Tigers Add Hornett as Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Tigers Add Hornett as Strength and Conditioning Coach

Aug 12, 2021 | Men's Basketball

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Tigers head men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway has announced the addition of Robb Hornett to the program as Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Hornett, who brings NBA experience to Memphis, spent the previous three seasons in a similar role at Saint Louis University. In addition to working with Billiken student-athletes, Hornett designed, managed and equipped Saint Louis' weight-training facility and led the sports nutrition staff.

Prior to joining the Billikens, Hornett spent one year as assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Golden State Warriors. That followed a three-year tenure at Virginia, where he was assistant strength and conditioning coach for the basketball programs. Hornett also served two years as head performance specialist for EXOS/Air Force Special Operations, one year as head strength and conditioning coach at Indiana University Health Sports Performance and two years as a strength and conditioning intern coach with the Indiana Pacers.

Hornett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Performance, Physical Education and Health at Marian University in Indianapolis, and he is pursuing a master's degree in High-Performance Sport at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. He is certified as a strength and conditioning coach by the National Strength & Conditioning Association, as a performance enhancement specialist by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and at FMS Level 1 by Functional Movement.

Hornett also has published two articles in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning.

The Tigers won the 2021 NIT championship and finished the 2020-21 season with a 20-8 record. The 20-win season last year was Memphis' fourth in a row, including all three seasons under Hardaway. The Tigers are one of just 14 schools in the nation with four-straight 20-win seasons to their credit.

Hardaway has won 63 games in three seasons as Tigers head coach, which is the third-most among 50 head coaches hired before the 2018-19 season.

The Tigers are slated to return three of their top-five scorers from a season ago in Landers Nolley II (13.1 ppg), DeAndre Williams (11.7 ppg) and Lester Quinones (9.5 ppg). Joining the trio and the rest of the returning players are newcomers John Camden (F, 6-8, Downington, Pa.), Jalen Duren (C, 6-10, Sharon Hill, Pa.), Chandler Lawson (F, 6-8, University of Oregon), Johnathan Lawson (F, 6-6, Memphis, Tenn.), Josh Minott (G, 6-9, Boca Raton, Fla.), Sam Onu (C, 6-11, Malvern, Pa.) and Earl Timberlake (G, 6-6, University of Miami).

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