MIAMI (August 16, 2020) – FIU men's basketball assistant coach and recruiting coordinator
Jesse Bopp has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2021 TopConnect Basketball Virtual Symposium taking place on August 17 and 18 presented by Teamworks and INFLCR.
TopConnect (formerly Villa 7), originated in 2003 by then VCU Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander, identifies the top assistant basketball coaches in the country and connects them with mid-major Athletic Directors providing tremendous networking and leadership development opportunities for both parties. In its fourth year, TopConnect develops educational programming that allows these top assistant coaches to hear from a wide variety of successful leaders and speakers. The 2021 virtual symposium is headlined by a panel of prominent and successful head coaches in Tina Langley, Head Women's Basketball Coach at The University of Washington, and Mike Rhoades, Head Men's Basketball Coach at Virginia Commonwealth University. The fan-favorite session of "Speed Dating" returns and allow for rapid networking to take place between the assistant coaches and administrators.
Other sessions include a panel of mid-major Athletic Directors who recently completed a basketball coaching search; a breakout session on the first 100 days on the job from recent head coaching hires during the past year, navigating the media, a small group setting with search firm representatives from across the country and a panel on coaches who are entering their second year and the lessons they've learned. The three-word mantra of "Connect. Prepare. Lead." identifies the purpose of TopConnect.
Bopp enters his fourth year at FIU in 2021-22. Last season, Bopp mentored a Panther squad that broke a pair of program records during the team's dominant 111-34 victory over Carver. The Panthers' 34 assists and 20 made three-pointers were the new program records set. The previous mark for assists was set in 1990, while the last record from three was set at Cleveland State in 2019.
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