Lubbock, Texas – Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams Promotion announced Taylor Sinclair to the role of director of basketball operations. The first female director of operations in Red Raider men’s basketball history, the 2022-23 season will be the program’s eighth overall.
“I love the fast-paced environment this career brings,” Sinclair said. “It’s definitely not single and I enjoy it. I love the people I work with. My goal every day is to make the lives of student-athletes and coaches as easy as possible.”
Sinclair has spent the past two seasons working as an administrative assistant as the assistant director of sports operations for five years while pursuing her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. As the Director of Basketball Operations, she helps coordinate daily operations, game day operations, team travel, recruiting travel, official visits, compliance and camps. She has been an integral part of five NCAA Tournament teams, including a run to the 2018 Elite 8, 2019 National Championship Finals and 2022 Sweet 16.
“Taylor has proven valuable to our program over the years,” Adams said. “Her organization and work ethic help me, the entire coaching staff and our players on a daily basis. Taylor brings a positive attitude that shines through the office and her organization keeps us going behind the scenes. I am confident she will thrive in this position and continue to run our program as smoothly as possible.”
Adams announced Cooper Anderson He transitioned from graduate assistant to coordinator of basketball operations the past two seasons. Matt Scherbenske (Recruitment Director) George Nielsen (Director of Scouting) and Daryl Dora (Player Body Director) Anderson has been a graduate assistant the past two seasons after serving as a student administrator.
A native of Lubbock, Sinclair earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Tech KeTech in 2018 before earning her master’s degree in sports management. Sinclair started the men’s basketball program as a student assistant under head coach Tubby Smith before working her way up to her current position.
Adams is entering his second season as the program’s head coach after leading the Red Raiders to a 27-10 overall record last season, including a berth in the Big 12 Championship finals and an advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. Corey Williams (assistant coach) Al Pinkins (assistant coach) Steve Green (assistant coach) Rick Cooper (Chief of Staff), Cooper Anderson (Coordinator of Basketball Operations) Sean Sutton (consultant), Daryl Dora (Casting Director) Matt Scherbenske (Recruitment Director) George Nielsen (Scout Director) Darby Rich (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach), John Blue (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach); Mike Neal (athletic coach) Luke Adams (Director of Player Development), Colin Prentice (equipment), Brianna Whitaker (Executive Associate) and Jamal Scott (academic)
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