Men's Basketball
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- Assistant Coach
Omar Lowery, Cal Poly’srecruiting coordinator, is in his fourth season as an assistantwith the Mustang men’s basketball program. Lowery also playsan integral role in strengthening Cal Poly’s post play andrebounding efforts, in addition to scouting of opponents andgame-day preparation.
“Omar is one of the mostwell-respected and connected recruiters in Texas, Illinois,Minnesota and Wisconsin,” Mustang head coach Joe Callerosaid. “His ability to identify quality student-athletes hasopened new doors for the Cal Poly basketball program.”
A Wisconsin native, Lowery arrivedon the central coast following three seasons at Texas State(2006-09) where he helped recruit seven total players ranked amongthe top-40 Texas high school prospects. As a result of hisrecruiting efforts, Texas State increased its win total each seasonwith Lowery on the bench.
In addition to assisting TexasState achieve success on the court, Lowery was instrumental in theprogram’s success in the classroom, helping to mentor 2009Capital One/Southland Conference all-academic selections John Rybak(Milwaukee) and Ryan White (Houston).
Prior to his tenure with TexasState, Lowery was a graduate assistant coach at Division II EasternNew Mexico University (2004-06). During his tenure at Eastern NewMexico, Lowery recruited and coached 2005 Lone Star ConferenceFreshman of the Year Josh Jackson (6-1, guard, Madison West HS,Madison, Wisc.) and 2006 All-Lone Star second team selection JustinRedman-Trotter (6-3, guard, Marquette-Milwaukee HS). As well asserving as a physical education faculty member at the university,Lowery’s duties with the Greyhound program included on-courtcoaching, recruiting and the scouting of opponents.
Lowery has also served as a varsityassistant coach at Hale HS (2001-02) in West Allis, Wisc., and atMilwaukee’s Marquette HS (2002-03).
As a collegiate player, Lowerycompeted for two seasons at South Plains College (Levelland, Texas)before transferring to Concordia University (Mequon, Wisc.) wherehe earned All-Lakeshore Conference first team praise. Concordiamade its first postseason appearance with Lowery in the lineup,qualifying for the 2000 NCAA Division III Tournament.
Lowery, who taught kindergartenthrough eighth grade in the Milwaukee Public School System(2001-04), graduated from Concordia in 2002 with a bachelor’sdegree in physical education. He completed his master’sdegree in sports administration from Eastern New Mexico in2006.
Lowery has a nine-year-old son,Miles.
