JAY
Steve BIERER
Kuntz
COORDINATOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Jay Kuntz, who has spent the last seven years with the Mountaineer basketball program, was named Coordinator of Player Development in July 2015. Kuntz spent the last three years as a graduate assistant in men’s basketball and was a four-year student assistant from 2008-12. He also served as an assistant camp director for the Bob Huggins Basketball Camps and coordinated the men’s basketball manager staff of 16 individuals. In his new role at WVU, Kuntz will assist with the coordination of on-campus recruiting activities, organize community outreach activities, assist in film and on-court analysis for player development and serve as the liaison to the academic services unit. A native of Wallingford, Connecticut, Kuntz graduated from WVU in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies and earned a master’s degree from WVU in athletic coaching education in 2014.
Anthony MONACO
Graduate Assistant Anthony Monaco enters his first season as a graduate assistant on the WVU men’s basketball staff. Monaco comes to West Virginia from Northern Kentucky, where he played basketball from 2012-15. In 2014-15, he scored a career-high 17 points against Idaho, hitting four 3-pointers. Monaco had 12 points against No. 21 Nebraska and six points against the Mountaineers. In 2013-14, Monaco played all 30 games, starting 16 contests. He had 12 points against Chattanooga and 10 points versus Kennesaw State. A native of Dover, Ohio, Monaco attended Dover High, where he averaged 22.5 points per game as a senior. He was named All-Eastern District and All-Ohio Third Team. Monaco graduated from Northern Kentucky with a degree in history. He is pursuing a master’s degree from West Virginia in athletic coaching education.
Bubba SCHMIDT
Equipment Manager Veteran staff member Robert “Bubba” Schmidt is in his 35th season as basketball equipment manager at West Virginia. Schmidt is responsible for all the athletic garb and gear worn and used by each of WVU’s varsity athletic teams, with the exception of football. He is responsible for the ordering of new equipment for 17 sports and facilitating all orders and returns with Nike. One of his primary duties involves keeping an up-todate inventory of all equipment items and storage, a task he handles efficiently for the hundreds of Mountaineer athletes practicing out of the Coliseum and Shell Building. The 1976 graduate of WVU has a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He has worked in the equipment room since 1978 and was elevated to equipment manager at the start of the 1980 season. The Wheeling native is married to the former Betsey Pedone. They have three daughters, Kaylee, Iliana, and Anne Peyton.
Assistant Equipment Manager Steve Bierer enters his eighth season as an assistant equipment manager at WVU. A native of Morgantown, Bierer, the top assistant to veteran equipment manager Bubba Schmidt, works daily with the Mountaineer men’s and women’s basketball teams. Bierer came to WVU after serving a three year stint as head equipment manager for Olympic sports at Virginia from 2005-08. He spent 2000-05 at East Carolina as an assistant equipment manager, his last season serving as head equipment manager. From 1998-99, Bierer served as an assistant equipment manager at Virginia Tech and spent five seasons (1993-98) as a WVU student football manager under Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen.
Randy MEADOR
Coordinator of Athletic Training Services Randy Meador is a member of the athletic training staff, primarily working with the Mountaineer basketball team. As coordinator, he oversees various administrative tasks in the athletic training area. Meador has served 30 seasons as West Virginia’s head basketball athletic trainer. He formerly served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the West Virginia football and basketball teams. He was appointed to his present position in July 1985. A respected member of the athletic training community, Meador was named West Virginia Athletic Trainers Association Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2003, was the recipient of the Mountaineer Touchdown Club Curbstone Coach award in 2003, was named the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer in 2011 and most recently received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 2014 Athletic Trainer Service Award. A native of Oxford, Ohio, Meador earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami (Ohio), in 1984, where he served as an athletic training student for four years. He earned a master’s degree in athletic training from West Virginia in 1985. In addition to his athletic duties, Meador serves as a lecturer in the highly acclaimed athletic training curriculum of the WVU School of Physical Education. He was president (1990-93) of the West Virginia Athletic Trainers Association. Meador and his wife, the former Bev Day of Cincinnati, have two sons, Luke and Eli.
Dr. Mathew LIVELY
Medical Director
Dr. Matt Lively oversees all aspects of medical care for Mountaineer athletes and serves as a team physician in the area of general medicine. He is responsible for the day-to-day medical needs of WVU’s athletes. The Oak Hill native currently serves as an assistant professor in the internal medicine and pediatric departments of West Virginia University Hospitals. He graduated from WVU in 1988 with a degree in athletic training and went on to earn his master’s degree at Eastern Illinois in 1989 and a D.O. degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993. Prior to osteopathic school, Lively served stints as an athletic trainer for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Eastern Illinois and Greenbrier East High.
Andy KETTLER
Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning Andy Kettler enters his eighth season as WVU’s strength and conditioning coach for basketball. A native of Cincinnati, Kettler spent two years as the head strength and conditioning coach at Winthrop. While there, he was in charge of all aspects of the Eagles’ strength and conditioning program. Prior to his time at Winthrop, Kettler was the head strength and conditioning coach of the Kansas City Royals for two seasons. With the Royals, he was in charge of the entire strength and conditioning staff, including the supervision of two assistants and six interns. Kettler designed and implemented programs for strength, conditioning, flexibility and nutrition. Kettler is a 2001 graduate of Ashland with a bachelor’s degree in sports industries/recreation. Following college, he served as an intern at Toledo before joining the Cleveland Indians organization as strength coach for one of Cleveland’s minor league teams, the Lake County Captains. After a oneyear stint with the Indians organization, Kettler served as minor league strength and conditioning coordinator for the San Diego Padres’ six minor league teams. Kettler is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He and his wife, Kimbraly, have a daughter, Brynley, and a son, Jaxson.
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