Omar Lowery, Cal Poly’s recruiting coordinator, is in his fourth season as an assistant with the Mustang men’s basketball program. Lowery also plays an integral role in strengthening Cal Poly’s post play and rebounding efforts, in addition to scouting of opponents and game-day preparation.
“Omar is one of the most well-respected and connected recruiters in Texas, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin,” Mustang head coach Joe Callero said. “His ability to identify quality student-athletes has opened new doors for the Cal Poly basketball program.”
A Wisconsin native, Lowery arrived on the central coast following three seasons at Texas State (2006-09) where he helped recruit seven total players ranked among the top-40 Texas high school prospects. As a result of his recruiting efforts, Texas State increased its win total each season with Lowery on the bench.
In addition to assisting Texas State achieve success on the court, Lowery was instrumental in the program’s success in the classroom, helping to mentor 2009 Capital One/Southland Conference all-academic selections John Rybak (Milwaukee) and Ryan White (Houston).
Prior to his tenure with Texas State, Lowery was a graduate assistant coach at Division II Eastern New Mexico University (2004-06). During his tenure at Eastern New Mexico, Lowery recruited and coached 2005 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year Josh Jackson (6-1, guard, Madison West HS, Madison, Wisc.) and 2006 All-Lone Star second team selection Justin Redman-Trotter (6-3, guard, Marquette-Milwaukee HS). As well as serving as a physical education faculty member at the university, Lowery’s duties with the Greyhound program included on-court coaching, recruiting and the scouting of opponents.
Lowery has also served as a varsity assistant coach at Hale HS (2001-02) in West Allis, Wisc., and at Milwaukee’s Marquette HS (2002-03).
As a collegiate player, Lowery competed for two seasons at South Plains College (Levelland, Texas) before transferring to Concordia University (Mequon, Wisc.) where he earned All-Lakeshore Conference first team praise. Concordia made its first postseason appearance with Lowery in the lineup, qualifying for the 2000 NCAA Division III Tournament.
Lowery, who taught kindergarten through eighth grade in the Milwaukee Public School System (2001-04), graduated from Concordia in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He completed his master’s degree in sports administration from Eastern New Mexico in 2006.
Lowery has a nine-year-old son, Miles.
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