CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - David
Midlick, a former Austin Peay State University men's basketball volunteer
assistant coach, has returned to the Dunn Center as an assistant coach for the
women's basketball team, head coach Carrie Daniels announced, Tuesday.
Midlick joins third-year
assistant coach Laphelia Doss and recent hire Jessica Grayson on Daniels'
coaching staff for the 2010-11 campaign.
"I am excited to have David
join our staff," said Daniels. "David is a quality person and an excellent
coach and adding him to this staff will only help this program move towards the
goals we have set out for it. Bringing a third assistant coach is important to
the direction we want to move this program. I believe our players will be
excited to work with this coaching staff during the upcoming season."
"I appreciate the opportunity Coach Daniels
has given me," said Midlick. "I am excited to be with this program considering
the success it has had the past two seasons. I am looking forward to working
with the coaching staff in whatever way I can to build on the success this
program has enjoyed. I want to help the players on this team develop as players
and ladies."
Midlick, who has lived in
the Clarksville area the past eight years, recently resigned as assistant coach
at Tennessee State where he spent the previous four seasons under head coach
Tracee Wells. While at TSU, Midlick was the program's recruiting coordinator
and directed the team's post development. He helped develop Lady Tigers
standout post players Obiageli Okafor - a first-team All-Ohio Valley conference
selection in 2010 - and Jasmine Smith - an OVC All-Newcomer team selection in
2009.
As a volunteer assistant
coach for the Govs in 2003-06, Midlick honed the talents that would serve him
well at Tennessee State. He was responsible for preparing scouting reports and
video preparation and assisted in the evaluation and recruitment of
student-athletes.
He came to Clarksville and
Austin Peay after spending much of the previous decade as a physical therapist
in the Greenville, Miss., area. While there he twice served as head boys
basketball coach (1994-97, 1999-03) at Washington High School and also served
as varsity girls coach from 1999-02. In between his stints at Washington, he
coached varsity boys and girls at Indianola Academy. He was North AAA Coach of
the Year in 1996 and District I-AAA Coach of the Year in 1999.
Midlick enjoyed a strong
career as a guard at Mississippi under head coach Ed Murphy. He led the team in
free-throw and three-point field goal percentage in 1989. In fact, he helped
beat the Govs, 83-80, in 1990 by hitting a late shot in Dave Loos' first APSU season.
The Rebels were a National
Invitational Tournament participant in 1989 and an Southeastern Conference
tournament finalist the following season. Midlick was a three-time Academic
All-SEC selection (1989-91) and was a 1991 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete and a
finalist for Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Midlick received his
bachelor's degree in biological science in 1991 and followed that with a
bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Mississippi
Medical Center in 1994.
He is married to the former
Leslie Biddle, also a physical therapist. They have two sons, David Jr. and
Will.
The Midlick File:
College
Education -
Mississippi
(B.S., Biological Sciences), 1991
Mississippi
(B.S., Physical Therapy), 1994
Playing
Experience -
Mississippi, 1989-91
Coaching
Experience -
Tennessee
State, women's assistant coach (2006-10)
Austin
Peay, men's assistant coach (2003-06)
Washington
HS, boys head coach (1994-97, 99-03)
Washington
HS, girls head coach (1999-02)
Indianola
Academy, boys and girls head coach (1997-99)
- AP -