2012-13 Gamecock Spotlight Video

Andy Assaley joins the men's staff at South Carolina as the director of basketball operations. Assaley most recently served in the same capacity at Kansas State under Frank Martin for the past five seasons.

"Andy brings an incredible combination of coaching and administrative background to our staff," Martin said. "He is very helpful in film breakdown and also in creating a great organization of our office's day-to-day business."

Assaley has played a key support role in helping to build the Kansas State program during his six seasons on staff with the Wildcats. The program posted at least 20 wins each season and advanced to the postseason every year, including four trips to the NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats advanced to the Postseason NIT in 2007, Assaley's first season on staff where he served as video coordinator, posting an overall record of 23-12, the first of six-consecutive 20-win campaigns by K-State. Assaley was named the director of operations shortly following the conclusion of the season.

Assaley played a role in the Wildcats posting their first NCAA Tournament victory since 1988 after posting a 21-12 overall record, including a third-place finish in the Big 12 with a 10-6 mark during the 2007-08 season. The finish in league play was the highest for the Wildcats since the inception of the league.

The 2008-09 squad posted 22 wins and earned an at-large bid to the Postseason NIT, which set the stage for a record-setting season in 2009-10, when the team posted a school-record 29 wins, en route to the program's first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance in over two decades. The Wildcats defeated six ranked opponents that season, and concluded the year ranked in the Top 10 in both the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll (No. 7) and the Associated Press Top 25 Poll (No. 7).

Kansas State followed with two more 20-win seasons, compiling a 23-11 mark in 2010-11 and a 22-11 record during the 2011-12 season. The squad advanced to the NCAA Tournament third round both years, and finished third and fifth, respectively in the Big 12 during those seasons.

Assaley joined the K-State staff as video coordinator on April 26, 2006, for then-head coach Bob Huggins. Assaley spent the previous five years at Cincinnati in a number of capacities for both Huggins and Andy Kennedy, first serving as a volunteer, before being promoted to video coordinator and assistant to the head coach. During his tenure, the Bearcats posted 119 victories and advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times.

Assaley received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Cincinnati, earning his undergraduate degree in economics in 1996 and his master's in labor and employee relations in 1998. Assaley and his wife, Sarah, are the parents of three daughters, Cali, Isabella and Payton, and a son, Will.