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Dustin Kerns was tabbed an assistant coach with the basketball team in June, 2008 after serving for a year as the the Director of Basketball Operations at Santa Clara. Kerns joined the Broncos from Wofford College, where he spent three seasons as an assistant coach under Mike Young. "I am extremely happy about the addition of Dustin and his wife, Brittany, to our family," said Santa Clara head coach Kerry Keating. "He has worked hard to build relationships up to this point in his young career, and fits great with our family here at Santa Clara. Similar to our existing staff, his youth is experienced, and he has worked with great people. His attention to detail and diligence in the daily effort to improve are exactly what we strive for in our program. Our family will continue to get stronger and our team will benefit from his experiences." "I am extremely excited to continue to assist Coach Keating and Santa Clara University to reach new heights in our basketball program. The Santa Clara family is special to be a part of because of the dedication and loyalty of our players, administration, alumni and fan base," said Kerns. During his tenure at Wofford, Kerns helped the Terriers set a school record for single season wins, en route to the school's best overall record at the Division I level. In addition, Wofford posted wins at Auburn University and The University of Cincinnati in those three seasons. Tyler Berg and Shane Nichols were both All-Southern Conference selections during Kerns' time at Wofford with Junior Salters being named to the All Conference Freshman team in 2006-07. His responsibilities included on-floor coaching, recruiting, scouting, team travel, camp director, and working with the perimeter players. Prior to joining Mike Young's staff at Wofford, Kerns spent a season as a graduate assistant under Buzz Peterson at Tennessee. The Volunteers earned a berth in the NIT that season while Kerns also helped successfully recruit All-American Chris Lofton. Kerns oversaw the Buzz Peterson summer camps during his time in Knoxville, while assisting with team scouting, compliance and academics. He received a Masters of Science from Tennessee in 2004. Kerns' first job in college basketball was at Tennessee Tech, as he spent the 2002-03 season as the program's Director of Basketball Operations. He assisted head coach Mike Sutton with all aspects of the program, including opponent scouting, on- campus recruiting, scheduling, film exchange, and team academics. The team won twenty games that season and reached the Ohio Valley Championship game. Kerns is a 2002 graduate of Clemson University, where he earned a degree in secondary education. As an undergraduate, he worked as an assistant for Tigers men's basketball under head coach Larry Shyatt, helping organize summer camps, while also assisting with the scout films. During this time, he coached at the Michael Jordan Flight School in Santa Barbara. A Kingsport, Tennessee native, the 27-year-old Kerns played at Dobyns-Bennett High School, which ranks first in the nation in all time wins at the prep level. Kerns married the former Brittany Wright on June 3, 2006. |
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