Wheaton, Ill. – Wheaton College men's basketball coach Mike Schauer has announced the hiring of Arte Culver as the full-time assistant coach for the Thunder men's basketball team. He replaces Tony Bollier, who accepted a position with the NBA Developmental League earlier this month.

Culver is a 2006 graduate of Rice University, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. A walk-on with the Owls, Culver was a three-year letterwinner for the Rice men's basketball team. He was a four-time scholar athlete at Rice and a two-time Arthur Ashe Scholar during his playing career. He earned a Master's Degree in Teaching from Rice in 2008, while serving as a graduate assistant/video coordinator for the Owls basketball program.

"I am extremely pleased to welcome Coach Culver and his family to the Wheaton Baskeball Family," notes Mike Schauer, He continues, "Coach Culver was recommended to me by a mutual friend. It did not take me long to realize that Arte is exactly what we are looking for in an assistant coach. He has an authentic relationship with Jesus, a strong desire to mentor young men, and an intense passion to pursue excellence on the basketball court. He and his family will be a strong addtion to both our team and the broader Wheaton College community."

Culver comes to Wheaton from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, where he served as scholastic coordinator for the Islanders' men's basketball program since 2013. In his duties at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Culver oversaw all academic aspects of men's basketball program. Prior to his tenure at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Culver served one year as a as an assistant varsity basketball coach, JV basketball coach and math teacher at The Kinkaid School in Piney Point Village, Texas. Culver also served one year as the head varsity basketball coach at Rosehill Christian School in Houston, Texas, also teaching algebra and geometry classes at Rosehill.

Culver and his wife, Julia, have three children, Teddy, Aaron and Annie.