Men's Basketball Release (2005-06) - Uhlinger Added to Men's Basketball Staff - Guilford College

  • UHLINGER JOINS MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF

 

      Greensboro, NC (10/10/05) -- Guilford College Athletics Director Marion Kirby named Erik Uhlinger as an assistant men's basketball coach Monday. Uhlinger joins third-year head coach Tom Palombo's coaching staff.

 

Uhlinger comes from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI, where he coached the freshman basketball team and assisted the varsity basketball team. He graduated from Concordia (MI) University in 2003 with a sports management degree. Uhlinger lettered four years and captained the basketball squad. In 2003, Uhlinger was a Wolverine Hoosier Conference First Team All-Defense selection. He also played in the Slam Jam Sports Semi-Pro League in Detroit.

 

Uhlinger has worked as a scout for Concordia and ran the university's T-Wall/T-Ball Basketball Tournament for area children in special education. He has also served as a personal fitness trainer for the Ann Arbor YMCA. Uhlinger has worked at summer and preseason basketball camps at Kent State and Concordia.

 

Guilford opens the 2005-06 season Nov. 18 at Webber International (FL).