with study student-athletes. Athletics at Xavier is more than just a among others. More importantly she tables. For the rest of their Xavier Through the academic advising office, game. It is an important part of the has proven her dedication to the Jesuit career, any student-athlete who fails to student-athletes have the opportunity Jesuit philosophy of education that philosophy of education, a philosophy earn a 2.75 GPA will be required to to use university laptops on road trips stresses the development of the mind, that stresses the development of the mind, body and spirit of each student. attend study tables. to keep up with their course work. In body and spirit of each student. Xavier addition, coaches hold study sessions is consistently among the top schools in In addition to Fleming, two full-time Part of the curriculum in the first for all team members on longer road the nation for student-athlete staff members, four graduate assistants semester at Xavier for all student- trips. graduation rates. In the NCAA Official and an intern make up the Xavier athletes is a Life Skills class called Graduation Rates Report, Xavier is Athletics Academic Advising Program. “Issues Affecting Student-Athletes” consistently near 80% graduation rate that is designed to teach students about

Kim Powers, 26, is in her first Student-Athlete class for all communications in 2001 and an year as the Senior Woman freshmen student-athletes, M.A. in psychology in 2002. She Administrator and the Director for coordinating community outreach completed her M.Ed. in sport Student Athlete Development in activities, arranging speakers for administration at Xavier University the athletic department. Powers personal development workshops (2004). served as an Academic Athletic and assisting student-athletes in Advisor for the 2004-05 school career placement opportunities. year after serving as an intern in She also serves as the advisor for that department during the 2003- the Student-Athlete Advisory 2004 school year. Council.

Kim Her new job responsibilities Before coming to Xavier, Powers, include assisting student-athletes a native of Cincinnati, was a Powers with class schedules and member of the women’s swimming SWA & Director for registration, advising student- and diving team at Stanford athletes with undecided majors, University for five years. While at Student-Athlete instructing the Issues Affecting Stanford she completed a B.A. in Development

2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 53 Fr. Graham entered the Society of occurs in and out of the Jesus on September 3, 1978 and was classroom and on and off campus. ordained a priest on June 11, 1988. Part of his plan calls for the He came to Xavier as an assistant creation of the James E. Hoff, S.J. professor of history during the Academic Quadrangle, a multi- 1984-1985 academic year. Fr. part project that will provide an Graham left Xavier to pursue his enhanced educational experience Masters of Divinity from The Weston and better career preparation for School of Theology, which he all Xavier students. earned in 1988. He returned to Xavier the following year and has “Our central strategy is to never left. enhance the learning Father Graham with former Xavier women’s basketball standout Adeola Olanrewaju at 2005 environment, especially as our commencement. In 1994, Fr. Graham was appointed students see it, experience it, live vice president for university it,” said Fr. Graham. “This current In addition to his responsibilities at relations, overseeing the offices for generation of college students’ Xavier, Fr. Graham is very active in development, marketing, public approaches life in a very different the Cincinnati community. He is a relations, alumni and parent relations way than the Baby Boomers or member of various boards and and special events. Five years later, Generation X-ers. To challenge them organizations including St. Xavier Fr. Graham was named executive intellectually, morally and spiritually, High School, Center for Holocaust assistant to then Xavier President Fr. we need to adapt our campus to Education, Hebrew Union College, James E. Hoff, S.J. In those roles, Fr. their needs and the changing times.” Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, United Grsaham presided over The Century Way and Community Chest, Greater Campaign, which raised $125 Graham’s strategic plan also foresees Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. Rev. Michael J. million, making it the most ambitious a continuing increase in mission- Graham also played a pivotal role in and successful fundraising campaign driven community engagement of Cincinnati Community Action Now in Xavier’s history. Graham, S.J. Xavier University, an engagement (Cincinnati CAN), a task force that has led to important commissioned by city leaders in Fr. Michael Graham is 52 years old. collaborations with a wide variety of 2001, charged with recommending University President He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. neighborhoods and organizations, and implementing policies to th He earned a BSS with majors in 17 Year including (for example) the schools improve racial equality, opportunity philosophy and psychology in 1975 of the Cincinnati Archdiocese and and inclusion in the city. On a Cornell College ‘75 from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, the National Underground Railroad national level, Graham was recently University AdministrationUniversity Iowa. He earned an MA in American Freedom Center. named president of the Atlantic 10 Studies in 1977 and an MA in 1978 in President’s Council. Rev. Michael J. Graham, S. J., the psychology from the University of The impetus for all of Fr. Graham’s Michigan. In 1983, he earned his 34th Jesuit president of Xavier initiatives and strategic plans for the Fr. Graham also continues to teach Ph.D., also at the University of University, is leading Xavier into the future are embedded in Xavier’s one honors class per year at Xavier Michigan, in American Studies. future guided by the Jesuit traditions mission to serve society by and is active in parish work at Good of academic excellence, care of the preparing students with rigor and Shepherd in the Fr. Graham’s strategic plan for the whole person and service to God compassion toward lives of Cincinnati suburb of Montgomery. and community. He became University places a renewed solidarity, service and success. president on Jan. 1, 2001. emphasis on the learning experience of the student, an experience which

