The 2018-19 season marks the second year for Brian Urso as Director of Basketball Administration at Robert Morris University.
Urso joined the staff at RMU after spending the 2016-17 campaign as an assistant coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). Last season the Crimson Hawks compiled an overall record of 28-4 (.875), including a mark of 21-1 (.955) in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). IUP advanced to the second round of the 2017 Division II NCAA Tournament.
Prior to his appointment at IUP, Urso spent two seasons at Chatham University as an assistant coach among other duties, including assistant athletic director, sports information director and compliance officer, from 2014 to 2016. He served as the first assistant coach for a program that launched in 2015-16.
Between 2009 and 2016, Urso, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., served as the director of the Pittsburgh Nets AAU Basketball Organization. During his time with the Nets, Urso helped place student-athletes with Division I, Division II and Division III institutions, including Navy, South Carolina and Duquesne at the Division I level.
Urso has also worked various summer basketball camps, including the Hoop Group Elite and Academic Elite Camps, the Hoop Group Bob Hurly Camp and the Duke University Summer Camp.
A 2009 graduate of Point Park University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education, Urso is currently pursing a Master of Science degree in sport management and intercollegiate athletic administration from California University of Pennsylvania. He resides in Baden, Pa., with his wife, Karlie, and their daughters, Regina and Rosalia.
THE URSO FILE
Birthdate: March 17, 1986
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Age: 32
Alma Mater / Year: Point Park / 2009
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (elementary education)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Robert Morris University
(Moon Township, Pa.)
- Director of Basketball Administration (2017 – present)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
(Indiana, Pa.)
- Assistant Coach (2016-17)
Chatham University
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Assistant Coach (2014-16)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Pittsburgh Nets AAU Basketball
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Director (2009-16)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Point Park University
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Guard (2005-09)
Fox Chapel High School
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Guard (2001-05)
