The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Staff Directory
Hunter Simpson
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Experience:
- 3rd Season
- Alma Mater :
- UAB '23
- Hometown:
- Harvest, Ala.
Scoot Simpson enters his third season with UAB overall and his first season as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season.
Simpson became a scout team player with the Blazers while finishing his last semester at UAB in 2023. After he graduated, Simpson was promoted to a student manager in 2024. As the student manager for the Green and Gold his duties included practice and game setup, on-court assistance, managed equipment and gear, assisted in team travel and video support.
For the 2024-25 season, Simpson was named the Blazers graduate assistant. As the graduate student he focused on participating in practice and player development, film and scouting, recruiting support, operation and logistics support, game film, film breakdown and editing and technology management.
Simpson graduated in the 2023 with his bachelor’s degree in digital forensics.
Simpson became a scout team player with the Blazers while finishing his last semester at UAB in 2023. After he graduated, Simpson was promoted to a student manager in 2024. As the student manager for the Green and Gold his duties included practice and game setup, on-court assistance, managed equipment and gear, assisted in team travel and video support.
For the 2024-25 season, Simpson was named the Blazers graduate assistant. As the graduate student he focused on participating in practice and player development, film and scouting, recruiting support, operation and logistics support, game film, film breakdown and editing and technology management.
Simpson graduated in the 2023 with his bachelor’s degree in digital forensics.
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