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CHARLOTTESVILLE—Ronnie Wideman, an operations assistant in the men’s basketball program at Washington State University the last three years, has been named men’s basketball assistant director of operations/video coordinator at Virginia. UVa men’s head basketball coach Tony Bennett announced Wideman’s appointment on Wednesday (April 29).
“Ronnie Wideman was a valuable member of the men’s basketball staff and of the athletics department at Washington State University,” said Bennett, who came to Virginia from Washington State. “Ronnie was my right hand man the last three years and someone who provided a significant level of assistance during my entire time at Washington State.
“He has a great rapport with the players, and is one of the most organized and detail oriented people I’ve been around. I’m glad to have him as a member of our staff at Virginia.”
At Washington State, Wideman coordinated team travel, official visits of recruits and video exchange, organized summer camps, oversaw facility scheduling and the managerial staff, managed the program’s budget and performed a number of other administrative duties.
Wideman joined the Washington State staff after four years as a student manager with the Cougars’ program. He assisted with the day-to-day operations of the program as a student manager, including working with video exchange, team travel, equipment distribution, summer camps, the supervision of volunteer managers, and editing game and practice video footage.
Wideman, who is from Washougal, Wash., graduated summa cum laude from Washington State in 2006 with a degree in health and fitness education. He is currently working on his master’s degree in higher education administration.