With 13 years of experience and one of the top recruiters in the state of Florida, David Lowery will work primary with UNF’s swing and post players and serve as the team’s recruiting coordinator.
In his first season, Lowery saw to development of Kadesia Johnson who improved her rebounding average by more than seven boards per game. He assisted with Maiya Rumph in becoming the team's second-best rebounder.
Lowery came to UNF after spending eight years as an assistant coach at Florida. He coordinated the Gators’ recruiting efforts and assisted with player development. Lowery brought 10 ESPN Top 100 recruits to Florida, including McDonald’s All-American Ronni Williams.
While at Florida, Lowery helped the Gators to three NCAA Tournament appearances (2009, 2012, 2014) and four WNIT appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013) with the Gators reaching the WNIT Final Four in 2013.
The coach of 21 All-Conference selections and six All-SEC Freshman Team honorees, Lowery has also served as an assistant coach at Charlotte and Davidson. With both teams, Lowery served as the recruiting coordinator and oversaw each team’s academic progress. Additionally, in his two years at Charlotte (2005-07), Lowery helped the 49ers to the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship and trips to the 2006 and 2007 WNITs.
Lowery has participated in multiple coaching forums, including the Nike Villa 7 Next Generation of Young Rising Head Coaches, the BCA ACA Program of Achieving Coaching Excellence, NACWAA White Board Coaches Consortium and the U.S. Marines Leadership Training Workshop. He has also presented at multiple conferences, including the WBCA’s “So You Want To Be A Coach” program.
Lowery graduated from Mississippi State in May 2000 with a bachelor of science in physical education. He is the proud father of a daughter, Kendall Arvryzena Hightower (18), and a son, Carlon Reed Lowery (4).
