Jack Dorn begins his fourth season as assistant coach for the Hilltoppers. Dorn came to St. Edward’s after spending three seasons at Missouri Western State as an assistant coach. Dorn’s responsibilities at Western included recruiting, film exchange, coordinating team travel and other operations items.
Prior to Missouri Western, Dorn attended St. Edward’s, where he completed his undergraduate degree in May 2009 in Business Management. During his time in Austin as an undergraduate, he spent his first two years as the head manager for the men’s basketball team and his final two seasons as a student assistant coach. He was involved in scouting, film exchange and recruiting during his final two seasons with the Hilltoppers.
In his four years at St. Edward’s, the Hilltoppers won 85 games and were conference champions three times. The Hilltoppers were both regular season and tournament champions twice, while another season they were regular season champions. The Hilltoppers were NCAA Tournament participants three times. During that four-year span, St. Edward’s had two Conference Players of the Year and more than 20 all-conference selections.
Dorn also holds a master’s degree in Sport Administration from Northwest Missouri State. He is originally from Dallas, Texas, where his parents, Michael and Mary Jo, still reside. Dorn’s father has been a coach for more than 30 years at schools in Chicago and Dallas, while his mom works for the Catholic Charities in Dallas as their fundraising coordinator.