During his second season, with a 22-11 record, the Saints ended the season with a loss in conference semifinals at the hands of Louisiana State University - Shreveport. Four of his athletes, Ricardo Zanini, Marco Cooper, Curtis Bowens Jr., and Robert Martinez, were named to the RRAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team. Martinez was also named in the 2010-2011 NAIA Division I All-America Team. Senior forward, Alex Tomic was selected as a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

Before arriving at OLLU, Vanlandingham served as assistant coach at Texas State University in San Marcos, where in 2008, he helped the team vie for a berth in postseason play; the team missed the playoffs by one game. During that year, he was instrumental in signing four of the top 40 players in Texas in his first recruiting class. It was the most in one class since the school joined the NCAA's Southland Conference. In addition, since coaching at Texas State, the Bobcats have consistently improved their win total from the previous season.

Vanlandingham has had coaching positions at McMurry University in Abilene (2005-2006 and 1996-2001) and West Texas A&M in Canyon (2001-2005). At McMurry, his alma mater, the Indians averaged 97.2 points per game, ranking sixth in NCAA Division III. McMurry's record was 18-9 in 2005-2006 in the American Southwest Conference, and the team advanced to the semifinals of the ASC Tournament. From 1996-2001, the Indians' record was 122-36, and they had five postseason appearances, four ASC West Division titles, two ASC championships and back-to-back berths in the NCAA Division III national tournament. While at West Texas A&M, he helped the Buffaloes to three Lone Star Conference tournament appearances and a 2003 conference title; the team's record was 71-44.

As a player at McMurry, Vanlandingham earned All-Texas honors as a guard and was a member of the Indians' 1993-1994 team, which advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NAIA Division II National Tournament. He led McMurry in assists as both a junior and senior. His 166 assists during the 1993-94 season still ranks as the fourth-most in McMurry history.

Vanlandingham received a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1995 from McMurry University and a master's degree in sports and recreation management in 1999 from Hardin-Simmons University. He is originally from San Antonio, where he attended East Central High School. He and wife, Amber, have three children.

Jonathon D. Hurt has returned to be the new assistant men's basketball coach after leaving for one year to coach the basketball and baseball teams at Paden High School in Paden Okla. Hurt was the graduate assistant for OLLU's inaugural men's basketbal team in 2009-2010 that finished as co-champs in the Red River Athletic Conference.

He received a Bachelor of Science in physical education from Wayland Baptist University (WBU), where he also played for the school's basketball team from 2007-2009. While at WBU, he was the basketball team's captain from 2008-2009, he was named to the Southern Atlantic Conference (SAC) All-Conference Team in 2008-2009, and he made SAC Academic All-Conference in 2007-2008. During the summer of 2007 and 2008, Hurt was the Summer Team Camp Coordinator.

Prior to attending WBU, Hurt attended East Central University in Ada, Okla. While there, he made the President's Honor Roll. Hurt also attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, Okla., and was the basketball team's captain from 2005-2006. He made the Bi-State All-Conference Team, and he received the Henry Migliore Athletic Award in 2005. Other honors include: Larry Stone Student Athletic Award, McDonald's All-State Basketball Team, Tulsa World All-State Basketball, Daily Oklahoman All-State Basketball, William Energy AAU Team-Player and numerous others.

Academically, Hurt was in the top three percent of his class at Eastern Oklahoma State College, and he made the President's Honor Roll, as well. At Mason High School in Mason, Okla., Hurt was the valedictorian of his senior class.

Hurt's love of sports began at an early age, when his father was the head baseball coach at East Central University. Hurt is a native of Ada, Okla.

William Eric Bell joined the staff of Our Lady of the Lake University's men's basketball team in 2010 as graduate assistant while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in New Media Arts at OLLU. He has an Associate of Applied Sciences in Computer Animation from the Art Institute of Houston.

During his first year at OLLU he helped guide the Saints basketball team to a conference semifinal place after a 22-11 record season.

His previous coaching experience includes three years as head coach at the AMBLP-Austin Chapter; one year as head coach for semi-pro SBL/XBL's R.R. Roughriders/Austin Cyclones; three years as athletic director and head coach for Shoreline Christian Center (boy's basketball and football); two years as vice president and head coach of junior high and high school boys, AAU CTX Heat; one year as an assistant with Summit Christian Academy; and three years as assistant coach with Huston-Tillotson University. His overall coaching record is 225-110.

Bell's teams have won three championships -- AMBLP; two junior high and one second place championships -- SCC; four tournament championships -- AAU CTX; and district champions -- SCA.

Bell attended L.B. Johnson Elementary School, three miles from OLLU. He played on the varsity basketball team of McCallum High School in Austin, Texas, and he played one year in college.