HOUSTON – Elon University assistant men’s basketball coach Jack Wooten was one of 30 assistant coaches nationally named to the 2016 Under Armour 30-under-30 Team, as announced on Sunday night, April 3, by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Convention.
The list honors young, up-and-coming coaches across the nation in college basketball. The event was held at the Cullen Theater at Wortham Center in Houston during the annual NABC Convention held in conjunction with the 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four.
“Jack is doing a tremendous job helping elevate our program,” said head coach Matt Matheny. “He wears many hats and is involved in every aspect of our program. He does a fantastic job connecting with our players, our fans, and everyone in the Elon/Burlington community.”
Wooten just completed his sixth season as an assistant and seventh overall with the Elon men’s basketball program. The Phoenix finished the 2015-16 season with a 16-16 overall record in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Elon finished the season first in the league in three-pointers made per game (9.6), second in assists (15.5) and fourth in points per game (76.5) during the regular season.
The native of Burlington, N.C., joined the Elon staff during the 2009-10 season as the Director of Basketball Operations after graduating from the University of North Carolina in 2009. Wooten was then promoted to assistant coach for the 2010-11 season.
Wooten brought a high level of success from UNC when he joined the Elon basketball program. Wooten was a two-year letter winner on the Tar Heel basketball team and earning a national championship ring in 2009. He was honored with the Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award in 2009 as well as the Burgess McSwain Scholar-Athlete Award, an honor bestowed on the top scholar-athlete on the men’s basketball team.
2016 Under Armour 30-under-30 Team
J.A. Anglin, UL-Monroe; Trey Brown, High Point;
Adam Cohen, Vanderbilt; Freddy Coleman, North Dakota State;
Doug Davenport, Eastern Kentucky; Frank Davis, Tenn. Tech;
B.J. Dunne, Vassar; Sam Ferry, Monmouth;
Chester Frazier, Kansas State; Janson Hightower, Southwestern;
Bryan Hodgson, Buffalo; Will Holland, Saint Francis-PA;
John Impelman, Pepperdine; Joe Krabbenhoft, South Dakota State;
Garrett Lever, Weber State; Donny Lind, Mount Saint Mary’s;
Brandon Linton, U.S. Military Academy; Brett MacConnell, Princeton;
Brian McDonald, Northeastern; Joe Mihalich Jr., Pennsylvania;
Jordan Mincy, Florida; Greg Paulus, Ohio State;
Danny Peters, Ball State; Will Reigel, Davidson;
Jon Scheyer, Duke; Ryan Sims, Fort Wayne;
Preston Spradlin, Morehead State; Ben Swank, Green Bay;
Brigham Waginger, Western Carolina; Jack Wooten, Elon