The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Staff Directory
- Title:
- Head Strength Coach, Men's Basketball
First Season at Texas
Andy Kettler begins his first season as Head Strength Coach for Men’s Basketball at The University of Texas. Kettler has 19 seasons of full-time collegiate basketball coaching and 23 total years of strength and conditioning coaching experience, including the last three years working directly with Sean Miller at Xavier University. He has helped 13 men’s basketball teams reach the NCAA Tournament and developed 10 NBA players in previous stops at Xavier, Louisville, West Virginia and Winthrop.
During the past three years (2022-25) at Xavier, the Musketeers posted an overall record of 65-40 (.619) and made a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2023. Xavier registered a 22-12 overall record (13-7 BIG EAST) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament First Round during the 2024-25 season. In 2022-23, the Musketeers went 27-10 overall, tied the school record for most BIG EAST wins in a season (15-5) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Prior to his time at Xavier, Kettler worked for four seasons (2018-22) as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball at the University of Louisville while working with coach Chris Mack. The Cardinals recorded a 70-47 (.598) overall mark and made one NCAA Tournament appearance. Kettler helped develop five individuals (Malik Williams, David Johnson, Carlik Jones and Jordan Nwora) during this time period who went on to see game action in the NBA. The Cardinals registered a 20-14 record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 in the 2018-19 season.
Kettler spent 10 seasons (2008-18) as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball at West Virginia University while working with Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins. During Kettler’s time in Morgantown, the Mountaineers registered a 229-119 (.658) overall record and made eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including four trips to the Sweet 16 and one to the Final Four in 2010. West Virginia posted a 31-7 mark (13-5 BIG EAST), won the BIG EAST Tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Semifinals before falling to eventual national champion Duke in the 2009-10 season. The Mountaineers went 25-10 (11-7 Big 12) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in the 2014-15 season. West Virginia recorded a 28-9 mark (12-6 Big 12) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2016-17, and the Mountaineers went 26-11 (11-7 Big 12) and again made a run to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2017-18.
Kettler started his collegiate coaching experience as head strength and conditioning coach at Winthrop University (Rock Hill, S.C.). During his two seasons (2006-08) at Winthrop, the Eagles men’s basketball team registered an overall record of 51-17 (.750) and advanced to a pair of NCAA Tournaments. Winthrop posted a 29-5 mark (14-0 Big South), swept the Big South regular-season and tournament titles, reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 after a 74-64 upset of No. 6 seed Notre Dame and was No. 22 in the final Associated Press rankings in the 2006-07 season. The Eagles went 22-12 (10-4 Big South), won the Big South regular-season and tournament championships and reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 in 2007-08.
Kettler worked for two years (2004-06) as the head strength and conditioning coach of the Kansas City Royals in Major League Baseball. During his stint with the Royals, he supervised two assistants and six interns and designed and implemented programs for strength, conditioning, flexibility and nutrition.
Kettler began his full-time career as strength coach for one of the Cleveland Indians’ minor league teams, the Lake County Captains, for one year in 2002-03. He then served for one season (2003-04) as minor league strength and conditioning coordinator for the San Diego Padres’ six minor league teams.
A native of Cincinnati, Kettler earned his bachelor’s degree in sports industries/recreation from Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio) in 2001. Following graduation, he served for one year (2001-02) as an intern at the University of Toledo. Kettler later earned his master’s degree in sport administration from the University of Louisville in 2021.
Kettler and his wife, Kimbraly, have one daughter, Brynley, and two sons, Jaxen and Isaiah. Jaxen passed when he was two years old in 2016 from pineoblastoma, a rare, aggressive form of brain cancer. The Kettler’s have their own foundation, Jaxen’s Journey (www.jaxensjourney.com), a 501c3 nonprofit with the purpose of carrying on Jaxen’s memory while raising money to help fund research and raise awareness for pediatric pineoblastoma.
The Andy Kettler File
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Hometown |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Education |
Ashland University, bachelor’s degree, sports industries/recreation, 2001; University of Louisville, master’s degree, sport administration, 2021 |
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Wife |
Kimbraly |
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Children |
Brynley (daughter), Jaxen (son), Isaiah (son) |
Kettler’s Coaching Experience
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Years |
School/Organization |
Position/Title |
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2025- |
Texas |
Head Strength Coach, Men’s Basketball |
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2022-25 |
Xavier |
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball |
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2018-22 |
Louisville |
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball |
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2008-18 |
West Virginia |
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball |
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2006-08 |
Winthrop |
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach |
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2004-06 |
Kansas City Royals |
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach |
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2003-04 |
San Diego Padres |
Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator |
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2002-03 |
Cleveland Indians |
Strength Coach for the Lake County Captains |
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2001-02 |
Toledo |
Intern |
