NEW HAMPSHIRE Marc kuntz
scott weitzell
assistant coach
director of
xavier
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Marc Kuntz enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Wildcats. Kuntz comes to New Hampshire after a seven-year stint at University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he served as associate head coach the last two seasons. While at UMass Lowell, Kuntz was responsible for recruiting, scouting, player development and community and alumni outreach. He played an integral role in the program’s rise to prominence over the past four seasons, helping the River Hawks to the 2010 NE-10 Conference Tournament Championship and four-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 80-43 in that span. Prior to arriving at UMass Lowell, Kuntz served as head coach at Wilmington (OH) College for one season. Previously, he served as an assistant at Wilmington (2003-04), Norwich University (2000-03) and as a student manager at Xavier University (1996-2000). A 2000 graduate of Xavier, Kuntz was a student manager under the late Skip Prosser for three years while receiving his degree in sports management. While at Xavier, he worked with current and former NBA players James Posey (formerly Indiana Pacers), Torraye Braggs (formerly Houston Rockets) and David West (Indiana Pacers). After graduation, Kuntz moved on to Norwich where he served under Paul Booth as the recruiting coordinator. Having brought in two recruiting classes, he was vital in helping the Cadets emerge from a 6-18 record in 2001-02 to a 14-12 clip in 2002-03, which marked the first winning season at Norwich in six years. Kuntz then served as an assistant to Will Rey at Wilmington for one season before moving on to the head coaching position in 2004-05. After a 1-25 finish in 2003-04, he guided the Quakers to a much-improved 10-16 record in 2004-05, marking a nine-win improvement.
basketball operations
Weitzell enters his 11th season with the Wildcats. His responsibilities include community relations, coordination of the men’s basketball Cage Club, Alumni Affairs, team budgeting and fundraising and organizing player and coaches’ clinics. Weitzell has organized such events as a fundraising golf tournament and the celebration of the 100 Years of UNH Basketball. He has been critical in getting former New Hampshire basketball players involved in the program. His leadership has elevated the level of the community involvement for the program. Weitzell, a native of the New Hampshire Seacoast area, coached high school and middle school boys’ basketball at Newmarket for 19 seasons, nine at the middle school level and 10 at the varsity level. During Weitzell’s tenure the Mules reached the playoffs in seven of the 10 seasons. In 2001, Weitzell was honored by the New Hampshire Coaches Association as the Class M Coach of the year after leading Newmarket to the No. 2 seed in the Class M state tournament and a 17-3 record.
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