George Mason women's basketball head coach
Vanessa Blair-Lewis has announced that
Tyler Kopatich will join her staff as director of basketball operations.
"Tyler is a tremendous addition to our staff," said Blair-Lewis. "He is a relentless worker. His knowledge and passion for our program is contagious. Since my first day at Mason I noticed that he embodies our 'WE' first mentality. He is detailed and very meticulous at how he goes about everything, especially when engaging with our young women. He has an ability to connect with people from all walks of life and our entire staff is very excited to work alongside him."
Kopatich has served as Mason women's basketball's director of basketball operations for the past two seasons.
"I am extremely thankful that Coach Blair has given me the opportunity to stay here at Mason and join her staff," said Kopatich. "She is an incredible person and coach and will make an amazing impact on our players' lives on and off the court. I'm excited to learn from her and her wonderful staff and help them bring Mason women's basketball to the top of the Atlantic 10!"
Kopatich joined the Patriots from Georgia Tech, where he served as director of video operations for women's basketball in 2019.
Prior to Georgia Tech, he spent a year with Memphis women's basketball as its video coordinator. He live-coded games with Sportscode, created scout film, assisted in social media and produced materials for recruiting and camps.
In 2017, Kopatich served as a graduate assistant at Wichita State. In his duties, he was responsible for recording, breaking down and distributing game film to coaches as well as creating graphics for the women's basketball social media accounts.
After graduating from Ottawa, Kopatich continued in basketball as an assistant coach at Olathe South High School (2014-15).
He graduated with a bachelor's of science in physical education from Ottawa in 2014 and earned his master's in sports management from Wichita State in 2017.
