Orono, Maine - University of Maine men's basketball assistant coach Rob O'Driscoll has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 TopConnect Basketball Symposium at the Marriott Village at Lake Buena Vista on Monday, June 9. This is O'Driscoll's third-straight year being selected for this prestigious event.

TopConnect (formerly Villa 7) originated in 2003 by then VCU athletic director Dr. Richard Sander, identifies the top assistant basketball coaches in the country and connects them with mid-major athletic directors providing tremendous network and leadership development opportunities for both parties.

In its eighth year, TopConnect develops educational programming that allows these top assistant coaches to hear from a wide variety of successful leaders and speakers.

Panel discussions include: The Hiring Process and Thereafter, Perspective of First-Time Head Coaches, NIL From Multiple Perspectives and the House Settlement.

Since the inception of TopConnect in 2018, more than 50 assistant coach and assistant athletic director participants have been promoted to the next chair of head coach or athletic director as well as a conference commissioner.

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