Al Sandifer
Head Coach

Al Sandifer coached as the Saints’ head coach for four years after serving as interim head coach in 2006-07. In his four years, Sandifer has led the Saints to a 61-64 overall record and 25-34 slate in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. In 2011-12, he will be taking a leave of absesnce.

Sandifer came to the Saints in 1976 as a freshman basketball recruit and has been a part of Siena Heights Athletics for parts of four decades. In 1978, he was named Siena Heights College’s Athlete of the Year. He was elected the Team MVP of the Saints after the 1977-78 season.

In 1991, Sandifer took the Siena Heights softball team to the NAIA Tournament and is still the winningest coach in the softball program’s history with 271 wins during his 10-year tenure. During his time as the softball coach, Sandifer was named NAIA District 23 Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year. The Saints won three out of the four possible WHAC Championships (conference began in 1992) and Sandifer was named WHAC Coach of the Year three times.

Sandifer also spent three years at Adrian High School where he compiled a 52-18 record as the boys’ basketball coach. He was named Lenawee County Coach of the Year in 1999. Sandifer also served as the SHU men’s golf coach at Siena Heights.

Sandifer served as an assistant coach for the SHU men’s basketball program for 20 seasons prior to taking on the head job. He is also currently the business manager for the athletic department. Sandifer runs the highly respected "Camp of Champions" each summer and founded the "Hoopster" program, which brings over 800 youngsters to campus each year. Sandifer and his wife Tami have two children, Christie and Curtis, and currently reside in Adrian.

Sandifer’s son Curtis is a member of the United States Army’s Third Infantry Regiment, otherwise known as the “Old Guard.” The Old Guard is responsible for guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington, Va.

Bobby Plumer
Acting Head Coach

Bobby Plumer returns for his fifth year on the bench for the Saints and will take over in 2010-11 as the interim head coach. Plumer joined the Saints’ coaching staff in 2007-08 after his playing career ended in 2006-07.

In his 67 games played for the Saints, Coach Plumer shot 84.7 percent from the free throw line.

While studying at SHU, Plumer finished his degree in Social Studies Education.

Coach Plumer is from Ottawa Lake, Mich. and currently resides in Adrian.

Daniel Yatzek
Assistant Coach

Daniel Yatzek returns to Siena Heights for his fourth year as an assistant coach. He ended his playing career after the 2005-06 season. Yatzek will be the Head JV Coach.

During his playing career, Yatzek provided a strong defensive threat in the middle, contributing better than a block a game in his senior year. He played in 70 games, shooting 50.3 percent from the field and pulling in 161 rebounds.

Yatzek’s best season was his last as he averaged 4.29 points per game as a senior. He is originally from Morenci, Mich., and has his bachelor’s degree in psychology.

Chris Shiels
Assistant Coach