WICHITA, Kan. -- Dominic Okon has been named Director of Basketball Operations (DOBO) at Wichita State, head coach Gregg Marshall announced today.

"Dominic is a wonderful gentleman who has come to this country and found a niche in college basketball,” Marshall said. “He is very well respected and I am looking forward to working with him as a solid and final piece to our coaching staff.

“I got to know him the last year and a half while he was at Liberty, which is in the Big South Conference with Winthrop. He also worked for Coach Gene Bess, who is the winningest college coach in the country, for eight years as an assistant coach at Three Rivers Community College.”

Okon comes to WSU after one year at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., as an assistant coach after spending eight years as assistant men's basketball coach at TRCC in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Okon helped the Raiders to an impressive 197-62 record over eight seasons, while aiding Three Rivers in claming two regional titles and a trip the national tournament.

During his tenure, Okon assisted in the development of four All-Americans, while more than 30 players under his tutelage moved on to four-year schools.

While at Three Rivers, Okon was responsible for on-court coaching, recruiting, scouting, and player development. He also assisted the Raiders as he was in charge of athletic administration which included athletic insurance, athletic eligibility, study hall monitor and housing supervision.

“I'm really excited to be a part of Gregg Marshall's staff and Wichita State University,” Okon said. “Coach Marshall did good things in the Big South and he will do great things with the program here and I am happy to be a part of it.”

Okon was a four-year collegiate basketball player, including two seasons at Three Rivers and two seasons at Loyola University of Chicago where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology. While at Three Rivers, Okon earned all-conference and all-region honors and led the team to a 59-12 record, two region titles and a fifth-place finish at the national tournament.

After college, Okon represented the Nigerian National Team in various international basketball tournaments, helping his team to the Nations Cup in Africa in 1997, which qualified Nigeria to the World Cup in Athens, Greece in 1998.

A native of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, he and his wife Monica have two sons, Jaden, 6, and Jordan, 2.