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Metzendorf Named to Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team
6/3/2020 11:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - David Metzendorf, an assistant coach with Air Force men's basketball, was named to the 2020 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team, representing 30 of the most outstanding men's college basketball coaches under the age of 30, announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
Metzendorf recently joined Air Force basketball as part of head coach Joe Scott's staff. Metzendorf was most recently at Michigan, where he served as the as the video analyst on head coach Juwan Howard's staff, which won the Battle4Atlantis Championship, matched the largest leap in AP Poll rankings, and secured a top 5 nationally ranked recruiting class in their first year. Metzendorf directed all aspects of U-M's video program, including opponent scout preparation, player development videos, recruit film evaluations and analytics. Additionally, he supervised a team of 22 student managers as well as other general office duties.
"This is a well deserved honor for David," Scott said. "He's smart, hard-working and energetic and positively impacts the team every day."
2020 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team
Ben Asher, Rutgers University
Brandon Chambers, Texas Southern University
Nate Champion, Le Moyne College
Dorian Green, University of Northern Colorado
David Harris, Northern Kentucky University
Ryan Hyland, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Taylor Johnson, Grand Valley State University
Trevor Johnson, Buena Vista University
Blake Justice, Valdosta State University
Erich Kaempffe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Emerson Kampen, Butler University
Mikel Kosich, University of South Alabama
Dan Madhavapallil, Marquette University
David Metzendorf, U.S. Air Force Academy
Jamison Montgomery, Menlo College
Patrick Moynihan, Appalachian State University
Will Murphy, Wofford College
John Ritzdorf, Central Community College
Ty Sampson, University of Louisville
Dylan Seikel, St. John Fisher College
Shiva Senthil, SUNY Canton
Evan Sizemore, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Jeff Slanovec, Fairleigh Dickinson U.—Florham
Mike Sotsky, Harvard University
Tommy Strine, Lamar University
Ford Stuen, Saint Louis University
Bobby Suarez, Eastern Washington University
Stefan Thompson, Hobart College
Charlie Wallrapp, Clarke University
Tyler Wayman, Rogers State University
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at nabc.com.
Metzendorf recently joined Air Force basketball as part of head coach Joe Scott's staff. Metzendorf was most recently at Michigan, where he served as the as the video analyst on head coach Juwan Howard's staff, which won the Battle4Atlantis Championship, matched the largest leap in AP Poll rankings, and secured a top 5 nationally ranked recruiting class in their first year. Metzendorf directed all aspects of U-M's video program, including opponent scout preparation, player development videos, recruit film evaluations and analytics. Additionally, he supervised a team of 22 student managers as well as other general office duties.
"This is a well deserved honor for David," Scott said. "He's smart, hard-working and energetic and positively impacts the team every day."
2020 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team
Ben Asher, Rutgers University
Brandon Chambers, Texas Southern University
Nate Champion, Le Moyne College
Dorian Green, University of Northern Colorado
David Harris, Northern Kentucky University
Ryan Hyland, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Taylor Johnson, Grand Valley State University
Trevor Johnson, Buena Vista University
Blake Justice, Valdosta State University
Erich Kaempffe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Emerson Kampen, Butler University
Mikel Kosich, University of South Alabama
Dan Madhavapallil, Marquette University
David Metzendorf, U.S. Air Force Academy
Jamison Montgomery, Menlo College
Patrick Moynihan, Appalachian State University
Will Murphy, Wofford College
John Ritzdorf, Central Community College
Ty Sampson, University of Louisville
Dylan Seikel, St. John Fisher College
Shiva Senthil, SUNY Canton
Evan Sizemore, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Jeff Slanovec, Fairleigh Dickinson U.—Florham
Mike Sotsky, Harvard University
Tommy Strine, Lamar University
Ford Stuen, Saint Louis University
Bobby Suarez, Eastern Washington University
Stefan Thompson, Hobart College
Charlie Wallrapp, Clarke University
Tyler Wayman, Rogers State University
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at nabc.com.
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