Fresno State Athletics
Search Committee Named For Men's Basketball Coach
3/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 22, 2005
FRESNO, Calif. - The national search for a men's basketball coach is now underway at Fresno State with the naming of an eight-member committee, Dr. Paul M. Oliaro, interim director of athletics, announced today.He appointed Cynthia Teniente-Matson, vice president of Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer at Fresno State, to chair the committee that will search for a coach to replace Ray Lopes, who resigned March 17. The search committee met for the first time today.
Oliaro, who is Fresno State's vice president for student affairs and dean of students but serving as interim AD until a permanent director of athletics is appointed, said he hopes to have the search and final decision complete before the end of April.
"It is important to move this process forward as quickly as possible," Oliaro said. "But it is also important to conduct a thorough process that allows us to hire the best individual available to us."
A formal job announcement will be posted by the university's Human Resources Department on its Web site today (March 22) as well as Web sites for the NCAA News, Black Coaches Association, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Higher Ed Jobs, Office of Employment Development Department, America's Job Bank and the CSU Job Board.
The announcement will indicate that the filing deadline for full consideration is April 8 although the position will remain open until filled. Oliaro said the review of applications will begin immediately.
He also stressed that the search process, including information regarding applicants, will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Applications should be sent to Eastman and Beaudine, Inc., an executive search firm in Plano, Texas. After initial screening, the firm will forward qualified applicants to the search committee to select candidates for interviews. The firm is also assisting in the university's search for a director of athletics that is now underway.
In addition to Matson, the other committee members are: John Kriebs, Desiree Reed-Francois, Pat Hill, Eric Sanders, John Wallace, Dr. Michael Botwin and Rebecca Malmo.
Men's Basketball Coach Search Committee
March 2005 -- Fresno State
Cynthia Teniente-Matson - Committee Chair
Vice President for Administration - Fresno State
Dr. Michael Botwin
Chair, Academic Senate, and Faculty Member, Psychology Department - Fresno State
Pat Hill
Head Coach, Football - Fresno State
John Kriebs
Assistant Athletics Director, Facilities Operations - Fresno State
Rebecca Malmo
Head Coach, Women's Equestrian Team - Fresno State
Desiree Reed-Francois
Associate Athletics Director/Compliance & Student-Athlete Services/SWA - Fresno State
Eric Sanders
Academic Advisor, Athletic Student Services - Fresno State
John Wallace
Community Member/Fresno State Alumnus
EEOC Designee
Emogene Carson
Administrative Assistant, College of Health & Human Services - Fresno State
Staff Support
Pat Tift
Administrative Assistant, Office of the VP for Administration - Fresno State
