Colorado College Athletics

Mike Hart, who worked his way up from an un-recruited walk-on to a two-year starter for Gonzaga University, is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Colorado College men’s basketball program.

Hart’s primary responsibilities include on-court player development, assisting in practice and game planning, as well as scouting of opponents and film-exchange.

He also assists with scheduling, planning youth and elite summer camps, alumni relations and monitoring the program’s service projects.
 
Hart played for the Division I Bulldogs from 2008 through 2013, then spent the last two years as video coordinator and summer camp director under head coach Mark Few.
 
As a senior, Hart started 20 of 35 games and helped Gonzaga earn the school’s first-ever No. 1 ranking in the final Associated Press regular-season poll.
 
He was named the 2013 Defensive Player of the Year by the West Coast Conference and was recognized as the captain of Sports Illustrated All-Glue Team. Hart also was named Gonzaga Athletics’ Senior Athlete of the Year.
 
During his career, the Zags posted a 110-27 record and made four consecutive trips to the Big Dance.
 
At the end of his playing career, Hart quickly transitioned to a spot on the men’s basketball staff.
 
He served as the program’s expert on all things related to technology, particularly video capturing, editing and exchanging.
 
Hart also directed the team’s day-to-day operations, principally scheduling and communicating all team activities. He also assisted with advanced scouting of opponents and helped produce written and video scouting reports.
 
The Portland native earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Gonzaga in 2012 and then his master’s in the same subject the following year.