Dave Cox was officially announced as Pitt basketball’s new Director of Operations.

“David will be a tremendous role model for our student-athletes,” Dixon said. “He has an outstanding administrative and basketball background and is an individual who will benefit our program in many facets. He is a former NCAA Division I player who is familiar with the kind of student-athletes that we have and will continue to have representing the University of Pittsburgh.”

Cox arrives at Pitt after serving seven years as an Assistant Principal at his alma mater St. John’s Preparatory High School in Washington, D.C. His many duties at St. John’s Prep from 1999-2006 included oversight of the school’s athletic department, supervision of all extracurricular activities and serving as school disciplinarian. Prior to his tenure at St. John’s, Cox also coached at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington D.C. from 1996-99. One of his former players was ex-Georgetown star Ruben Boumjte-Boumjte.

He served seven years as an assistant coach with the Washington D.C. Assault AAU program where he helped guide the team to the 2004 Under-16 national championship. In assisting D.C. Assault head coach Curtis Malone, several of his players earned college scholarships including Tre Kelley (South Carolina), Chris McCray (Maryland), James White (Florida, Cincinnati), Tony Bethel (Georgetown, N.C. State) and Amari Israel (Notre Dame).

The bio also notes that he did indeed play at William & Mary. Rice also holds a Masters in Education. This also means that at this point, Cox cannot go out to the tournaments and shoe camps. He is now restricted, per NCAA regulations, to phone calls (and text messaging) and a 30 mile limit.