WSC Women's Basketball Camps - Wayne State College

WSC Men's Basketball Camps

Coaching Staff

Matt Murken
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

Matt Murken is in his fifth season with the Wildcats. He is the Wildcat post player coach and serves as the recruiting coordinator, camp coordinator, academic coordinator and organizes off-season individual workouts. He was a graduate assistant coach in 2003-04 and moved up to full-time assistant in the 2004-05 season. As a graduate assistant at Wayne State he was in charge of perimeter players, tape exchange and assisted in all aspects of recruiting. Murken comes to Wayne State after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. While at Mount Mercy, Murken helped the Mustangs to a 34-25 record over two seasons and a national ranking both years. He controlled the perimeter players in addition to recruiting and conditioning programs.

Murken got his start at Cedar Rapids Xavier High School in Iowa where he served as an assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach. He was a member of the Saints staff for one season. During his time in Cedar Rapids, he also taught full time at Trinity Lutheran School.

Murken, a graduate of Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska, played shooting guard during his collegiate career. During his playing career, the Bulldogs had three, 18+ win seasons and three trips to the NAIA national tournament. He was also named to the NAIA Academic All-American team twice.

A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Murken attended Prairie High School where he was a two year starter. He was a member of the 1994 team which made the school's first state tournament appearance.

Murken earned his master's degree in sports management at Wayne State College in May, 2006 and resides in Wayne.
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Pat Monaghan
Graduate Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

Pat Monaghan is in his second season as a graduate assistant coach at Wayne State College. He will be in charge of perimeter players, tape exchange, scouting and all aspects of recruiting.

Monaghan is a 2006 graduate of Lewis University in Illinois, where he played shooting guard for the Flyers from 2004-06. He served as team captain in the 2005-06 season. Before playing at Lewis, Monaghan attended Harper Junior College in Illinois for two seasons, earning First Team All-Region honors both years and selected Third Team NJCAA All-American in 2003-04.

Pat is a native of Chicago, Illinois and attended Fremd High School, where he was a two-year starter in boys basketball. He is pursuing a masters degree in organizational management with a concentration on sport management at Wayne State College and resides in Wayne.
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Jordan Altman
Graduate Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

Jordan Altman is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach with the Wayne State College men's basketball team. He will be working closely with incoming players, tape exchange, scouting and most aspects of recruiting.

Altman is a 2007 graduate of Creighton University where he studied journalism and mass communication. He also served as a liaison for the Creighton men's basketball team from 2003-07. Altman is a native of Omaha and attended Millard West High School. Jordan spent the last seven years working and coaching with youth basketball around the Omaha metro area, most recently with Millard Basketball Association's Wildcat select basketball program as the head eighth grade boys coach.

Jordan is pursuing a masters degree in organizational management with a concentration on sport management at Wayne State College and he resides in Wayne.