Loras College Athletics

Brandon Auker joined the Duhawk women's basketball staff at the start of the 2020-21 season as an Assistant Coach. He comes to Loras after serving as the women's basketball graduate assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis where he earned his master's degree in sport management in May. 

While at Indianapolis, Auker worked as the team's video coordinator, graphic designer and team manager supervisor. He helped with day-to-day responsibilities with practices and the team. In his two seasons with the Greyhounds, the team posted a record of 30-27, highlighted by a 19-10 record in 2019-20 and a trip to the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournamen and two All-Conference selections.

Prior to Indianapolis, Auker was a four-year letter winner for the Elmhurst University Bluejays men's basketball team. He was a captain his senior season and played in 17 games, scoring 48 points with 12 assists and seven steals, including a career-high 20 points against Augustana College on Feb. 20, 2018. During his undergraduate studies, he worked with the Athletic Director as the department's assistant, helping supervise athletic events and working on marketing efforts for the athletics' golf outing in 2018. 

Auker holds a bachelor's degree from Elmhurst in communications studies and a business administration minor.