In his second season as the Director of Basketball Operations at Indiana State is Rich Kemper.
In 2011-12, the Sycamores finished the year with an 18-15 record and advanced to the CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament. It marked the third consecutive year the team has reached postseason play -- its longest such stretch since the 1977, 1978 and 1979 seasons when Larry Bird donned the Indiana State uniform.
Jake Odum was one of just four players nationally to average at least 10 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists per game during his sophomore season and was a Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection as well as Second Team All-District selection as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The Sycamores downed No. 25 nationally-ranked Vanderbilt on the road and finished third at the Old Spice Classic -- the best-ever finish by a MVC team in the event.
Kemper came to Indiana State after a one-year stint as an assistant coach at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. At South Plains, Kemper's team finished the season with a 17-13 record and advanced to the Region 5 Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.
He came to South Plains after earning his Master's degree in Education at Drury University in Springfield, Mo., where he also served as a graduate assistant for the men's basketball team.
At Drury, Kemper was responsible for monitoring the academic progress of the men's basketball team as well as assisting in on-campus recruiting and film exchange. Prior to Drury Kemper worked as an assistant coach at St. Gregory's, an NAIA institution located in Shawnee, Okla. His primary responsibilities at St. Gregory's were recruiting and scouting.
A native of St. Louis, Kemper earned an undergraduate degree in physical education from Missouri State in 2005. He is the son of John and Donna and has a twin brother, Jeff.
