Derek Saich is entering his first season with the Dons' women's basketball program serving as the team's Director of Basketball Operations.
Saich joins USF after spending three years with Texas Southern University men's basketball program as the video coordinator from 2018-20. His duties included helping coordinate team travel, transportation and meals as well and finding and budgeting everything technological related within the program. His time in Houston included preparing opponent scouting reports, walk-throughs and gameplans for head coach Johnny Jones and the rest of the staff.
Prior to that, Saich spent two years working with the University of Nevada, Reno's men's basketball team which included a run to the Sweet 16 under former head coach Eric Musselman. Saich served as the video coordinator for the Wolfpack and created recruiting materials and graphics for social media, mail outs and promotions as well as creating a play database for the coaching staff that included plays and drills.
Saich's first position with a collegiate basketball program was with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team as the Director of Academics/Video Coordinator. He monitored student-athlete academic progression and coordinated weekly meetings with each player to develop strategic plans to manage coursework. To go along with these duties, Saich also compiled all practice/game film for oppoents and the coaching staff.
Graduating in 2015, Saich holds at Bachelors of Science degree from UCSB in Biophilosphy as well as a certificate in sports marketing.
