April 16, 2008

Martin Names Arizona’s Bernard Scott Top Assistant Coach

    Youngstown – Head Coach Cindy Martin announced today (April 16) the appointment of Bernard Scott as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on the Youngstown State women’s basketball staff for the 2008-09 season.

    Scott comes to YSU after spending the 2007-08 campaign at the University of Arizona and six years as an assistant coach in Ohio. 

    Martin said Scott’s overall experience will benefit the women’s basketball program significantly.

    “I feel very fortunate to be adding Bernard to our coaching staff,” Martin said. “He will be a great asset, not only in recruiting, but on the floor and in the Youngstown community.

    “He’s an extremely experienced recruiter who has a lot of Ohio ties.”

    Scott added that he is eager to join Martin’s staff and return the Penguins to their championship level of play. 

    “I’m very excited not only to be joining the YSU basketball family, but to be working with Coach Martin,” Scott said. “I’m looking forward to helping her bring back the winning tradition at YSU.”

    “This is a great opportunity to be working with a quality person and coach in Coach Martin and to get back to Ohio, where I have a number of contacts and have been successful recruiting.”

    Before joining the Wildcat’s staff, Scott spent two seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Dayton. For the Flyers, he was responsible recruiting, scouting, practice planning, scheduling and summer camps.

    Prior to his tenure at Dayton, Scott served as an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Toledo from 2001-05. Scott started out as the third assistant for the Rockets and served as the second assistant coach his last two seasons with the team. Scott played an integral role in player development, recruiting, scouting, as well as all other facets of the program.

    He helped guide the Rockets to the 2003 Mid-American Conference regular-season championship and a berth in the 2003 Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). Six of his players earned All-Mid-American Conference honors while at Toledo.

    Scott graduated from Toledo in 2001 with a degree in Physical Education and Recreation, and played point guard for the Rockets from 1997-99.  In 2005, he earned a master’s degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies from Toledo.

    Scott and his wife, Colleen, are proud parents of their daughter Lily.