2008-09: Brad Frederick is in his 10th campaign at Vanderbilt after joining Kevin Stallings' first Commodore coaching staff in 2000.

The son of former Kansas University Athletics Director Bob Frederick, Brad grew up in Lawrence, Kan., and sat in on numerous Jayhawk practices at Allen Field House under former head coaches Larry Brown and Roy Williams.

Frederick played three seasons as a reserve forward at North Carolina, including the final season of legendary coach Dean Smith's career and the two-year coaching tenure of Bill Guthridge.

"That's one reason I went to North Carolina," Frederick said. "I wanted to learn from Coach Smith. Besides teaching me numerous things on the basketball court, he also showed me how to run a program."

As a Tar Heel, Frederick was part of two Final Four teams and two ACC Championship teams. He was the recipient of the team's Rick Sharp Award, which goes to the player who contributes the most behind the scenes. As a senior at UNC, Frederick also served as an assistant coach for the North Carolina junior varsity program under former Tar Heel great Phil Ford.

Frederick won the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete award twice during his junior and senior year and graduated with honors in political science and history.

Stallings met Frederick when the current Commodore head coach was an assistant at Kansas from 1989-1993.

Frederick, 31, is married to Jocelyn Isenburg of Longmeadow, Mass. They are the proud parents of Benjamin Robert Frederick, who was born February, 20, 2008.