NAMOLIK NAMED NEW SHEPHERD MEN'S BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Shepherd University head basketball coach Ken Tyler announced today that Justin Namolik has been hired as the new full-time assistant coach. He comes to Shepherd after spending the last three years as the top assistant at NAIA power St. Vincent (Pa.).

Namolik coached two All-Americans at St. Vincent, including Hedgesville graduate Kenny Roberts, and helped lead the team to a three-year record of 68-24 and two appearances in the NAIA "Sweet Sixteen". The 6-6 Namolik, a native of Wheeling, led Wheeling Park High School to the 1995 AAA state championship and earned first-team all-state honors. He was a four-year starter at Division I Columbia University of the Ivy League. Namolik finished his college career with 1,049 points, number sixteen all-time at Columbia.

"We're very pleased to add Justin to our staff," stated Tyler. "He comes from a winning program at St. Vincent and did an outstanding job for them in all facets of their program. He is a native of West Virginia and brings excellent credentials as a player and as a graduate of a prestigious Ivy League school. Justin will be a real asset to Shepherd University."