FORMER SAINTS HEAD COACH TAKES ON NEW ROLE AT ST. CLAIR

WINDSOR, Ont. - The St. Clair College Athletic Department is pleased to announce the addition of Ken Ambrose as the new Varsity Recruiting Coordinator. Ambrose will be working closely with all 14 Saints varsity programs assisting each coaching staff's efforts to attract the best student-athletes locally, provincially and nationally.
 
St. Clair's Director of Advancement, Athletics and Foundation Christina Gatto commented, "This is a tremendous move for the varsity program and we feel Ken will be able to help our teams compete at the highest level. He has the experience to work with our coaches and the energy to meet the needs of the incoming students. We feel having a dedicated person in this area will make a big impact to our success."
 
As a result Ambrose has stepped down from his head coaching role with the women's basketball program after two seasons. After struggling through a rebuilding year in his first season the Saints were able to go 10-8 (OCAA West Region - 4th Place) in 2012-13 qualifying for and hosting a playoff game. Ambrose has amassed quite a recruiting class for the coming 2013-14 basketball season and the Saints will look to move beyond the first round of the playoffs.
 
Ambrose stated, "I am sad to leave the women's basketball program after having built it up over the last two seasons. However, I am excited about this opportunity to help St. Clair with all of the varsity programs and I am looking forward to the challenge of this new role."
 
Ambrose is a retired teacher with more than 40 years of basketball coaching experience at the elementary, high school, club, regional and provincial level with ties to both the Windsor area and the other end of Essex County in Leamington. He was both the founder and President of the Riverside Falcon Basketball Association and the Leamington Cougars Basketball Association.  Ambrose has served with the Ontario Basketball Association on the Ranking and Seeding Committee and coached at the MDP level with the St. Clair Region team also working with that team at the 2010 Ontario Summer Games in Sudbury.

The Athletic Department begins its search immediately and will be releasing information in the coming days regarding posting of the head coaching position for women's basketball program.

Source: St. Clair College