Andrew Steele begins his second year at Alabama State University as an assistant men’s basketball coach after joining the program prior to the 2020-21 season.
He helped lead the program during a shortened year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a pair of players averaging double figures (Brandon Battle and Kenny Strawbridge) during the year in which the Hornets played a conference-only schedule.
He comes to Alabama State from the University of Alabama where he served as the director of men’s basketball video services. A former letter winner for the Crimson Tide, he returned to Tuscaloosa after spending the 2018-19 season as director of operations at Troy University.
During his one season with the Trojans, Steele was responsible for a variety of things including overseeing all aspects of the program’s budget, game scheduling and coordinating the team’s travel throughout the year. Additionally, he was responsible for all basketball-related analytics data for practice and games while also overseeing the graduate assistant and student-manager staffs.
Prior to his time at Troy, Steele started his coaching career at South Alabama, beginning as a graduate assistant during the 2016-17 season before being elevated to director of operations for the 2017-18 campaign.
During his tenure with the Jags, Steele had a wide range of responsibilities including video coordinator, which included overseeing the filming of practice and games and the exchange of film with other schools. Additionally, he assisted with player and team development, conducted individual workouts and was responsible for all analytics during practices and games. He also monitored the academic progress of the student-athletes and oversaw the student manager staff.
Before coaching at the collegiate level, Steele spent two years at John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, Ala., where he was a physical education teacher and the boys head basketball coach. He implemented practice plans for the ninth grade, junior varsity and varsity squads, and was responsible for all administrative aspects for each of the three teams.
As a player with the Alabama basketball program, Steele was a four-year letter winner who appeared in 94 games including 20 starts during his playing career. As one of the team’s leaders, he helped the Crimson Tide to three 20-win seasons, an NCAA Tournament appearance and two NIT berths during his career in Tuscaloosa. Steele is married to the former Brittany Hines, who threw the javelin for the track and field team at The University of Alabama.
