Joel Davidson
Head Coach

307-268-2626 (work phone)

Casper College basketball begins a new chapter this fall with the arrival of Joel Davidson. Davidson replaces Gary Becker, who retired from coaching to teach full time in the Casper College business division.

Coach Davidson comes to Casper College from Sheridan College, where he coached nine seasons. For the past five years he has served as the head coach. Prior to becoming the head coach, he was an assistant at SC for four years and worked on the college staff as a student advisor. Over the past five seasons his teams compiled a 122-38 record (.763) during that span. In 2006, his team won the Region IX championship and competed at the national tournament. Coach Davidson has twice been named Wyoming Conference and Region IX Coach of the Year. During the 2005-06 season, his team won a school record 30 games.

Coach Davidson says his teams will be fun to watch. "We will push the tempo and try to speed the game up," he says. "It's a fun game for our players to play and I think the fans will like it too."

A native of Sheridan, Joel has a wife and four children. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming.

Dan Russell
Assistant Coach

268-3305

Coach Russell joins the T-Bird staff this season after serving as a student assistant coach last year for the University of Wyoming where his duties consisted of player development and film/ scouting reports. The T-Birds are proud to welcome Dan back home; he played for the T-Birds from 2004 to 2006, before transferring to Black Hills State. At Black Hill State he averaged 9 points and 3 assists for his career. A former standout athlete at Natrona County High School, Dan ranked among the top players in Region IX in 3pt field goal shooting during his tenure at Casper College as well as winning the Warren H. Winter award in 2006. In high school, Dan was a two-time all state basketball player and one of Wyoming's Top 25 selections in football. He still holds several football records at NCHS.

Dan's sister Jill (Russell) Vance also played for the T-Birds (1998-2000). His other sister Jennifer (Russell) Alvar, played for the University of Wyoming (1994-98). Both are currently teaching in the Natrona County school district. Dan is the son of Jim and Judi Russell.

Bill Landen
Athletic Director

(307) 268-2667

Bill Landen took over as athletic director two years ago, but he is not new to those who have been around Casper College and its athletic programs.

Bill has spent the past 22 years at Casper College. Prior to accepting his current role, Bill served as Director of College Relations for 18 years.

Bill’s commitment to the T-Birds dates back to his student days at Casper College, where he wrote about Swede Erickson’s T-Birds as editor of the campus newspaper. He later covered Casper College as a professional journalist for the Casper Star-Tribune and KTWO Radio.

Since his arrival in the athletic department, his focus has been on community and student involvement in the college’s four sports programs. Bill has worked with the T-Bird Booster Club to establish a permanent endowment for athletics, and that fund hit the quarter million dollar mark this year.

T-Bird fans may recognize Bill from his days as the radio play-by-play voice of the T-Birds in the 1980s and ‘90s. Along with serving as the voice of the T-Birds, Bill spent 18 years in marketing and information for the college. He has earned numerous awards during his professional career, including twice being named Wyoming’s Sportswriter of the Year by the national association of sportswriters and sportscasters. He was named Rosenthal Outstanding Administrator at Casper College in 1997. In 1993 he was honored by his peers as Communicator of the Year by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.

Along with his duties at Casper College, Bill was recently appointed to the Wyoming Legislature as State Senator for District 27.

Bill’s wife, Robyn, is the associate controller for Casper College. They have three children: Nick, Zack and Hailey.

Judy Griffin
Administrative Assistant, Athletics

307-268-3000

Judy has been at Casper College for the past six years. She joined the athletic department team two years ago after serving three years as the alumni assistant in College Relations. Judy coordinates all the athletic office duties, including season ticket sales and corporate sponsorships.

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