Sam Ebersold

Biography

Sam Ebersold was hired as the new Director of Player Development in June 2024 after serving in a similar role at his alma mater, Southern Illinois, during the 2023-24 campaign. In his player development role, Ebersold focuses on building players' skill sets, mindsets and habits. Off the court, Ebersold helps with strategic game planning, building scouting reports, and recruiting. He also served as a graduate assistant for the two prior years. Following his graduation, Ebersold helped assist Phil Beckner and staff in all facets of Driven Basketball’s operation in Phoenix in multiple facets, including on-court development, breaking down and creating training edits and Pro Day Workouts. Ebersold headed up the support staff at Formula Zero Pro camp and Elite Camp, Damian Lillard’s week-long camp that included 18 NBA players, 20 high school and 20 college players. Prior to being with SIU, Ebersold played Division III basketball at UW-Oshkosh, making the national championship game in 2018. The next season, Oshkosh posted a 29-3 record, a 21-game win streak, and capped it off with a National Championship, winning by an average margin of 15.8 points, an NCAA Division III Record. Ebersold earned the Most Outstanding Teammate Award voted by his teammates. Before attending Oshkosh, Ebersold attended the University of Alabama where he attempted to walk on and became a member of the scout team, helped work out players, and assisted in recruiting efforts for the No. 3 recruiting class in t