Quincy, Ill. - Quincy University head men's basketball coach Brad Hoyt has announced his inaugural men's basketball staff. Justin Bottorff, Brendan Gooch, Kameron Whiteman, Bob Sheffield and Mike Kindhart will all work with Hoyt in developing and competing with the 2024-25 roster.

Bottorff, a Quincy Notre Dame High School graduate and former Quincy University signee, returns to Quincy after spending last season serving as an assistant coach at Concordia University Chicago. Bottorff played for Hoyt during the 2018-19 season, finishing the season with a 6th place finish at the NJCAA DII National Tournament. He finished his successful playing career at Augustana College. At CUC, Bottodorf helped rebuild the program to a .500, 13-13 record in a tough NACC conference. 

Gooch, a Belleville, IL native, comes to the Hawks after serving last season as an assistant coach at fellow GLVC member Illinois-Springfield. Gooch graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He played 69 games in three seasons as a Saluki. Gooch transferred to McKendree where he appeared in 37 games over two years and earned Second Team All-GLVC honors after the 2020-21 season. He went on to play professionally for the Drogheda Wolves National League Team in Drogheda, Ireland in 2022. With UIS, Gooch helped the team to an 18-13 record and a berth to the GLVC tournament, where the Prairie Stars fell to a NCAA-bound Lewis University. 

Whiteman, a Lincoln, IL native, returns to the city of Quincy after playing for Hoyt during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Whiteman helped lead John Wood to the national tournament in the 2020 NJCAA DII postseason. He spent the last two seasons as a student manager at the University of Miami for Head Coach Jim Larranaga. Whiteman's time at 'The U' was highlighted by a Final Four run during the 2023 postseason. Coach Whiteman will serve as the head coach of the JV/Development team for Hawk basketball. He will be working on his graduate degree at Quincy University.

Sheffield, a nine-year veteran of coaching with Hoyt, is a full time guidance counselor at Quincy Notre Dame High School and has decades of coaching experience. He has spent the last nine seasons working alongside Hoyt and has been an integral part of multiple conference championships and national tournament appearances. He will be a volunteer on this season's staff.

Kindhart, a full-time sergeant with the Illinois State of Police, returns to Quincy University after a six-year hiatus from working with the Hawks. Coach Kindhart spent 20 years on the Hawk basketball staff, serving multiple head coaches during that span. Coach Kindhart has played integral roles in conference championships and NCAA appearance teams from the Hawk sideline. A veteran coach at both the college and high school levels, Kindhart brings incredible QU and GLVC experience to this year's staff, He will be a volunteer on this season's staff.

 "The process of assembling a staff has been a priority since day one. I think our student-athletes hit the jackpot with this group. Our focus was on player development and championship-level experience and this group meets each of those criteria. There is a familiarity with the city of Quincy and with our vision of Hawk basketball and I'm excited to work with each one of these coaches and high-level people. Our program, the athletic department, the university and our student-athletes will benefit greatly from this group," commented Head Coach Brad Hoyt.