Milwaukee Athletics

Head coach LaVall Jordan has announced that Omar Lowery has been named an assistant coach for the Milwaukee men's basketball team.

Lowery spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Sam Houston State University, helping direct the team to 44 victories and postseason appearances each year.

"I am thrilled to have Omar joining our staff," Jordan said. "He is from the area and knows the state and Midwest well from a recruiting standpoint. I consider him to be a great role model for our student-athletes. He also has an outstanding track record in skill development, especially with post players."
 
While at Sam Houston, Lowery mentored Michael Holyfield, who is currently with Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA D-League. The defensive player of the year was selected to the 2015 All-Southland Third Team after setting the school’s single-season record for blocks (86). He also coached Aurimas Majauskas of Lithuania to second-team all-league honors as a junior after averaging 14.1 points per game. 

Lowery has an extensive coaching background in NCAA Division I basketball that includes a season at San Jose State as well as four years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cal Poly and three seasons at Texas State.

At both San Jose State and Cal Poly, Lowery was heavily involved in recruiting and was also in charge of skill development for the post players.

Cal Poly basketball saw a new level of success while Lowery was there, setting a program record for Big West victories and a new school record for home wins in one season. The team also posted the program's first-ever win over a ranked opponent when it toppled No. 11 UCLA, 70-68, on the road. He molded Chris Eversley into a First-Team All-Big West performer and Malik Love, Jr., was tabbed the 2011 Big West Co-Freshman of the Year.

While at Texas State (2006-09), he helped recruit seven players ranked among the Top 40 Texas high school prospects and the team increased its victory total each of three seasons Lowery was on the bench.

As a collegiate player, Lowery began his career at South Plains College before transferring to Concordia University Wisconsin, where he earned All-Lake Michigan Conference First-Team honors. He helped Concordia qualify for the 2000 NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in school history after setting a school record by averaging 16.3 points per game.

A Wisconsin native, Lowery graduated from CUW in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education. He received his master's degree in sports administration from Eastern New Mexico in 2006.