Frank Ross

Frank Ross enters his seventh season with the Wizards and his third as Vice President of College Personnel. He spent his first two seasons with the team as Director of Player Personnel.

The Washington, D.C. native served six seasons as Director of East Coast Scouting for the Oklahoma City Thunder. In that role, Ross was an integral part in evaluating college and international player talent, providing projections and recommendations on draft selections.

Prior to joining the Thunder organization, Ross served as a scout with the Charlotte Bobcats from 2003-07, evaluating college and minor league player talent. While with the Bobcats, he was also a part of an NBA delegation that con- ducted the Basketball Without Borders program in South Africa for two summers. Ross joined the Bobcats after two seasons as the lead assistant coach with the University at Albany (NY).

Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Ross was a five-year veteran of the Arlington County Police Department in Northern Virginia. His areas of responsibility included drug enforcement as well as youth and drug counseling. In 1993, Ross received the Meritorious Service Award for extraor- dinary humanitarian effort.