Derrick Dunbar Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn. High School: Northwest High School Position: Assistant Coach Birthdate: 01/20/1979 Experience: First Season Alma Mater: Austin Peay, 2002

The newest addition to the Memphis baseball coaching staff, former Jackson State Community College top assistant, Derrick Dunbar arrived in Memphis in October 2008 to take over as Tigers volunteer assistant/camps coordinator.

In this position, Dunbar serves as the director of Memphis baseball's summer camps, as well as overseeing summer high school tournaments and the Fall Instructional League administration. In addition, he will aid in field maintenance at USA Stadium and maintain contact with former Tiger players. On the field, he will coach the Tiger infielders and assist with the hitters.

"I truly feel that we `hit the jackpot' bringing Derrick aboard in our volunteer assistant/camps coordinator position when it came open this past fall. The players truly respect his work ethic, knowledge of the game and I confidently have turned our outstanding group of middle infielders over to his direction. He will make a lasting impression on this program." -Daron Schoenrock

Dunbar brings 13 years of experience in competitive baseball as either a player of coach. As a player, he was a four-year letterwinner as a first baseman and left-handed pitcher at Northwest High School in Clarksville, Tenn., from 1994-1997. He served as the team's captain from 1996-97. Success at the prep level garnered him a spot on the roster at Austin Peay University, where he lettered for head coach Gary McClure from 1997-2002. The southpaw saw time on the mound and at first base in his collegiate career and he was the Govs' team captain in 2001-02.

While at Austin Peay, Dunbar spent two summers playing in the collegiate wood bat leagues. He played for the Clarinda A's of the MINK League between his sophomore and junior campaign in the summer of 2000. In the summer of 2001, he played for the Quincy Gems of the Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL).

Dunbar entered the coaching ranks with the Clarksville Orioles summer baseball organization in 2002. He served as the head coach for the 13-year-old squad and assisted with the 18-year-old Orioles from 2002-05. He served as the assistant coach at his alma mater, Northwest High School, in 2003, and joined his former high school coach Jason Rice at Rossview High in 2004. He moved into college coaching in 2005 as a volunteer infield and hitting coach at Austin Peay. After one season with the Governors, Dunbar took the assistant position at Jackson State Community College, where he was prior to coming to Memphis. As the top assistant at JSCC, he served as the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and infield coach. Dunbar also coached for the Vermont Mountaineers of the NECBL in the 2007 and 2008 summers. The son of a military family, Dunbar was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He earned a degree in business administration from Austin Peay in 2002.