Rudy Wise joined the Great Dane staff ahead of the 2022-23 season as the Director of Program Development and Analytics.
"Rudy brings a wealth of experience as an educator, coach, and professional within the business," said Head Coach Dwayne Killings. "As we look to continue to expand our program on and off the court, Rudy is the perfect person that understands the true essence of how the business of basketball operates. As we look to grow in the areas of community engagement, NIL, player development, business partnerships and program efficiency, Rudy is the perfect person tasked to help take our program to another level."
Wise joins the Great Danes after most recently serving as the Associate Director of Admissions, as well as an advisor and the Assistant Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach, at Episcopal High School (EHS) in Virginia. Prior to arriving at EHS, he served as the Associate Director of Admissions at Mercersburg Academy where he also held the title of Assistant Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach. Before Mercersburg, Wise spent 14 years in Philadelphia at Rosemont College, Haverford College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Wise got his start in coaching at the collegiate level as a graduate assistant intern for Villanova University. He received his B.A. from Lake Forest College, his M.A. from Villanova, and his M.P.S. in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown University.
At the time of his hire, Wise added "Coach Killings was instrumental in helping me land my first coaching opportunity at the University of Pennsylvania [12 years ago]. It is a privilege to be a part of a tremendous staff, and to be led by one of the hardest working head coaches in this business. Simply put, when DK [Killings] calls, you answer. Great things are happening at UAlbany, and it's an honor to be a member of this coaching family and to represent this program at a high level."
