Alan Frey Hometown: New Orleans, La. Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 6th Season Alma Mater: New Orleans, 1988

Alan Frey begins his sixth season with the Green Wave for the 2011-12 season. Frey will will once again be responsible for the development of the Green Wave's post players as well as supervising all opponent scouting, coordinating game scheduling and scheduling all individual workouts. Frey will also share recruiting responsibilities with assistant coach Doshia Woods.

During his time at Tulane, Frey has helped the Green Wave post winning records each season, tally a combined 109-53 overall record, win a pair of Conference USA regular-season titles and advance to the postseason three times (2007 WNIT, 2010 NCAA, 2011 WNIT).

Frey's recruiting efforts have been instrumental to the program's overall success in recent years as a pair of Green Wave rookies - Brett Benzio in 2009 and Olivia Grayson in 2010 -earned C-USA All-Freshman Team recognition while junior college transfer Indira Kaljo was tabbed C-USA Newcomer of the Year in 2009.

A native of New Orleans, Frey joined the Tulane family for the 2006-07 season after spending the previous two years as an assistant coach for the Loyola (New Orleans) University's men's team. His duties with the Wolfpack included recruiting, on-court instruction and practice implementations. During his time at Loyola, Frey coached future All-Gulf Coast Athletic Association honoree Zach Tyson, who went on to finish with the No. 27 single-season scoring total in Loyola history with 382 points during the 2004-05 season and completed his career 21st in the Wolfpack scoring record book.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Frey spent 15 years coaching the AAU Kenner Angels to 13 Finals Fours and five national championships from 1992-2006. He compiled an overall record of 425-67 during his time with the Angels, including a 138-25 mark at the national tournament.

The 1997 AAU National Coach of the Year, Frey guided the team to the Gold Medal in at the 1996 Junior Olympics and a second-place finish in 2005. Frey's teams amassed 15 Louisiana AAU titles in as many years with a 79-1 record at the state tournament.

In addition, Frey served as an assistant coach for Team Louisiana at the U.S. Junior Nationals from 1987-92, and the 1990 squad won the USJN championship. He also served as an assistant coach (1984-91) and head coach (1992-2004) for the Jefferson Parish Recreation Department All-Stars where he helped the club win a combined 13 International Championships.

During his time with the AAU, Frey helped more than 50 of his players earn Division I scholarships, including current Green Wave standouts Grayson and Tiffany Aidoo, as well as Tulane alumni Sarah Goree, Rodnelle Hadley, Salome Hector, Mignon Frey, Mary Ann Marino, Lacey Vicknair and Kristi Pertuit. In addition, five of his former players have gone on to play in the WNBA - Vickie, Niesa and Temeka Johnson, Yolanda Moore and Detrina White.

Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Frey has spent the bulk of his professional career managing not-for-profit organizations throughout the New Orleans area.

A leader in New Orleans philanthropic circles for nearly 20 years, Frey served as the President of the New Orleans' Chapter of the Association of Fun Raising Professionals in 2005 as well as the President of the Louisiana Chapter of Community Health Charities in 2005-06. He was the executive director of the Louisiana Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from 2000-05 and remains actively involved in the foundation's fund-raising efforts.

A 1983 graduate of nearby Jesuit High School, Frey received his bachelor's degree in history from the University of New Orleans in 1988. He is married to the former Karen Halley of Metairie, the couple resides in Metairie, and they have three children: Halley, 15, Garrett, 13, and Hayden, 6.

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