University of Tennessee Athletics
Women's Basketball
Varlan, Alex
Alex Varlan
- Title:
- Director of Scouting and Analytics
- Year At Tennessee:
- 6th (3rd In Current Role)
- Alma Mater (Year):
- Tennessee (2013)
- Email:
- avarlan@vols.utk.edu
Alex Varlan, a Knoxville native, Tennessee alum and former Lady Vol basketball manager, joined the program in July 2017 and is in his fifth consecutive and sixth overall season with the team. Originally hired as a video coordinator, he was promoted to director of scouting and analytics in May 2019 under Kellie Harper.
Prior to joining the staff at UT, he worked with the men’s basketball program at Oakland University in Michigan from 2014-17. After serving as OU’s video coordinator during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 campaigns, Varlan was named the team’s director of scouting and recruiting innovation for the 2016-17 season.
Prior to his stint at Oakland, Varlan served as basketball operations coordinator for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA D-League in Wilmington, Del. While there, he served as an on-court member of the coaching staff, participating in practices, workouts, film breakdown and scouting reports. Additionally, he worked as the liaison between players and coaches/front office staff and also managed the team's operations budget, equipment, travel and game day staff.
Before being promoted to working with the 87ers, Varlan was an intern with their NBA affiliate, the Philadelphia 76ers. With the 76ers, Varlan worked directly with the team's director of player personnel, scouts, and coaching staff during the 2013 NBA Draft, 2013 NBA preseason, and the beginning of the 2013-14 NBA regular season. He continued as the liaison between the 87ers and 76ers coaching staffs throughout the 2013-14 NBA season.
Varlan, a graduate of Bearden High School, attended UT and graduated in 2013 with a degree in communication studies. He worked in the athletics department and spent time with the Lady Vols’ nationally ranked basketball program in 2010, handling video services, stats and general team management activities.
Prior to joining the staff at UT, he worked with the men’s basketball program at Oakland University in Michigan from 2014-17. After serving as OU’s video coordinator during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 campaigns, Varlan was named the team’s director of scouting and recruiting innovation for the 2016-17 season.
Prior to his stint at Oakland, Varlan served as basketball operations coordinator for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA D-League in Wilmington, Del. While there, he served as an on-court member of the coaching staff, participating in practices, workouts, film breakdown and scouting reports. Additionally, he worked as the liaison between players and coaches/front office staff and also managed the team's operations budget, equipment, travel and game day staff.
Before being promoted to working with the 87ers, Varlan was an intern with their NBA affiliate, the Philadelphia 76ers. With the 76ers, Varlan worked directly with the team's director of player personnel, scouts, and coaching staff during the 2013 NBA Draft, 2013 NBA preseason, and the beginning of the 2013-14 NBA regular season. He continued as the liaison between the 87ers and 76ers coaching staffs throughout the 2013-14 NBA season.
Varlan, a graduate of Bearden High School, attended UT and graduated in 2013 with a degree in communication studies. He worked in the athletics department and spent time with the Lady Vols’ nationally ranked basketball program in 2010, handling video services, stats and general team management activities.
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