Brian Hecker enters his ninth season with the HEAT and his first in the role of Director of Basketball Information Technology/Scout. His duties include writing game plan reports, advanced scouting, handling the team’s defensive and effort charts during games, player development, statistical analysis and evaluating talent on the NBA and collegiate level. He spent the previous three seasons as a Scout after joining the organization as the HEAT’s Scouting Information Coordinator in 2003 where his responsibilities included coordinating all the scouting information gathered and reviewed by team scouts.

Prior to joining the HEAT, Hecker spent 11 seasons on the collegiate level; nine as an assistant coach at the University of Houston (2000-03) and the University of Wisconsin (1994-00) where he was a member of former HEAT coach Stan Van Gundy’s staff in 1994-95. Hecker began his collegiate coaching career as an administrative assistant on current NBA Sr. Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson’s staff at Wisconsin in 1992 and was promoted to assistant coach in 1994. During his 11 seasons on the collegiate level he helped guide his teams to seven postseason appearances (4-NCAA, 3-NIT), including the 2000 NCAA Final Four while an assistant with the Badgers.

A 1990 graduate of Indiana University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sports marketing and management, Hecker began his coaching career as the freshman coach at his alma mater, Nicolet High School in Milwaukee, during the 1991-92 season before joining the Badgers.

The Milwaukee native has three children, Jessica, Benjamin and Thomas and resides in Miami.