It was announced Saturday morning by women's basketball head coach Jody Adams-Birch that George Ross, Jr., will join the Aggie staff in 2022-23 as the program's Director of Basketball Operations.
"I'm blessed in so many ways to have George join our family," Adams-Birch said. "He has extensive experience in teaching, administration and mentorship with all ages. He brings the positive energy, wisdom and understands the day-to-day grind of running the internal operations of our program."
The northeast Kansas native adds 16 years of coaching experience, including 15 years in three different states at the high school level. Ross also brings leadership experience as he has been a school administrator as well.
"I am big on building relationships and being a servant leader," said Ross. "I'm really looking forward to working for the Aggie faithful and Las Cruces community!"
Ross makes his way to southern New Mexico after spending the last year as an assistant coach at Topeka High School in Topeka, Kan.
Ahead of his time with Topeka, Ross served as an assistant coach in Orlando, Fla., at Timber Creek High School. He played a part in bringing success to the Wolves' varsity program as they finished with an overall record of 21-7. He also helped lead them to an 8-2 record in district play to finish as district runner-ups. This marked the Wolves' greatest win total since the 2005-06 season and was good for an appearance in the 2019 FHSAA Boys Basketball State Playoffs.
The newest member of the Aggie coaching staff also spent three seasons as the bench boss during a rebuild at Benton High School in St. Joseph, Mo.
Additionally, the long-time coach has experience at the collegiate level as he spent one season on staff at his alma mater Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan.
Kansas was also where Ross started his coaching career and proved himself to be a skilled leader. He spent 10 seasons on staff at Atchison High School (1999-2008), counting eight years as the head coach of the Phoenix. While there, he steered his teams to six sub-state finals, four state tournaments and two Final Fours.
Some might say coaching is in George Ross' blood as his father tallied 40 years of coaching experience at the AAU and high school levels.
"I'm so honored to have George leading the operations of the NM State program," Adams-Birch concluded.
