TicketsMcCormick brings to UC a reputation as a top recruiter and well-respected coach. His recruiting contacts across the country are second to none and helped the Bearcats sign the 10th-ranked recruting class in the country last fall.
McCormick joined the Bearcats after having served as a women[apos]s college basketball scout for All-Star Girls Report since 1998. While there he was instrumental in starting the nationally known Adidas Top Ten Girls All-American Camp.
Prior to that, he spent the 1997-98 season as an assistant at the University of Central Florida, where he led the recruiting efforts and helped the Golden Knights to their best season in 15 years.
McCormick spent a bulk of his career as the recruiting coordinator at Marshall University from 1993-97, where he recruited and coached two Southern Conference Freshman of the Year performers. He helped the Herd to its first NCAA Tournament appearance and Southern Conference Tournament title in 1997.
A native of Point Pleasant, W. Va., he graduated from the University of Rio Grande in 1982 and coached AAU basketball in his hometown until 1989. After serving as head coach at Point Pleasant Junior High from 1990-92, McCormick served as an assistant for the men[apos]s team at the University of Charleston in 1992-93, before heading to Marshall.
McCormick and his wife, Tammy, live in Erlanger, Ky. with their children Lexus (7) and Delanee (3).
Bret McCormick At A Glance
Hometown: Point Pleasant, W. Va.
College: Rio Grande (BA in Sales & Marketing, 1982)
Years at Cincinnati: 1
Coaching Experience: 13 seasons
Point Pleasant AAU (1987-89), head coach; Point Pleasant Junior High (1990-92), head coach; University of Charleston (1993), assistant men[apos]s coach; Marshall University (1994-97), assistant women[apos]s coach; University of Central Florida (1998), assistant women[apos]s coach; Cincinnati (2004-pr), assistant coach.