Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Basketball Operations
Kenya Crandell is in his third year on the Oregon staff as assistant director of operations.
Prior to Oregon, Crandell spent four seasons as an assistant coach on the staff at Southern Utah, where the Thunderbirds twice advanced to the Summit League Tournament semifinals. Southern Utah led the nation in free throw percentage in 2008-09.
Among his 17 total years of coaching experience is a season as associate head coach at Nebraska-Omaha, part of his six total seasons on the UNO staff. During his time at UNO, Crandell helped the Mavericks to a 116-65 overall record and three NCAA Division II national tournament berths. His teams also had nine players named to all-conference teams, including a Most Valuable Player, a Newcomer of the Year and a Freshman of the Year.
A native of Omaha, Neb., Crandell also worked on the staffs at Sacramento State, Northern Colorado and his alma mater, Nebraska-Kearney, where he started as a graduate assistant before being promoted to full-time status.
A four-year starter at Nebraska-Kearney, Crandell set the school record for assists (525) and also finished his career second on the UNK all-time steals list (173). He ranked 19th on the Antelopes’ all-time scoring list with 1,119 points. He was team captain and the team’s MVP his senior season.
Crandell graduated from Nebraska-Kearney in 1996 with a degree in communication. He also holds a master’s degree in sports administration from UNK (1999).