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT Dr. John F. Kucia is administrative vice president Xavier University is dedicated to engaging and forming and the principal assistant to Xavier President students intellectually, morally and spiritually, with rigor Michael J. Graham. Kucia oversees Xavier’s and compassion, toward lives of solidarity and service. intercollegiate athletic program, the Cintas Center and serves as chief public relations officer for the University. Kucia earned a bachelor’s degree in XAVIER UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE political science (1969) and a master’s degree in ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MISSION guidance and counseling (1972) from Xavier and a STATEMENT doctorate in higher education management (2004) “Consistent with the Jesuit philosophy of education and from the University of Pennsylvania. the mission of the University, the Xavier University intercollegiate athletics program strives to enhance and Kucia was named director for alumni relations in integrate the intellectual, moral, spiritual, emotional, 1984, assistant to the president in 1986 and a social and physical growth of young men and women. University vice president in 1990. Kucia and his wife Each sport operates in an environment of integrity and Mary (MEd ’76) have five children: Kristin (’91), John ethical conduct which promotes: academic success, fiscal (’93), Peter (’95) and twins Emily (’02) and Ellen responsibility, competitive excellence, sportsmanship, (Loyola, ’02) and eight grandchildren. community service and equitable opportunities for all Dr. John F. students and staff, including women and minorities.” Kucia Administrative V.P.

54 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball Dr. Roger Senior Vice Dr. Leo Klein, Administration University Fortin is Xavier’s President for S.J. holds the academic vice Fnancial rank of professor president and Administration Dr. in Xavier’s provost. He Richard Hirté is department of joined the responsible for theology and is University in 1966 the fiscal the vice president as an assistant management of for mission and professor of the University, as ministry. While history. During well as campus overseeing his nearly 40 dining, campus activities in years at Xavier he police, campus ministry, has been construction Ignatian promoted to the planning, facilities programs and rank of professor, served as chair of the management, human resources, auxiliary peace and justice programs, Klein formulates history department and performed various services and risk management, and has programs to develop Xavier’s Catholic and administrative duties, ranging from director of served in this capacity since 1983. Jesuit identity for students, faculty, the library and dean of to administration, staff, trustees and alumni. associate academic vice president and acting He is a member of the National Association of academic vice president. College and University Business Officers, the He completed his bachelor’s degree in classical American, Ohio and Florida Institute of languages at Xavier (1955) and was ordained Fortin has published several articles and books Certified Public Accountants; and serves as a to the priesthood in 1964. on various aspects of American history. In Director for the Cincinnati Chapter of Financial 2002 Press published his Executives International. Klein earned master’s degrees from Loyola book Faith and Action: A History of the University, Chicago (classical languages) and Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and his Dr. Hirté earned a BSBA (1969) MBA (1970) the University of Notre Dame (liturgics) and a history of Xavier Univesity is scheduled for and Ph.D. (1988) from the University of doctorate in historical theology from Fordham publication in 2006. Florida. University.

Dr. Fortin and his wife Janet have seven He and his wife, Pamela, have two sons, John children and 17 grand-children. and Kyle.

