Bobby Bossman comes to SPIRE Institute from La Jolla Prep (San Diego, CA) where he co-found and helped create the basketball academy. Prior to La Jolla, he was at Westwind Prep (Phoenix, AZ) where he served as the Head Coach for their Post Graduate Program.
In Bossman's first year at Westwind, he led them to a 24-12 overall record and an invitation to the Prep School National Championships. They finished 7th overall in the country. In Coach Bossman’s second year at Westwind Prep, he led his squad to a 20-11 record and another Top-Eight National Ranking. In the 2 1/2 years between Westwind and La Jolla, Bossman placed over 20 student athletes in Division 1 schools with full athletic scholarships. Also during that time period, he placed an additional 22 student athletes in Division 2, 3, Junior College and NAIA schools on athletic scholarships. During his tenure as head coach, his teams were known to play one of the most competitive Prep School schedules in the country.
Before joining Westwind, Coach Bossman served as the Graduate Assistant/Video Coordinator at Cleveland State under Head Coach Gary Waters. During his time at Cleveland State, the team won the Horizon League Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 with a final record of 26-11. Prior to Cleveland State, he was the Graduate Assistant at Clarion University (PA) under Head Coach Ron Righter. Clarion finished 16-12 in 2007-08 and advanced to the PSAC Playoffs for its 11th straight year. While finishing his undergraduate degree, he coached at Mercyhurst Prep in Erie, PA.
Coach Bossman's international basketball travels began in the summer of 2005 with Athletes in Action and a tour through Russia. Bossman was a member of a tour team playing against some of the best club and professional teams in Russia. When Bossman was the graduate assistant at Cleveland State University they traveled throughout Spain playing games, which prepared Cleveland State for their NCAA tournament run later that season. In the summer of 2010, Coach Bossman traveled to China to direct the Liu Wei Basketball Camp in Shanghai. This included coaching and evaluating China's top 30 youth players ages 8 to 15.
During his collegiate playing career, he worked camps along the east coast including Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Eastern Invitational, Five-Star, University of Florida, University of South Carolina, Morgan Wooten, Danny Nee’s Big Man Camp, Presbyterian College, Loyola College of Maryland, Gannon University, Fairfield University and West Virginia University.
Bossman played at Loyola College in Maryland for two seasons (2002-2004), where he was honored with the “Most Dedicated Award” as a freshman. Before his junior season, he transferred to Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he was a captain as a junior and senior. Bossman also helped lead the Golden Knights to the NCAA Division II Tournament. As a senior, he was honored by being named to the All Academic GLIAC Team.
A native of Strongsville, Ohio, Bossman is a 2007 graduate of Gannon University with a degree in criminal justice. He also earned a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction-Literacy Development from Cleveland State University in 2009. Bossman has been involved with Fellowship of Christian athletes since high school and was the Vice President of the Clarion University FCA.
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