California State University Northridge Athletics
Matadors Add Logan Baumann to Coaching Staff
6/6/2022 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Men's Basketball head coach Trent Johnson has announced the hiring of Logan Baumann as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season.
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"We at CSUN are fortunate to bring in someone the caliber of Logan Baumann to our coaching staff," said Johnson. "He's had the opportunity to play for and work with Rick Pitino and serve on Todd Lickliter's coaching staff over his career. He's an exceptional coach with experience at all levels of play. Logan has played with and coached the greatest people in our profession. I am extremely excited to add someone with his experience, work ethic and knowledge to this program and coaching staff."
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Baumann joins the Matadors following four seasons spent on the Evansville coaching staff from 2018-22. He served as the Associate Head Coach under Todd Lickliter in 2021-22 after spending two seasons as an Assistant Coach and his first as an Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Operations.
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Baumann was on the bench for the Purple Aces' historic win over top-ranked Kentucky in Rupp Arena in 2019. He helped lead UE to a top-five finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2020-21 as well as one of the top turnarounds in MVC history by improving the team's league win total by seven games from the previous season.
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Baumann previously worked at the University of Louisville from 2015-18. He began as the Assistant Video Coordinator before ascending to Senior Director of Video Operations. Baumann brings collegiate experience from several conferences including the Missouri Valley Conference , Atlantic Coast Conference, American Athletic Conference and the Big East.
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As an undergraduate student at Louisville, Baumann played in four games in the team's national championship season in 2013. He finished his undergraduate eligibility as a student manager under head coach Rick Pitino, pursuing an interest in collegiate coaching.
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"I am grateful and humbled by the opportunity to be a member of coach Johnson's coaching staff at CSUN," said Baumann. "The alignment and synergy between the athletic administration and each athletic program will enable us to pursue our championship ambitions. Further, I am looking forward to coaching in concert with the entire coaching staff. Lastly, I am incredibly thankful for the impact coach Pitino and coach Lickliter have had on my professional career and I am grateful for the mentorship coach J has provided over the last few years. I am excited to seek further growth with CSUN in the years to come."
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Baumann earned a bachelor's degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Economics from the University of Louisville in 2015. Baumann would further earn a master's degree in Business Administration from Western Kentucky University in 2019.
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"We at CSUN are fortunate to bring in someone the caliber of Logan Baumann to our coaching staff," said Johnson. "He's had the opportunity to play for and work with Rick Pitino and serve on Todd Lickliter's coaching staff over his career. He's an exceptional coach with experience at all levels of play. Logan has played with and coached the greatest people in our profession. I am extremely excited to add someone with his experience, work ethic and knowledge to this program and coaching staff."
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Baumann joins the Matadors following four seasons spent on the Evansville coaching staff from 2018-22. He served as the Associate Head Coach under Todd Lickliter in 2021-22 after spending two seasons as an Assistant Coach and his first as an Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Operations.
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Baumann was on the bench for the Purple Aces' historic win over top-ranked Kentucky in Rupp Arena in 2019. He helped lead UE to a top-five finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2020-21 as well as one of the top turnarounds in MVC history by improving the team's league win total by seven games from the previous season.
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Baumann previously worked at the University of Louisville from 2015-18. He began as the Assistant Video Coordinator before ascending to Senior Director of Video Operations. Baumann brings collegiate experience from several conferences including the Missouri Valley Conference , Atlantic Coast Conference, American Athletic Conference and the Big East.
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As an undergraduate student at Louisville, Baumann played in four games in the team's national championship season in 2013. He finished his undergraduate eligibility as a student manager under head coach Rick Pitino, pursuing an interest in collegiate coaching.
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"I am grateful and humbled by the opportunity to be a member of coach Johnson's coaching staff at CSUN," said Baumann. "The alignment and synergy between the athletic administration and each athletic program will enable us to pursue our championship ambitions. Further, I am looking forward to coaching in concert with the entire coaching staff. Lastly, I am incredibly thankful for the impact coach Pitino and coach Lickliter have had on my professional career and I am grateful for the mentorship coach J has provided over the last few years. I am excited to seek further growth with CSUN in the years to come."
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Baumann earned a bachelor's degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Economics from the University of Louisville in 2015. Baumann would further earn a master's degree in Business Administration from Western Kentucky University in 2019.
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