Episode #39- Joe Niland, Athletic Director, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL

Joe Niland serves as the athletic director at NCAA Division II Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. He was the head men's basketball coach at University of Mobile for 20 years, winning 347 games there (most all-time at UM) after serving as head coach at Spring Hill from 1993-1999, where he is the second winningest coach all-time (127-60). He won four conference titles as a head college coach and led his 2004 Mobile team to the NAIA Final Four. He also served as Mobile's athletic director for 11 years, overseeing 18 varsity athletics programs. He has a wealth of experience as an assistant coach at both the high school and college ranks, as well, and was twice named court coach for USA Basketball U18 National Team Training Camp.  He is a native of western New York and comes from a family of basketball coaches. His father, the late Joe Sr., coached at Canisius College from 1947-54 and was later an NBA scout with the Buffalo Braves. His brother, Dave, is head coach at Penn State-Behrend College, while his uncle, the late Tom Niland, was coach and AD for many years at LeMoyne College. His cousin is John Beilein, the head coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and at Erie C.C., Nazareth College, LeMoyne College, Canisius, Richmond, West Virginia, and Michigan.  His contact information can be found here: https://shcbadgers.com/staff-directory/joe-niland/122