Rome native Chad Warner, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, has been tapped to lead Shorter College’s men’s basketball program, the college’s Athletic Director Bill Peterson announced on Tuesday.

“We were pleased with the caliber and quality of the applications, and out of a tremendous pool of candidates, Chad Warner rose to the top,” Peterson said. “He is a person of great Christian character with a tremendous basketball background who we believe will be able to help Shorter College build a bridge to the city of Rome and inspire community support of our program.”