Gary Massa, David W. Dodd is Dr. Ron A. vice president for Xavier’s vice Slepitza, vice university president for president for relations, is information student responsible for resources and development, chief information the offices of oversees all officer. Dodd joins marketing and Xavier from the aspects of public relations, Univ. of South student life at external Carolina Upstate Xavier including relations, alumni where was vice student activities, relations and all chancellor for residence life, phases of Xavier’s information multicultural development technology and affairs, health efforts. chief information and counseling, officer since 2002. and leadership and career development. Massa, a 1981 Xavier undergraduate and Before that he was executive director of 1984 MBA graduate, joined Xavier in 1999. He He chaired the Steering Committee for the information technology at the Univ. of North had 17 years of sales management and Carolina at Wilmington. Prior to that, he served strategic planning process. Slepitza came to marketing experience prior to joining Xavier, as associate director of computing services, Xavier in 1993 after serving as associate vice including successful careers with Heublein, library and information services at the Univ. of president for student services at Creighton Inc, a Reebok sales agency, and most recently North Carolina at Charlotte. University. as a vice president and director for marketing for the Midland Company. At Xavier, Dodd will be a member of the Slepitza has a bachelor’s degree in psychology administrative team with responsibility for from St. Vincent’s College (1974) and a A former Xavier Musketeer basketball co- providing leadership in the integration, planning master’s degree and Ph.D. (1983) in captain, MVP and 1,000-point club member, and coordination of campus-wide information counseling and student personnel Massa also served for 11 seasons as the color resources and services. His role will include administration from the University of identifying and advancing emerging technologies, analyst for men’s basketball telecasts for Maryland. establishing internal and external partnerships, WCPO-TV. developing policy recommendations and ensuring excellent operational management. He and his wife Suzanne have two children, He and his wife Mary have four children, Luke, Molly, a student at Loyola Marymount Kati, Kriste and Lauren. Dodd earned his B.A. from West Virginia University in Los Angeles, and Andrew, a University and an M.A. from State University of senior at St. Xavier High. New York, Binghamton. He is currently pursing a Ph.D. in higher education at the University of South Carolina.

2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 55 Xavier University President Michael university relations and accepted the Graham, S.J. “She understands and position of associate vice president embraces our mission, specifically as it for development. Bobinski brought relates to athletics and preparing Rogers to Xavier when he was student athletes to become men and named athletic director in 1998. women for others.” Bobinski and Rogers had worked together as athletic director and Rogers is the first woman to ever hold assistant athletic director the position at Xavier. Rogers is the respectively at the University of 10th athletic director in Xavier history. Akron.

Rogers has been busy in her first year In her previous role at Xavier, on the job, including the hiring of new Rogers served as administrator for Dawn Rogers with her husband Rob and their men’s basketball head coach Sean seven of Xavier’s athletic programs: two children Owen and Hazel. Miller and new head coaches for baseball, women’s basketball, men’s baseball and both soccer teams. In and women’s cross country, men’s addition, she has already added two and women’s swimming and responsible for 10 varsity sports, sports since taking over as athletic volleyball. She also tracked student- eligibility, all academic programs and director, men’s and women’s track, athlete initial eligibility, coordinated services, sports information, marketing which will compete in indoor and financial aid and housing, and was the and the ticket office, Rogers was outdoor events. XU now fields 16 admissions liaison and oversaw the director of promotions at Temple NCAA Division I sports. department’s compliance program. In University from 1988-1989 and spent addition, Rogers worked closely with one year before that as corporate and “I am very grateful for this opportunity the student-athlete advisory council group sales coordinator at the DawnRogers to lead the Xavier University athletic (SAAC) and the CHAMPS/Life Skills University of Cincinnati. department,” said Rogers. “I came to program. Xavier hoping to be in this position, Rogers earned a master’s degree in Athletic Director and I am enjoying the challenge. I Rogers has served on several NCAA sports management in 1987 from the have a deep respect for Xavier as an Committees and currently is a member University of Massachusetts. She institution, and I am eager to continue of the Amateur Eligibility received her bachelor’s degree in

