| Erin Entwistle |
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Director of Basketball Operations
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| Alma Mater:
Western Illinois, '04
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Erin Entwistle is in her fifth season as Director of Basketball Operations at Oregon State.
Entwistle handles all of the daily operations of the Oregon State women's basketball program. She is responsible for the organization and execution of team travel and she coordinates the scheduling of player and staff commitments throughout the year. She also manages head coach LaVonda Wagner's schedule.
Entwistle oversees the budget for the women's basketball program and is the liaison between the community and the women's basketball staff to facilitate team involvement with the community. She is responsible for the creation and distribution of office publications, including newsletters and postcards, and she assists with summer basketball camps. She is a member of The Rebounders' Executive Board and has been instrumental in the growth of the booster club throughout the past four seasons. In the club's first season, it had 80 members, and in the time since, it has grown nearly 200 more strong to 270.
In addition, Entwistle, who is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), has organized the team's annual banquet and the Oregon State Pink Zone event, which in 2010 will be in its third year. She has attended conventions on behalf of OSU in order to better prepare the team's coaching staff for their video editing and film breakdown processes.
Entwistle joined the Beaver staff in September of 2005 after spending a year as marketing intern at Oklahoma State University where she worked primarily with the Cowboy football, men's basketball and baseball programs.
While at Oklahoma State, Entwistle handled all marketing duties for baseball, assisted with game management for men's basketball and coordinated group ticket sales for football. She helped set new football records in season tickets sold and average attendance.
Prior to joining the Oklahoma State athletic department, Entwistle served as a graduate assistant for marketing and promotions at Western Illinois University where she helped implement and organize promotions for eight sports and coordinated radio and print advertising for all sports.
Entwistle was a four-year basketball letterwinner at Western Illinois. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in Business-Economics, she spent a season as graduate assistant with the Westerwinds' women's basketball program. In addition to her on-court responsibilities, Entwistle assisted with travel itineraries and coordinated film exchange.
She earned her Master's degree in Physical Education-Sport Management from Western Illinois in 2004.
