Phil Baier came to the University of Miami as an assistant strength coach in September 2019. He serves as the strength & conditioning coach for the Hurricanesâ menâs basketball team.
Baier joined the Hurricanes after two years at the University of North Texas, where he worked with the schoolâs menâs basketball and womenâs volleyball teams.
The Mean Green reached the 20-win mark in both of Baierâs seasons with basketball, notching 41 total victories and claiming the 2018 CBI championship. He also aided the volleyball program to 48 triumphs in two years, including a 29-4 campaign in 2017 that featured a C-USA regular season title.
Prior to his time in Denton, Texas, Baier spent two years at Arkansas State. There, he primarily worked with menâs basketball, menâs track and field, womenâs track and field, cheerleading and dance, while helping with football. The Red Wolves won two Sun Belt titles in football and one in menâs outdoor track and field while Baier was there.
Baier did his graduate studies at Southeast Missouri State University, pursuing a masterâs degree in higher education administration with an emphasis in athletic administration. While there, he worked with menâs basketball, womenâs basketball, football and womenâs tennis.
In addition, Baier was a strength & conditioning intern at the University of Southern California in the spring of 2013, primarily working with womenâs crew, while aiding with 10 additional programs, including baseball and womenâs basketball.
The prior summer, Baier interned at Harvard University, helping with eight sports, including menâs basketball, football and menâs ice hockey.
A 2013 graduate of Springfield College, Baier received his bachelorâs degree in applied exercise science with a minor in coaching. He earned four varsity letters as a wide receiver and garnered all-conference honorable mention as a senior.
Baier, a native of Braintree, Mass., holds certifications from both the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and the American Red Cross. He resides in South Miami, Fla., with his fiancée, Jenna, and their two dogs, Atlas and Ross.