Andrew Graber

Biography

After two seasons on the UNC women’s basketball support staff, Andrew Graber was promoted in July of 2023 to the role of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. He directs, designs and implements all strength and conditioning programming for the Tar Heel women’s basketball program. “I’m proud of our program and the women in it that we were able to attract such a talented applicant pool,” UNC women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart said upon Graber's promotion. “Sport science is the future of athletic performance training and Andrew is so versed in the software and the application of it. He has a national championship as a lead strength coach, and he has run the sport science programming for numerous sports teams. He will help with feedback – and feeding forward – as we develop our daily, weekly, and monthly plans together to put our student-athletes in the best possible position for success. “Andrew is a skilled tactician in the weight room, he’s a trusted teammate, he has a servant heart, and he’s a forward thinker. I’m thrilled to have Andrew in this critical leadership role as we continue to move this program forward. Today is a great day for the entire program.” Graber came to UNC in July of 2021. He has worked with women’s basketball as assistant strength & conditioning coach since then and also has coached track and field, rowing and women’s lacrosse, which won an NCAA Championship in 2022. Additionally, he has coordinated sport science for all of UNC’s Olympic sport p