SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Jay Duncan, an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco, has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 TopConnect Basketball Symposium taking place at the Marriott Village at Lake Buena Vista on Monday, June 9.

"I am thankful to be invited back to TopConnect for a third straight year," said Duncan. "Dr. Richard Sander and his staff do an outstanding job connecting us with athletics directors. This event really helps assistant coaches who are aspiring to be head coaches prepare for future leadership opportunities."

Duncan earns an invitation to the event for a third straight year as it marks the fourth straight year an assistant coach from San Francisco has been invited. Additionally, it will be Duncan's fourth time at the symposium after also being invited in 2021 as an assistant coach at SMU.

TopConnect, developed by ETSU Athletics Director Dr. Richard Sandler, identifies the top assistant basketball coaches in the country and connects them with mid-major Athletics Directors, providing tremendous networking and leadership development opportunities for both parties.

In its eighth year, TopConnect develops educational programming that allows these top assistant coaches to hear from a variety of successful leaders and speakers. The 2025 symposium is headlined by a panel of prominent and successful coaches and industry leaders.

Athletic Directors on hand include, Mark Benson, University of Albany; Anthony Henderson, Hampton University; Mark Wharton, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Nico Yantko of Murray State University, and Jon Schemmel of University of South Dakota.

Panel discussions include:

• The Hiring Process and Thereafter
• Perspective of First-Time Head Coaches
• NIL From Multiple Perspectives
• House Settlement

The fan-favorite "Speed Dating" returns and allows for rapid networking to take place between the assistant coaches and administrators.

The three-word mantra of "Connect. Prepare. Lead." identifies the purpose of TopConnect.

Since the inception of TopConnect in 2018, more than 50 assistant coach and assistant athletic director participants have been promoted to the next chair of Head Coach and Athletics Director as well as a Conference Commissioner.

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