MATT
HANCOCK
Assistant Coach
Matt Hancock enters his fifth season as a
member of the University of North Alabama
coaching staff this Spring, and his second
as the Lions’ full-time assistant coach.
Hancock was a one-year student assistant
coach with the Lions and served two years as
a graduate assistant before being elevated
to the assistant’s position prior to the
2009 season. His primary duties have been
with the UNA pitchers.
He helped lead the Lions to a 32-20 record
last season.
Hancock was a four-year letterman for the
Lions as a pitcher from 2002-05 and posted a
20-5 career record on the mound at UNA. He
was 6-0 as a freshman, 5-0 as a sophomore,
2-2 as a junior and 7-3 as a senior. His 20
wins rank third best in school history.
Hancock pitched 206.6 innings in 58 career
appearances for the Lions, striking out 128
batters while walking just 46.
As a senior, Hancock helped UNA to a Gulf
South Conference East Division title that
included 16 straight league wins and a 39-19
overall record. UNA advanced to the
championship game of the GSC Tournament and
he was an All-GSC Tournament selection.
He received his B.S. degree in History from
UNA and is in the Health and Physical
Education graduate program.
“From him being in our program as both a
player and coach, he understands our program
and is a good fit in trying to continue our
success,” said UNA head coach Mike Keehn.
“He has done a good job working with our
pitchers and was instrumental in signing
some players as a graduate assistant coach.
He is an even greater asset to our program
as an assistant coach.”
Hancock is married to former UNA soccer
standout Emily Cotham. He received his
B.S. degree in History from UNA and his
Masters of Health and Physical Education
from UNA as well.
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MITCH HILL
Graduate Assistant Coach |
JOSH GRAHAM
Student Assistant Coach |
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Mitch Hill is in his second season
as a graduate assistant coach with
the Lions after serving as a student
assistant coach in 2008.
Hill was a member of the UNA
pitching staff from 2003-04 and
2006-07.
The 2006 season was his most
succesSful on the mound as he posted
a 3-0 record in 18 appearances and
had a 2.66 earned run average.
Hill was redshirted at UNA in 2003
and then lettered on the Lion
pitching staff in 2004, 2006 and
2007. He had 56 total innings
pitched in his career.
A native of Florence, Ala., Hill
prepped at Wilson High School where
he was an all-county and all-state
selection.
Hill received a B.S. degree in
Physical Education from UNA in 2008.
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Josh Graham is in his second season
as a student assistant coach with
the Lions after two seasons playing
first base at UNA. In 2008 Graham
led UNA with a .420 batting average,
going 55-for-131 at the plate. He
had eight home runs, 15 doubles and
drove in 52 runs.
Graham was a first-team All-Gulf
South Conference selection in voting
by the league’s head coaches in
2008.
As a junior in 2007, Graham hit .237
with nine homers, 15 doubles and 42
runs batted in.
A native of Pontotoc, Miss., Graham
lettered in basketball and football
at Pontotoc High School.
He later played two seasons at
Itawamba Community College where he
was first-team all-state and All-
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