Len Gordy

Biography

Longtime men’s basketball assistant coach Len Gordy is in his 21st year as Creighton’s diversity and inclusion officer for athletics, and 32nd overall at CU. He also works in the University’s Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on campus as a Student and Community Outreach Advisor. In his position, Gordy assists in the recruitment, retention, development and graduation of all student-athletes, helps the Operation Bluejay program reach diverse populations in Omaha, and trains all coaches and staff on diversity and inclusion issues. He has also served on selection committees for coaching and administrative vacancies in the Department of Athletics while helping to identify qualified minority candidates. In 2019, Gordy was named Volunteer of the Year by the Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands, while in 2021 Creighton awarded him with its Distinguished Service Staff Award. Gordy spent the 2004-05 season as the school’s director of basketball operations after spending the previous 10 seasons on the bench as an assistant coach for the Bluejays. As director of basketball operations, Gordy coordinated team travel and community outreach and service, while also helping with on-campus recruiting and summer camps. Gordy graduated from the University of Arizona in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in radio and television communications. A native of Chester, Pennsylvania, Gordy started his coaching career at his alma mater, spending six seasons as an assistant to Fred Snowden on the Ari