Kerry Keating Position: Assistant Coach

Kerry Keating is in his first season as an assistant coach for the Golden Hurricane, and his third year under Buzz Peterson. His coaching experience includes stops at schools in the Big East, SEC and ACC.

Keating, 28, came to Tulsa from Appalachian State where he spent two seasons. At ASU, Keating was responsible for on-campus recruiting, scheduling and film exchange, along with practice and game duties.

Prior to that, Keating spent three seasons at Seton Hall, where he was an assistant coach under George Blaney and Tommy Amaker. His duties at SHU included player development, pre-season conditioning and coordinating the school's summer basketball camps.

In the 1994-95 season, Keating was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt along with Peterson, where his duties included scheduling, scouting and working with the team's backcourt players. During the 1993-94 season, Keating served as administrative assistant at Wake Forest, as the Demon Deacons were 21-12 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Keating is a 1993 graduate of Seton Hall with a degree in communications. He was a walk-on member of the 1989-90 basketball team at Seton Hall, before serving three years as the team's video coordinator.