General Manager, Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Position Title:

General Manager, Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Time Type:

Full time

Position Summary and Qualifications:

Saint Joseph University’s Department of Athletics is entering a transformational era, with a premium on creating a world-class Division I experience for its student-athletes; generating excitement among the campus community, alumni and the Philadelphia area; and competing for Championships in the Atlantic 10, one of the best conferences in Division I. We are looking for energetic, hard-working candidates who have a passion for competing and are excited to push the boundaries of traditional thinking when it comes to college athletics.

Saint Joseph’s Athletics is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive community, and we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Applicants should highlight relevant experience in building, working with, and supporting a broadly diverse community.

All Saint Joseph’s University Department of Athletics employees must follow applicable NCAA rules, participate in compliance workshops and educational sessions, and report in a timely manner any reasonable belief that a violation has occurred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Recruiting

• Recruiting Evaluation (Men’s & Women’s Basketball): Research / evaluate the on- and off-court fit of prospective student-athletes at St. Joe’s – both high school and transfer prospective student-athletes

  • On court: Development/implement quantitative analyses that will help predict basketball success of various prospects at the A10 level

  • Off court: Develop/implement methods to measure leadership, character, work ethic, body language, academic engagement, and other intangible attributes to help predict success at St. Joe’s

  • Meet with pro and college personnel staff members to identify best practices

• Revenue Share (Men’s & Women’s Basketball): Identify the revenue share budgets of A10, Big 5 and other peer groups through use of basketball network, word of mouth, and publically available data 

  • Work with basketball staff on revenue share valuation of PSAs - help build a model for roster construction within the identified annual budget

  • Represent basketball programs in all strategic planning related to non-philanthropic revenue generation to support revenue share 

  • Partner with University fundraisers responsible for generating philanthropic gifts to support revenue share through presentations, information and access to the program

  • Evaluate third party solutions to and innovative ways to manage and fund NIL license agreements

• Recruiting Presentations (Men’s Basketball): Produce creative digital, print, and video materials to strengthen the program brand and appeal 

  • Assist in planning and hosting of official and unofficial visits

Student-Athlete NIL Activities (Men’s Basketball)

• Serve as the point of contact for men’s basketball student-athletes on all matters related to NIL license agreements

  • Manage the contracting and payment process

  • Utilize WorkDay and other technology to track revenue and expenses

  • Track student-athlete brand ambassador activities conducted by student-athletes on behalf of the University

NBA Scouts & Agents (Men’s Basketball)

• Serve at the program expert on agents and representatives 

  • Work with SJU compliance to ensure that basketball student-athletes have the compliance information needed to make decisions about domestic and international professional careers

  • Assist student-athletes with navigating processes related to domestic and international professional careers

• Serve as the point of contact for all NBA scouts and other personnel, including practice and game attendance and outreach  

Game Scheduling (Men’s Basketball)

• Use metrics to identify the optimal schedule model each season based on the team’s goals 

• Work with the head and assigned assistant coach to create the specific schedule each season, with a focus on competitive success and revenue generation

  • Work with SJU ticket and marketing staff to ensure that proposed game schedule aligns with annual ticket revenue goals

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