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Brian Bidlingmyer is starting his fourth year as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator for Rob Jeter and the Milwaukee men's basketball program. In Milwaukee, Bidlingmyer helps to oversee all recruiting efforts while also participating in all of the on-court aspects of the program. Bidlingmyer and Jeter previously worked together during the 1998-99 season at Marquette, where the two were assistant coaches. "My relationship with Rob made this an opportunity I could not pass up," Bidlingmyer said. "Who you work with and work for is very important, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for Rob. Obviously, he's learned from one of the most underrated coaches in America in Bo Ryan and I believe he is well on his way toward being a tremendous head coach here at Milwaukee." "Bid is someone I knew I wanted to have on my staff when I became a head coach," Jeter said. "He is a good teacher and he has great attention to detail, two things that help him both as a coach and a recruiting coordinator. He played for and coached with a man in Mike Deane who was good at truly studying and analyzing the game, and he brings all of that knowledge to our staff. He has also worked all across the country - including previously here in Milwaukee - making the recruiting contacts he has extremely valuable to us." Bidlingmyer's wide-ranging recruiting contacts have been very important during his time in Milwaukee, with UWM looking to restock its roster. In the process, the Panthers have attracted players from throughout Wisconsin and across the Midwest, establishing a wide recruiting base. Bidlingmyer has delivered results at each of his previous coaching stops. In two seasons at Binghamton, he helped Al Walker build the Bearcat program into one of the up-and-coming squads in the America East Conference. Under Mike Deane at Lamar, Bidlingmyer served as the program's recruiting coordinator in addition to his on-the-floor coaching duties, helping the Cardinals capture the 2000 Southland Conference Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 17 years. Bidlingmyer also worked with Deane for two seasons at Marquette, and was the director of the Mike Deane Basketball Camps for all six years he worked with Deane. His coaching experience has included summer stints overseas with People-To-People Sports. He led a team to France during the summer of 2000 before taking teams to Australia in the summers of 2001 and 2002. He also toured Romania as a player with a college all-star team in 1991. Bidlingmyer played four seasons at Siena College, where he served as team captain his senior year. The Saints advanced to the NIT semifinals in 1994, winning a school-record 25 games. He played in 118 consecutive games at the school and led the team in rebounding as a junior. He also holds a pair of Siena single-game records for field goal percentage (8-for-8) and steals (10). The steals mark is also still a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference record. Bidlingmyer, who grew up in Barberton, Ohio, is a member of the Barberton High School Hall of Fame along with such well-known names as Bo Schembechler and John Mackovic. He and his wife, Kim, live in Mequon with their dogs, Bo and Luke. |
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