Athletic Administration Second Year the development of our mission-driven Clearinghouse ad hoc committee. In physical education and business from athletic program. This past year has the Atlantic 10, she chairs the Men’s Ithaca College in 1986. She lettered in affirmed for me that we have an Basketball Committee and the volleyball and track during her Ithaca ‘86 outstanding group of coaches, Championship Review Committee as collegiate tenure. An avid runner, administrators and student-athletes that well as serving on the Budget Rogers has completed 11 marathons. Dawn Rogers is in her second year truly have a passion for Xavier Committee. Rogers is also on the Girl as director for athletics. She previously University. I look forward to an Scouts Great Rivers Council Board of Rogers, 40, and her husband, Rob, served XU as senior associate athletic exciting year of academic and athletic Directors. have two children, Owen, 9, and director since 1998. excellence.” Hazel, 6. They live in Mason. In addition to spending nine years as “Dawn has been an important, trusted Rogers replaced Mike Bobinski, who assistant athletic director at the and vital member of our athletic moved to Xavier’s division for , where she was administration for seven years,” said

Rich Franchak, 40, who was From 1999-2000, Franchak was capital projects, facility the associate director of the the assistant athletic director for management, event operations, Badger Fund at the University of business services at Wisconsin. NCAA rules education and Wisconsin since 2000, is the compliance, athletic financial aid Senior Associate Athletic Director Franchak was active in administration, and football and at Xavier University. Xavier AD constructing the department’s basketball scheduling. Dawn Rogers also worked with strategic five-year financial plan, Franchak at Akron from 1990- which enabled the department to Prior to his stint at Akron, 1994. confidently move forward with a Franchak served as assistant $100 million renovation of business manager for the United While holding the post of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium States Naval Academy. associate director of the Badger while simultaneously increasing Fund at Wisconsin, Franchak was operating reserves to more than Franchak, a 1986 graduate of the integral in the development and $6 million. University of Maryland-Baltimore responsible for the operational County, holds a Bachelor of Arts RichFranchak oversight of the school’s Before going to Wisconsin, in economics with a concentration comprehensive annual giving Franchak served as assistant in accounting. Senior Associate A.D. program for intercollegiate director of athletics at the athletics. During his four-year University of Akron from 1990- He resides in Cincinnati with his Second Year tenure, Wisconsin expanded its 1994. While at Akron, Franchak wife Jennifer and five-year-old donor base by 64 percent. exercised management son Nicholas. responsibility for a broad range of UMBC ‘86 activities and services including

56 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball After a four month battle with cancer, Rev. James During Fr. Hoff’s In Memory of Father Hoff and Athletic Department Staff and Athletic Department Father Hoff of In Memory E. Hoff, S.J., chancellor and former president of presidency, the University Xavier University, died on July 23, 2004 at the age raised $125 million in the of 72. His impact on Xavier University and the lives largest capital campaign in he touched will never be forgotten. “Jim Hoff raised school history, nearly the bar at Xavier,” said Michael Graham, S.J., quadrupled the president of Xavier University, “and set a tone that endowment and raised pushed the University and all of us associated with the funds to build Cintas it, to dream big and strive to be better. He set the Center. Fr. Hoff oversaw example, academically, spiritually, athletically, in new construction and the every way, of how to do things right and we will renovation of existing continue to follow his example.” buildings and added green space to change the look The James E. Hoff, S.J. Fr. Hoff’s spirit and passion for Xavier University will and feel of the entire Academic Quadrangle be immortalized in the next great project for the campus. He made a campus. Fr. Graham’s strategic 10-year plan for concerted effort to reach Xavier calls for the creation of the James E. Hoff, out to Xavier alumni by establishing a national alumni association, which now S.J. Academic Quadrangle (artist rendering pictured includes 50 chapters. to the right). The Hoff academic quad is a multi-part project that will provide an enhanced educational Fr. Hoff also had a tremendous impact on Xavier’s athletic program, including the experience and better career preparation for all Xavier students. It will include: move from the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) to the Atlantic 10 Construction of a teaching, learning and research facility that will centralize Conference in 1995. He touched the lives of numerous student-athletes and academic resources and services, provide appropriate space for collaborative coaches on all of the XU teams. Fr. Hoff was proud of Xavier’s commitment to learning and better meet the needs of students, faculty and the community. helping student-athletes excel in the classroom and on the court. At the 2004 men’s basketball banquet, he was inducted into the Xavier University Athletic Hall Construction of a new building to house the Williams College of Business, where of Fame. members of the business community will actively engage with students and faculty. Fr. Hoff was diagnosed with cancer during the 2004 Atlantic 10 basketball tournament. He was an inspiration to the team throughout that incredible late The renovation of Alter Hall and the creation of state-of-the-art technology- season run, attending every game and spending time with the players and equipped classrooms to enhance the learning environment. coaches. The revitalization of McDonald Library to provide access to information as it is delivered in the 21st century. Following his retirement as president, Fr. Hoff served the University as chancellor. He came to Xavier from Creighton, where he was vice president of university The Hoff Academic Quad will result in an academic transformation, providing a relations and president of The Creighton Foundation from 1983 to 1991. Hoff also new center of gravity for the campus, one place where students and faculty will served as dean of Creighton’s School of Medicine from 1980 to 1982. He was an go everyday. associate professor of ethics from 1976 to 1980. His background in medicine and The Academic Quad is a fitting tribute to a man who oversaw tremendous theology came together in courses that stressed ethical issues in patient care. Hoff transformation of Xavier’s campus, academic quality and national reputation while introduced the concept of hospice care to the Omaha community and was active in serving as president from March 1991 to December 2000. Fr. Hoff’s vision for the Hospice Cincinnati. University, what he called his most important legacy, became a mantra for the entire campus: “to prepare students intellectually, spiritually and morally to take Fr. Hoff earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Spring Hill College in 1958 their place in a rapidly changing global society and work for the betterment of that and his master’s degree in philosophy a year later. He was ordained a Jesuit priest society.” in 1965 and earned a master’s in theology in 1966 from St. Louis University and his doctorate in theology from the Gregorian Univ. in Rome in 1969.

