Tim Fuller Named To Deacon Basketball Staff
9/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sept. 15, 2004
Tim Fuller, a former Wake Forest guard and a recent assistant coach at Elon, is returning to his alma mater to serve as Director of Basketball Operations, head coach Skip Prosser announced today.
Fuller replaces Pat Kelsey, who was promoted internally to assistant coach. The Woodbridge (VA) native returns to Winston-Salem after briefly serving as Director of Basketball Operations at new ACC member Miami under former Wake Forest assistant coach Frank Haith.
Prior to his stop with the Hurricanes, Fuller spent the last two seasons (2003 and 2004) at Elon University where he most recently served as Associate Head Basketball coach. At Elon, he served one year under another former Deacon assistant coach, Ernie Nestor.
"Tim Fuller will do an outstanding job for us at Wake Forest," Prosser said. "As a former student and basketball player here, he understands all that is expected in the classroom and on the court. Tim comes highly recommended by his coach at Wake Forest, Dave Odom, as well as all the coaches he has previously worked with - David Laton, Ernie Nestor and Frank Haith. Tim will be an outstanding addition to our staff."
Fuller's familiarity with Wake Forest, the Triad area and the ACC goes beyond his playing days with the Deacons and his coaching stint at Elon. Prior to joining the Phoenix staff, Fuller served as assistant coach at West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, NC. Tim specifically worked with the individual improvement of West Forsyth's junior varsity and varsity players; 2004 ACC Rookie of the Year Chris Paul and USC-Upstate's point guard CJ Paul.
"This is a great time to be a Deac and I am extremely excited to join Coach Prosser's staff," Fuller said. "It has always been a dream and a goal since I played here to one day return to Wake Forest as a member of the coaching staff. I am honored to be part of such a talented and well-respected staff."
Fuller participated as a non-scholarship athlete at Wake Forest under current South Carolina Head Coach Dave Odom. As a Demon Deacon, he competed on the No. 2-ranked Deacon team, along with Tim Duncan. He ended his career as co-captain of the 2000 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Championship team. Odom rewarded Fuller's work ethic, determination and athletic talent by offering him a deserving scholarship his senior season.
This 2000 Wake Forest graduate interned with the Atlantic Coast Conference post graduation working for Associate Commissioner Fred Barakat and then Assistant Commissioner Carol Anne Gilmore. He also spent time as a volunteer assistant coach at North Carolina A&T with Curtis Hunter.
