| MBB/WBB Mens' Basketball hires Dr. Arnie Guin as Director of Player Development.

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Dr. Arnie Guin joined the Alabama men's basketball program as the director of player development in June 2019. Guin, who has more than 30 years of experience as a pastor, counselor, mental skills coach and professor, worked with Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats while he was at Buffalo and made the move to Tuscaloosa to do the same in a full-time role.

Guin (pronounced GYOO-in) was a registered psychotherapist in the state of Colorado, a life skills counselor and one of the few official "mental skills coaches" in all of college basketball.

"I'm excited that Arnie has chosen to join us here at Alabama," Oats said. "He has been a crucial part of the culture we were able to build at Buffalo. He brings a wisdom in dealing with people and a passion for serving others that enables everyone around him to come closer to reaching their potential. To have someone of his caliber on staff to help our players grow into high-character young men was important to me in our building of our culture."

Oats directly attributed much of the Buffalo men's basketball program's success during his tenure to the work Guin did behind-the-scenes with the student-athletes, coaches and staff in terms of setting the culture for the program.

Buffalo reached unprecedented heights with the men's basketball program in 2017 and 2018, making consecutive NCAA Tournament Round of 32 appearances, earning a pair of MAC Tournament and regular season championships and owning a combined record of 59-13 (.819). The 59 victories set a school record for a two-year span, while Buffalo's 32 wins during the 2018-19 campaign was also a single-season high for the program.

During his time in the New York area, Guin operated a consulting firm in Buffalo and had a decade of experience working with athletes on their confidence and approach in life, including working with a number of professional as well as collegiate athletes across a variety of sports.

While working with the men's basketball program, he and Oats collaborated to create "The Bulls' Way of Life," a year-long mental skills training curriculum that included a summer seminar, weekly meetings with the team, pregame visualizations and one-on-one counseling.

"I am ecstatic to join coach Oats and work with the men's basketball team at The University of Alabama," Guin said. "We had great success at Buffalo, but more importantly we are really excited for the opportunity to develop a high-character, high-level, championship program. I am really excited to work with both the staff and the student-athletes to develop a good, strong, healthy culture."

In addition to his work in the sports world, Guin has served various roles in in the ministry field, most recently serving as the executive director and lead pastor of Cornerstone Church in Grand Island, N.Y.. He worked with a wide variety of cliental, living out his motto of "All People Matter."

Before making the move to New York, Guin was based in Colorado where he was a registered psychotherapist. He also worked as an adjunct professor at Colorado Christian University and was the executive director of business and medical careers.

In Colorado, Guin began his working with professional athletes who competed in the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB) and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Through his work with high-profile players, Guin gained the experience and knowledge to work with elite athletes, focusing on the mental skillset needed in order to be successful both on and off the court.

Guin earned his doctorate of ministry from Newburgh Theological Seminary in 2011. He also holds a masters of divinity from Western Seminary (2000) and earned his bachelors in communication from Puget Sound Christian College (1997).

Guin and his wife, Hope, have two children; son Seth, who serves in the Navy as an intelligence officer, and daughter Mya, who works for United Airlines and is a recent graduate from the University of Utah while earning dual degrees in modern dance and international studies.
 
While working with the men's basketball program, he and Oats collaborated to create "The Bulls' Way of Life," a year-long mental skills training curriculum that included a summer seminar, weekly meetings with the team, pregame visualizations and one-on-one counseling.
"mental skills training."

The Dr. Elko of basketball, I presume.
 
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