COLE HARDTKE
Lombard,Illinois
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Men's Basketball Graduate Assistant
Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors
Milwaukee, WI
06.2024 - Current
- Won the 2024-2025 NACC Regular Season title and gained the first at large NCAA tournament berth in program history.
- Contributed to the team's historic achievement of winning its first-ever NCAA tournament game.
- Helped lead the team to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
- Finished with a program record of 27 wins.
- Coached the NACC Player of the Year and two other All-Conference award winners.
- Led the development of post players at the beginning of all practices.
- Led individual workouts for five student athletes, and assisted with the academic oversight of these same athletes.
- Organized and assisted with aspects of travel, such as hotels, meals, and team practice times.
- Led the creation and execution of the team’s social media strategy across platforms (Instagram and Twitter), increasing engagement and brand visibility.
- Developed and curated content, including game highlights, QOTDs, and behind-the-scenes moments, to enhance fan interaction and the overall team image.
- Managed recruiting efforts by identifying and reaching out to potential student-athletes for the basketball program.
- Designed and sent personalized recruiting graphics to prospects, showcasing the team, program highlights, and key messages.
- Collaborated with the coaching staff to develop targeted outreach strategies, and ensure consistent communication with recruits.
- Monitored recruiting data to track prospects' engagement and interest, adjusting strategies as needed.
Assistant Coach
Seward County Community College
Liberal, KS
06.2023 - Current
- Assisting Head Coach with player development and equipment management including processing film
- Identifying, evaluating, and recruiting athletes resulting in a 60% increase of Kansas-based students as requested by SCCC President
- Actively recruiting over 100 Kansas student athletes by visiting 16 different high schools in the state of Kansas
- Established and reinforced new contacts and relationships at all levels of basketball and in areas such as Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin, and Missouri
- Serving as a travel liaison including in-season team arrangements and off-season travel for active international players at Seward County
- Maintaining effective daily communication with the team, as well as communicating each gameplan, scout videos, and scout templates directly with student-athletes via Band-team group chat
- Supervising study programs to maintain a 2.9 team GPA
- Serving as the program's youth summer camp coordinator including, leading drills, initiating conversations with guardians of campers, roll call, and check-in
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI05.2023
Accomplishments
Coaching Achievements
- 2024-2025 NCAA tournament Sweet 16 berth
- First NCAA Tournament win in program history (Wisconsin Lutheran College)
- 2024-2025 NACC Regular Season Champions (Wisconsin Lutheran College)
- 2023-2024 Qualified for the Region VI tournament (Seward County)
Playing Achievements
- 2023: Respect Award Winner; Voted on by peers for displaying hard work, a respectful attitude, and leadership
- 2019: UpState-Eight All conference, First Team Dupage All-Area, IBCA All-State Honorable Mention
- Three-time NACC Regular Season Champion, Two-time NACC Scholar Athlete
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Men's Basketball Graduate Assistant
Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors
06.2024 - Current
Assistant Coach
Seward County Community College
06.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
Wisconsin Lutheran College
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