Jarod Newland is in his first season as a graduate assistant with the Missouri women's basketball program.
Newland's duties include assisting the coaching staff with recruiting databases and mail-outs, camps and clinics, and the day-to-day operation of the office.
Newland is a 2006 graduate of Texas Tech, where he earned a bachelor's degree in exercise sport science. He was also a student assistant for the women's program at Tech under former coach Marsha Sharp.
Newland was a member of the basketball and cross country teams while attending Plains (Texas) High School. He was an All-District selection in basketball as a junior and senior, while the team qualified for regional play his junior year. Newland also qualified for regional competition in cross country as well.
He received the Alton Ballard Scholarship, graduated in the top-10 percent of his class, and was an A honor roll student.
A native of Plains, Texas, he is the son of Jan Newland and the late Michael Newland. His mother is the head girls basketball coach and athletic coordinator at Bangs (Texas High School)