University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Jake Brudish enters his second season as the Director of Operations after serving in that role during the 2020-21 season. Brudish has been with the program since the 2017-18 season as a graduate assistant before moving to Director of Analytics in 2019. Brudish was on staff for the historic win against Virginia in the NCAA Tournament in 2018. 

Prior to joining the Retrievers, Brudish spent the 2016-17 season as an Assistant Varsity Coach at St. Mark’s School of Texas under head coach Greg Guiler. 

Brudish played for one season at Division III University of Rochester before transferring to Division I Southern Methodist. At SMU, he played for two seasons under Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. In 2015, SMU won the American Conference Tournament earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

In 2012 he helped co-found Hoops International, Inc, a nonprofit organization that uses sport to empower youth, foster teamwork, promote community engagement, and bridge cultural barriers between Americans and global citizens around the world. Brudish was a 1,000 point scorer at St. Mary’s High School, graduating in 2013. He earned his master's degree from UMBC in 2019.