WACO, Texas –Baylor head men’s basketball coach Scott Drew announced Tuesday the hiring of Tim Maloney as director of basketball operations. Maloney replaces one of Drew’s original staff members, Stephen Brough, who took an assistant coaching position at UMKC in July.
In addition to Maloney joining Drew’s staff, Paul Mills was promoted to assistant coach, replacing assistant Matthew Driscoll, who was named the head coach at North Florida in April. Mills, a 1996 Texas A&M graduate, had served for the previous six years as Baylor’s coordinator of operations. His former position will be filled by Dwon Clifton, who was the director of player development for the Bears last season.
Maloney, who has been coaching for 24 years, has six NCAA Tournament appearances and three NIT appearances in 12 years of Division I coaching to his credit, including two Sweet Sixteen, a Final Four and National Championship game appearances.
Maloney, who was a staff member on Florida’s 2000 NCAA national runner-up squad, last served as the Associate Head Coach at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for three seasons (2005-08). He served as recruiting coordinator for the Minutemen under current Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford. Maloney and UMass won the 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference regular season crown and advanced to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament championship game in New York City.