Mike Dunn, who is in Tom Eiser, Assistant Greg Park is the his eighth year at Athletic Director for Assistant Athletic Xavier, was promoted Media Relations and Director for Business in October to Associate Sports Information and is in his 17th year in st Athletic Director for Director, is in his 21 that capacity. Park, 57, year as a full-time Marketing. Dunn’s has the authority and Xavier University primary role in his new responsibility for the position is directing the employee, including his th management of the corporate partner 20 straight year as the Athletic Department’s programs, premium director of his alma seat, season and group mater’s athletic publicity business and personnel ticket sales strategies, department. policies. advertising campaign and game operations Eiser’s primary role is for Xavier athletics. directing the media During 2000, Park Dunn is also the sport relations, broadcast assisted with the Cintas Center athletic office design, administrator for both tennis teams. production, web site, publicity, publications, record- equipment and the personnel move to the new keeping and research for XU’s 16 NCAA Division I offices. Park completed a two-year stint on Xavier’s sports. He is also involved in the coordination of Prior to his promotion, Dunn served as the Assistant game management and operations and was a NCAA Certification Committee. Park came to Xavier Athletic Director for Marketing. Dunn assisted in a member of Xavier’s NCAA Certification Committee. in 1988 after spending 11 years as the Internal variety of marketing areas with an emphasis on Additionally, Eiser serves as the administrator for the Auditor of the Cincinnati Reds. corporate sales, season and group ticket sales Xavier women’s soccer team. strategy, fund-raising and game operations for the six He received his master’s of business administration target priority sports. Eiser came back to Xavier in 1986 after spending one degree in management in 1972 from Bowling Green year as Assistant SID at the University of Detroit. State University and his bachelor’s degree in business Before coming to Xavier, Dunn spent two years as He previously served Xavier from 1984-85 as the full- administration from Wittenberg in 1970. Marketing and Promotions Coordinator at Towson time News Director at WVXU-FM, the National Public University. Radio affiliate based at Xavier. He spent 1980-84 as Park lives in Anderson Township with his wife, Pam, an assistant SID and a WVXU news/sports reporter. an elementary school counselor. Park’s son Logan is in The 33-year-old received his bachelor’s degree in Eiser has done freelance reporting for a variety of Business Management from the media, including AP, NPR and Piccadilly Radio graduate school at the University of Vermont and in 1994 and a master’s degree in physical education (Manchester, England). daughter Megan is a junior high school speech (athletic administration) from Ohio University in 1996. pathologist in Anderson Township. Eiser is a 1984 graduate of Xavier University with a Mike and his wife, Anne, reside in Cincinnati with bachelor’s degree in English. Eiser resides in their son James. Cincinnati, his hometown.

