Kentucky WBB hires Kevin Konopasek as Director of Strength & Conditioning and Athletic Performance [Video]

Earlier this week, the Kentucky Women’s Basketball program officially announced the hiring of Kevin Konopasek as Strength & Conditioning and Athletic Performance. Konopasek was previously at Indiana where he worked their women’s basketball team along with both the men’s and women’s swimming teams.

“I am extremely excited to join Coach Brooks and be a part of the rich history of Kentucky basketball,” Konopasek said in UK’s press release. “I look forward to helping build a championship culture within the program for years to come.”

Indiana’s women’s basketball program produced 31 All-Big Ten honorees and 19 All-America selections, including All-America First Team honoree Mackenzie Holmes and WNBA lottery draft pick Grace Berger, during Konopasek’s tenure in Bloomington.

Additionally, while he worked with the swimming teams at Indiana, the men’s and women’s programs combined for seven Big Ten titles as well as 101 All-Big Ten First Team honors.

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