Zack Price - Men's Basketball Coach - Kansas State University Athletics

Zack Price

Title:
Graduate Student Manager
Phone:
(785) 532-6531

Zack Price was hired as a graduate student manager on August 16, 2021, after spending the previous three years (2018-21) as a varsity assistant coach and junior varsity head coach at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas.

A native of Leawood, Kansas, Price arrives at K-State with valuable coaching experience, including stints at the college, high school and club level, as well as a supporting role with USA Basketball. He played collegiately at TCU (2010-11) and Missouri Western (2012-15).

Price most recently spent the last three years (2018-21) on the coaching staff of legendary Kansas high school basketball coach Ed Fritz at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, where he was a varsity assistant coach and junior varsity head coach. During his tenure, the Huskies captured the 2019 Kansas 6A State Championship, three Kansas 6A Sub-State Championships (2019, 2020, 2021) and a pair of Eastern Kansas League conference championships (2020, 2021) en route to posting a 65-6 combined record.

Prior to joining the staff at Blue Valley, Price was a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Missouri Western, from 2016-18 for his college coach Brett Weiberg. He was involved in all aspects of the program, including day-to-day operations, travel, scouting and player recruitment, evaluation and development.

In addition to his coaching experience, Price has been involved in the development of players in the USA Basketball system, including stints as a staffer with both the 2021 U19 and U16 Men’s Junior National Teams. He helped head coach Jaime Dixon and the U19 staff prepare for the FIBA U19 World Cup, in which, they won a second-straight gold medal in July, while he has assisted head coach Sharman White and the U16 staff with the upcoming FIBA Americas Championship, which is set for August 23-29 in Xalapa, Mexico.

Price played one season (2010-11) for head coach Jim Christian at TCU before finishing his playing career (2012-15) at Missouri Western for head coaches Tom Smith and Brett Weiberg. He was three-time Academic Honor Roll selection (2013, 2014, 2015) and the recipient of the inaugural Griffon Award (2015).

Price earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from Missouri Western in 2015 before adding a master’s degree in Sport and Fitness Management in 2018.