COACHES/STAFF
OP JIMMY HARK
BASKETBALL OPERATIONS Fourth Season Dayton, 2011 James Hark is in his fourth year back in Oxford and in his third season as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Ole Miss men’s basketball program. He had previously served as the Coordinator of Video Services for the Rebels during the 2013-14 season. Hark handles a variety of responsibilites within the program, including the coordination of team travel, overseeing all aspects of the Ole Miss Basketball Camps, acting as the liaison to compliance and academics, and assisting with non-conference scheduling and opponent scouting. Before arriving back to Ole Miss, Hark spent three months as Director of Basketball Operations at Indiana State. Hark worked two years as a Graduate Assistant Manager on Andy Kennedy’s staff at Ole Miss from 2011-13. In those two years, Hark helped the Rebels to two postseason berths, including the 2013 SEC Tournament Championship and the Rebels’ first bid to the NCAA Tournament since 2002. Prior to coming to Oxford, Hark spent two years as a student manager at the University of Dayton, helping the Flyers to back-to-back NIT appearances and the 2010 NIT Championship. A graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, Hark earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management from the University of Dayton in 2011, and completed his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi in 2014.
Hark is married to the former Andrea Torgerson of Washington Court House, Ohio. The couple has one dog, Lily.
THE HARK FILE PROFESSIONAL CAREER Season School/Team 2009-11 Dayton 2011-13 Ole Miss 2013 Indiana State 2013 Ole Miss 2014-16 Ole Miss EDUCATION 2011 2014
Position Team Manager Graduate Manager Director of Basketball Operations Coordinator of Video Services Coordinator of Basketball Operations
B.S. in Sports Management, Dayton M.B.A. in Business, Ole Miss
The Hark family (L to R): Andrea and James
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