By ISU Sports Information
NORMAL – Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller announced the hiring of Darshawn McClellan as the program’s video coordinator Monday.
A former player at Vanderbilt, McClellan served as a player development assistant with the Commodore men’s basketball program during the 2015-16 season following a three-year playing career overseas and work in the private sector.
“Darshawn was a player when I was an assistant at Vanderbilt who I always thought could become a terrific coach,” Muller said. “With a year of video experience under his belt at Vanderbilt, along with the type of person he is, Darshawn is the perfect guy for this job.”
McClellan graduated from Vanderbilt in 2011 with a degree in human and organizational development and played in 88 career games with 13 starts. He averaged 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds and scored a career-high 11 points in a Vanderbilt win at Arkansas while also adding three rebounds, two assists and a block against the Razorbacks Feb. 27, 2010.
“I am extremely excited to be a part of the Illinois State men’s basketball program,” McClellan said. “I am beyond grateful for the opportunity Coach Muller has given me to learn and grow as an aspiring coach. I look forward to aiding in the growth of the Redbird basketball program, working with the players, and getting to know the Redbird community.”
After graduating from Vanderbilt, McClellan played a fifth year with Louisiana at Lafayette as a graduate student, where he averaged 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in his only season with the Ragin’ Cajuns.
McClellan played professionally overseas from 2012 until 2014, playing in Iceland, Japan and Luxembourg. He also served as an assistant coach at Thomas Edison High School, his alma mater in Fresno, California, during his offseasons. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2014, he served as a counselor at Youth Villages, a private nonprofit dedicated to helping thousands of emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully.
