Jimmy Duba

Biography

Jimmy Duba began his role at DePaul as Director of Sports Performance in August of 2016, before being elevated to Associate Athletics Director for Sports Performance. He currently works with softball, women's tennis, volleyball and track and field's throwers and serves as a member of the Athletics Department's senior leadership team. Duba brings experience to DePaul in working with both collegiate and professional basketball. Prior to joining the Blue Demons, Duba served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings (2008-10) and was the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs head strength and conditioning coach (2008-09). Previously, Duba worked for DePaul as the assistant director of sports performance for four seasons in his first stint in Lincoln Park, finishing up in 2013. He was strength and conditioning coach of the Charlotte men's basketball team from 2013-2016. Duba spent two seasons in Storrs, Connecticut as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at UConn where he primarily worked with the Huskies' basketball and women's volleyball programs from 2006-08. As a graduate assistant he earned his Master's degree in Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning. He earned his undergraduate degree from UW-La Crosse in 2006 and spent time with the Chicago Bulls during the 2005-06 season as a strength and conditioning intern. Duba resides in Chicago and enjoys Olympic weight lifting in his free time.