ELON, N.C. – Elon head men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny recently announced the promotion of Jack Wooten from director of basketball operations to an assistant coach of the Phoenix basketball program for the 2010-11 season. Wooten, a 2009 graduate of the University of North Carolina, served in the operations role at Elon for one season prior to the promotion. As an assistant coach, Wooten will play an active part in the recruiting efforts of the Phoenix staff and will also have the opportunity to work on the court with the student-athletes, both at practice and during individual workouts.  

“Jack is very bright, extremely hard-working and has fully invested his energies in the development of our program,” said Matheny. “His promotion is well-deserved and will be seamless.”

Wooten was a two-year letter winner on the Tar Heel basketball team, earning a national championship ring in 2009. He was honored with the Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior as well as the Burgess McSwain Scholar-Athlete Award, an honor bestowed on the top scholar-athlete on the men’s basketball team. Wooten also competed for two seasons on the UNC junior varsity basketball team, captaining the team to a combined 24-8 record as the starting point guard.

Elected Phi Beta Kappa as a senior, Wooten was a strong leader during his years at North Carolina. In the summer of 2008, he volunteered with Upward Sports Camp, joining 16 other Americans to run a weeklong camp in rural Kenya. Wooten designed and led the soccer portion of the camp for the 600 participants. In 2009, he was recognized with the Laurel Wreath Award as an Ambassador of Good Will in Athletics for North Carolina. On the dean’s list throughout his career, Wooten graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

A native of Burlington, N.C., Wooten lettered in basketball, soccer and track at Walter M. Williams High School. He earned all-conference accolades in both basketball and soccer and was a two-time city-county champion in the 400 meters.