Clifton Ealy -- Assistant Athletic Director for Community Relations, Ole Miss Rebels

(as of football season 2011) Hired at Ole Miss in January 2008. Ealy was Arkansas' director of high school relations for the last two seasons (06-07), serving as the program's liaison with high school and junior college coaches around the state and country. He also organized the annual high school coaches' clinic and the Houston Nutt Football Camp.
The Conway, Ark., native served as the Hogs' bandits and rovers coach in Nutt's first two seasons (1998-99) in Fayetteville. Ealy rejoined the Razorback staff after serving as the outside linebackers and free safeties coach at Fayetteville (Ark.) High School for three seasons. He also has been employed at the Fayetteville Juvenile Detention Center during his hiatus from the Razorback football program. Ealy was two-time honorable mention All-America and all-conference wide receiver at the University of Central Arkansas before injuries prevented him from finishing his collegiate career. After earning his bachelor's degree in physical education from UCA in 1982, Ealy began his coaching career as an assistant coach (1982-84) at Morrilton (Ark.) Middle School. He then returned to his alma mater as a graduate assistant working with wide receivers from 1985-86. In 1985, the Bears won a share of the NAIA national championship. Ealy also completed his master's in secondary administration of supervision and leadership at UCA in 1987.
Ealy's first stint with the Razorbacks came in 1987 when he served as a graduate assistant under then UA head coach Ken Hatfield. He worked primarily with the Hogs' secondary on a team that finished 9-4 and played in the Liberty Bowl. Ealy went on to serve two seasons at Delta State (Miss.) University as the secondary coach (1988-89) and then the defensive coordinator (1989). Ealy returned to UCA in a full-time coaching capacity in 1990. He spent seven seasons in Conway with stints as the secondary coach (1990-94), linebackers coach (1995-96) and defensive coordinator (1990-96). In his first four years at the school, the Bears won four conference titles and the 1991 NAIA national championship. Ealy joined Nutt's coaching staff at Boise State in time for the 1997 season. He worked with defensive backs with the Broncos before accompanying Nutt to Arkansas in 1998.

Shana Easley -- Assistant Softball Coach, University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos

(as of softball season 2011-12) Shana Easley joined the UMKC softball program as an assistant coach in Aug. 2008. Easley, who will work primarily with the pitchers and catchers, joins the Kangaroos from the University of Arkansas, where she served as Director of Softball Operations.
Easley, a four-year letterwinner for the Lady Razorbacks, started 213 of the 217 games in which she played. She was charged with just 21 errors, with her fielding percentage of .985 ranking second all-time for the Lady 'Backs. She also holds the Arkansas record for most putouts in a game.
At the plate, Easley finished second on the team in RBI in both 2005 and 2006. During her senior season, she finished first on the team in home runs and total bases and second in doubles. She also ranks at the top of the record book for most home runs in a single season and in a career.
After graduation, Easley played one season for the Arizona Heat of the National Pro Fastpitch League, posting a .250 batting average and a slugging percentage of .346. She recorded four doubles and a home run on the campaign. Additionally, Easley played one season for Dream Team Reggio Emilia in Italy, leading the squad to a championship, as the team posted a 14-0 record on the 2008 season.
The Loveland, Colo., native earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Arkansas. She earned her bachelor of science in marketing in May 2006 and received a master's in sport management in May 2008.

Tim Eatman - Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Boston College

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Eatman joined the BC staff in June 2011. He was the associate head coach at Arkansas previously.
Eatman registered the nation's top recruiting class in 1994 while at Iowa, one of five times his recruiting resulted in a top 10 class. During his career, Eatman has a total of 11 top 30 recruiting classes for five different Division I schools.
Eatman spent two seasons with Marian Washington at Kansas before arriving at Louisville in 2004.
It was Eatman's second tour with the Jayhawks, joining Washington's staff after serving as the head man for four seasons at Illinois-Chicago.
Eatman arrived at Kansas for the first time in 1996, and landed the nation's No. 6 recruiting class in his second year. He backed it up with another No. 6 class in 1998, and added a third-ranked class in 2003. On the court, he worked with players that led Kansas to the Big 12 Championship in 1997 and reached the Sweet 16 in 1998.
Working with another coaching legend before Kansas, Eatman was an assistant coach for then Iowa head coach C. Vivian Stringer. With the Hawkeyes, Eatman also had the nation's top recruiting class in 1994, and was honored by Lindy's Magazine as one of the top young recruiters in women's basketball.
Prior to Iowa, Eatman spent a season at Houston from 1992-93, and the Cougars' 1992 class as rated No. 4 in the country. Eatman also has experience in the SEC, spending one season as an assistant at Mississippi State (91-92).
A 1988 graduate of Talladega College with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, Eatman started his college coaching career as the head coach at his alma mater. Turning the team into a winner in his first season, Eatman led the Tornadoes to a 20-9 season in his second year with Talladega.

