Men’s Basketball Announces Addition Of Assistant Coach Zach Freesman

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Kennen announced the addition of Assistant Coach Zack Freesman on Tuesday.

"We're extremely excited to welcome Zack, Jill and Amelia home," Kennen said. "I first met Zack as a high school senior. Immediately, he articulated his dream of becoming a Division I coach, in addition to his plans for doing so. Zack's actions have matched his vision, and he has worked tirelessly to make his dream our reality. He served our program as a student assistant, winning two ASUN Conference Championships along the way. Since then, he has amassed a wealth of experience across many of the best basketball conferences in the country, in addition to serving highly successful head coaches and programs. His personal qualities as well as his professional skills will benefit our program tremendously."

"I'm super grateful to Coach Kennen for this opportunity to return home," Freesman added. "The University of North Florida is a special place to my wife Jillian and I, and we couldn't be more excited to serve our alma mater. I'll work tirelessly to build upon our winning tradition at North Florida and help return our program to the national stage."

Freesman most recently served as an Associate Head Coach at Florida Tech in 2025-26. In his lone season at Florida Tech, Freesman helped orchestrate a four-win improvement and the recruitment of the 2025-26 SSC Freshman of the Year Ty Harpring.

Freesman served as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Coastal Carolina in 2024-25 and Western Carolina from 2021-24.

He was instrumental in the recruitment of several top recruits to Western Carolina, highlighted by 2023-24 SoCon Player of the Year Vonterius Woolbright.

Before Western Carolina, Freesman worked as the Director of Basketball Operations in 2019-21 after being elevated from Video Coordinator in 2018-19 at Winthrop. While in Rock Hill, Freesman helped the Eagles secure a 2021 Big South Regular Season Championship, 2020 and 2021 Big South Tournament Championships and 2020 and 2021 NCAA Tournament berths.

Prior to Winthrop, Freesman spent two seasons at VCU in a Graduate Assistant role from 2016-18. During his time at VCU, the Rams won 44 games and advanced to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Freesman completed his Master's degree in Sport Leadership in 2018.

A 2016 graduate of North Florida, Freesman earned his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management with minors in Business and Community Leadership. He spent four years as a manager for North Florida Men's Basketball, and was elevated to head manager for the final two. He was a part of three ASUN Conference Championships at North Florida – 2015 and 2016 ASUN Regular Season, 2016 ASUN Tournament. He helped North Florida reach the 2015 NCAA Tournament for the first appearance in program history.

Originally from Weston, Fla., Zack and his wife, Jillian, were married in May 2021 and welcomed their daughter, Amelia, in June 2024.

Men’s Basketball Announces Addition Of Assistant Coach Zach Freesman

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