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Jacob Ridenhour is in his fourth season as a member of Leonard Hamilton's staff at Florida State. In his role as the director of operations, he brings nearly 16 years of collegiate experience to his position.
At Florida State, Ridenhour responsibilities include management of the program, office and team fiscal matters, all aspects of travel, academic development, contracts and team community service projects. He is the primary liaison with University and Athletic Administration, educators, fan groups and schools. Ridenhour is also director of the Florida State Basketball Camps; his responsibilities include organizing, marketing, and operating the camps. Ridenhour has created and instituted the highly successful Florida State Team Camp with over 75 teams participating annually including multiple state champions from the southeast - the largest of its kind at Florida State, and brought in annual sessions of the prestigious Five-Star Basketball Camp to Tallahassee, both providing significant economic and financial impact to the Tallahassee community.
Ridenhour has been integrally involved in the inner workings of two major Division I basketball programs for nearly 15 years. He began his career at Auburn as a team manager in 1993. He later served as the administrative assistant and director of operations at Auburn University for Cliff Ellis, the former Head Coach at Auburn and Clemson, where he created and administered a $2.5 million budget and was primary contact to University Administration pertaining to the basketball team as well as overseeing player development. Ridenhour was the director of the highly successful Auburn Basketball Camp program from 1996-04.
While at Auburn, Ridenhour was instrumental in the building of the Auburn program, reaching post season play 6 out of his 8 years and two trips to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen including an SEC Championship. He was involved in the fundraising, marketing and management of the Auburn Basketball brand. He was also responsible for the design and development of the Auburn Basketball Museum and was instrumental in the redesign of the office and locker room renovations.
Prior to joining the Seminoles in the summer of 2005, Ridenhour participated in the Basketball Without Boarders and traveled with the NBA to Dakar, Senegal and Johannesburg, South Africa. He co-directed the Island Shootout in Nassau, Bahamas in 2004 and 2005.
A native of Salisbury, North Carolina, Ridenhour received his bachelor's degree in education from Auburn in 1995. He will complete the requirements for his Master's Degree in sport Administration in Dec. 2007.
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