Scott Edgar -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, Eastern Oklahoma State College

(as of basketball season 2011-12) A veteran coach whose teams have advanced to postseason play 16 times in his 27-year collegiate coaching career, Scott Edgar is entering his first season (2010-11) as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Eastern Oklahoma State College.
Respected for his recruiting abilities and his on-court coaching, Edgar has recruited or coached 17 NBA players. Edgar came to Eastern after spending three years as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Southeast Missouri State University. He spent one year as an assistant coach at Tennessee where he helped direct the Titans to a 22-8 record and the conference championship. He also spent three years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he helped direct the Blazers to a 65-34 record. In his three years in Birmingham, UAB won the 2004 Conference USA championship, made two NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the 2004 Sweet 16, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 National Invitation Tournament.
A familiar face in the southeast, Edgar served as an assistant coach at Arkansas for six seasons (1985-91). In 1990 the Razorbacks posted a 30-5 overall record in winning the Southwest Conference regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the Final Four in Denver, Colo.
Edgar broke into the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at the New Mexico Military Institute in 1978. Three years later he made the jump to NCAA Division I coaching when he joined Nolan Richardson's coaching staff at the University of Tulsa. During the five-year span (1980-85) that Edgar and Richardson were at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane made three NCAA Tournament appearances and won the 1981 National Invitation Tournament championship.
After following Richardson to Arkansas, Edgar got his first head coaching opportunity in 1991 when he was named the head coach at Murray State University. In his four seasons (1991-95) in Murray, Ky., he led the Racers to a 79-40 record that included two NCAA Tournament appearances and an NIT bid.
A native of Penn Hills, Pa., Edgar returned to the Pittsburgh, Pa., area when he was named head coach at Duquesne. In three seasons he was able to return the Dukes to competitiveness.
In 1999 Edgar joined Billy Tubbs' staff at TCU where he was head of basketball operations for two seasons.
Edgar earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in sociology in from Pittsburgh-Johnstown 1978. A standout on both the basketball court and baseball diamond while in college, his accomplishments earned him induction into the Penn Hills High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Charity Elliott -- Head Women's Basketball Coach, UC San Diego Tritons

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Charity Elliott was named head coach at UCSD on June 8, 2007. She spent the previous three season's (04-07) as Portland State's head women's basketball coach.
A former head coach at California Baptist University in Riverside, Calif., Elliott joined PSU after spending the 2003-04 season on Susie Gardner's staff at the University of Arkansas.
In only two years at the helm at Cal Baptist, Elliott guided the Lancers to their first .500 season in over a decade. Her 2002-03 squad, made up of 10 freshman and sophomores, went 16-16 and ended a run of 10 losing seasons.
She joined CBU after a year as the head coach for the South Adelaide Basketball Club in Adelaide, Australia. The Panthers are a member of the Australian Basketball Association, the highest amateur level of women's basketball in Australia.
Prior to becoming a head coach, Elliott served as an assistant coach at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., from 1997-99, and at her alma mater, Southwest Missouri State, from 1995-97. She spent the 1993-94 season at San Diego State before returning to SMS to coach under Cheryl Burnett, a legend in the women's college basketball game.
At Southwest Baptist, she was the recruiting coordinator as SBU reached the NCAA Division II Tournament in two of her three seasons, including a 21-7 finish in 1998-99.
As a player, Elliott, formerly Charity Shira, was an integral part of Southwest Missouri's first Final Four team in 1992. She ranked in the top 10 nationally in free throw percentage and was named SMS' Woman of the Year. Dubbed "Instant Offense" by Coach Burnett, she helped the Lady Bears go 57-8 during her two seasons in Springfield. A summa cum laude graduate of SMS, she spent her first two years as a student-athlete at Rice University, where she averaged 16 points per game.

Chris Elliott -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, UC San Diego Tritons

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Chris Elliott joined the UC San Diego staff in 2009.
Elliott came to UCSD after spending two years with Synergy Sports Technologies, a company that provides game video editing and analysis for the NBA, the NBA Developemental League, NCAA Division I games, and several major European Leagues.
Chris Elliott coached alongside his wife, Charity, at Portland State from 2004-07, helping rebuild the Viking's program and leading the team to consecutive Big Sky Tournament appearances.
Prior to his stint at Portland State, Elliott spent the 2003-04 season as the strength and conditioning coach for the women's basketball program at Arkansas. He also served as an assistant alongside Charity Elliott at Cal Baptist from 2001-03.
Elliott earned a Bachelor of Science from Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) in 1991. He also attended the University of Miami (FL) and was a defensive back on the Hurricanes' 1983 National Championship team.

Matt Erickson -- Manager, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A-) -- Milwaukee Brewers

(as of baseball season 2012) Matt Erickson was named hitting coach for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League (A-) on December 3, 2008 and was named the manager on January 5, 2011.
Erickson played 11 seasons of professional baseball and made his major league debut for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004. He had a standout career for the University of Arkansas from 1995-97.

Rob Evans -- Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Texas Christian University

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Rob Evans joined the TCU coaching staff on July 5, 2011. A former Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, Evans joined the staff at Arkansas as an assistant coach on April 19, 2007. He was not retained after the 2010-11 season.
Evans was the head coach at Ole Miss from 1993-98 and at Arizona State from 1999-2006. He rebuilt both programs, leading Ole Miss to consecutive SEC Western Division titles and NCAA Tournament bids, and guiding Arizona State to post-season tournament appearances in three of his last five years.
The Hobbs, N.M., native was a collegiate assistant for 24 years before taking over the Ole Miss program. He was an assistant to Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State in 1991 and 1992 after spending 15 years as an assistant at Texas Tech (1976-90) and seven under Lou Henson at New Mexico State (1969-75), his alma mater.
He helped the Aggies earn four NCAA Tournament bids in seven years with a trip to the Final Four in 1970. While an assistant at NMSU, he also coached the freshman teams to a combined record of 90-15.
Evans was named SEC Coach of the Year and CollegeInsider.com National Coach of the Year in 1997.
As a player, he was the first All-American at Lubbock (Texas) Christian College after averaging 19.8 points in 1966. Named team captain, he was also all-conference and all-region.
At New Mexico State, he captained the 1967 Aggies to a 15-11 record and the 1968 squad to a 23-6 mark. NMSU made the NCAA Tournament both years.
A former baseball star as well, he was drafted out of high school by the Colt 45s, which eventually became the Houston Astros. Following college, he signed as a free agent with the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association and with the Oakland Raiders as a receiver.

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