CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois basketball has announced a new addition to the coaching staff in former Colgate assistant Camryn Crocker.

The California native brings a decade of coaching experience to the Orange and Blue and he also played collegiately at Penn.

Crocker was on the Colgate staff for three seasons, previously serving as director of player personnel at Stanford for three seasons.

Statement from Brad Underwood on the addition his staff, courtesy of Illinois Athletics:

“Camryn Crocker is a dynamic coach who will fit perfectly into the Illinois family,” Underwood said. “He has experience from coast to coast, growing up in California, playing in the Ivy League, working the prep school ranks in the Northeast, and having Division I experience at Stanford and Colgate; he has clearly achieved a lot in his young career. Camryn has an outstanding defensive mind, a great understanding on that side of the ball. He also is known as an elite on-court teacher. And his biggest strength is that he builds tremendous relationships and is a connector. He is very smart, someone who really understands the modern game, and will bring fresh and innovative ideas to our program.”

“I am so grateful for the opportunity to join the Fighting Illini family and continue to build on the momentum that has already been established here,” Crocker said. “I am excited to learn, grow, and make an impact at the highest level of college basketball and for a program as storied and successful as Illinois. “It is time to embark on a new challenge, and I look forward to building relationships with the players, coaches, recruits, and throughout the campus and community. I’m eager to get to work and help the individuals and group achieve its maximum potential.”