2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 57 Andy Barry is Barry Burns is in George Rathman, entering his 18th year his sixth year as the 39, is entering his at Xavier. He is the Ticket Manager for seventh year as Director for Premium Xavier Athletics and compliance Seating and Ticketing the Cintas Center. He coordinator and ninth and oversees all issues oversees all non- year as the men’s and related to the suites premium season women’s swim coach. and premium seats at tickets for men’s Rathman is the Cintas Center. basketball, all season responsible for Barry also oversees all ticket sales for organizing NCAA and athletic and non-athletic women’s basketball, Atlantic 10 institutional ticket operations. and coordinates reviews, providing ticket operations for Barry continues to Cintas Center events, interpretations of manage the licensing/trademark program and some including outside athletic events and concerts. NCAA legislation, developing athletic department athletic business duties. In addition, Barry is a compliance and handbook manuals, and leading member of the University’s Technology Committee Burns, 33, came to Xavier from the Detroit Tigers, rule education sessions for coaches and staff. He and is on the Board of Directors of the Association of where he worked as a box office assistant in the also is a peer reviewer for the NCAA and serves Luxury Suite Directors (ALSD). Ticket Office for one year. Burns worked as the as the administrator for the Xavier golf teams. Customer Service Supervisor for the Cincinnati In 1994, he received his master’s of business Arts Association at the Aronoff Center from 1997- Rathman, a Cincinnati native and graduate of St. administration from Xavier, and in 1986 he earned a 99. Xavier High School, earned a bachelor’s degree in bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the commerce from the University of Virginia in 1988 University of Cincinnati. Burns is a 1994 graduate of the University of and a law degree from the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s degree in sport Cincinnati in 1992. Barry, 41, and his wife, Jenny, a chemical engineer, management. He is currently working on a live in Colerain Township with their children Rachel master’s degree in sport administration and a (11), Nathan (8) and Bryan (4). certificate in information systems.

Dan Cloran is in his Brian Hicks was Pat McKenna is in fifth year as Executive promoted in October to his second year as Director of the All for Director for Marketing. Assistant Sports One Club and Xavier Last year Hicks was Information Director. Athletic Department Staff University’s Annual the Assistant Director A 2003 graduate of Fund. He is for Marketing. Hicks, the University of 31, oversees all areas responsible for all Connecticut with a of marketing and aspects of athletic bachelor’s degree in development and also promotions for the history, McKenna oversees all areas of women’s basketball the annual fund, which program. He also has spent the past five includes the 1831 a significant role in the years with the Society, BMX, department’s UConn Athletic Matching Gifts, Parents operations including Communications and Phonathon program. ticket sales, premium seating, gameday program Department. He will serve as the primary sports advertising, and corporate partnerships. Hicks is information contact for Xavier’s men’s soccer, and Cloran, 35, has over 10 years of development involved in game management, coordinating special women’s basketball and will also have experience. He was the director for alumni events, and is the advisor for the student-based responsibilities for the cross country & track and development at Moeller High School in Cincinnati and athletic support group “the X-treme Fans”. In addition, field and golf teams. was a consultant for Field Development Consultants, Hicks took over this Fall as the sport administrator for Inc. based in Columbus, Ohio prior to joining Xavier men’s soccer. In 2004, McKenna held the post of Athletic Hicks began his marketing career in professional in 2001. He is a member of the National Association Communications Assistant at Connecticut and was of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD). sports with minor league affiliates of both the and the San Jose Sharks. the day-to-day contact for the Huskies’ field hockey, women’s soccer, women’s ice hockey Cloran received his bachelor’s degree in business and baseball programs. McKenna was also marketing from the University of Dayton in 1992. A 1997 graduate of the University of Kentucky, Hicks earned a master’s degree in sport administration from involved with UConn’s national champion men’s and women’s basketball teams. He was He and his wife, Erin, reside in Liberty Township with Xavier in 1999. their daughter Callie(5) and sons Joey(7) and responsible for several game operations aspects Tommy(3). Hicks and his wife, Rachel, reside in Madeira and for basketball home games and handled post welcomed their first child, Ben, in October. game duties for men’s basketball away games.

Dr. David Hellkamp Dr. Lon Kriner Chris Aguiar Jake Linder Ryan Chenault Liz Miller NCAA Faculty Athletic Advisory Sports Info. Assistant/ Sports Info. Assistant/ Marketing Assistant Women’s Basketball Representative Board Chairman Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Secretary Stats Stats

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