David Land joined the College of Charleston athletic department as the Director of Sports Performance prior to the 2024-25 season.
Land will work primarily with the men’s basketball program as the head of the sports performance department while helping all of the Cougars varsity programs compete at the national level.
He spent the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons at South Florida as director of men's basketball strength and conditioning.
A veteran of the profession, Land served the Iowa State men’s basketball team in the same role for the 2020-21 season. Land spent the two years prior to Iowa State serving as strength coach for Mike Young at Virginia Tech (2019-20) and Wofford (2018-19).
Prior to joining Young in Blacksburg, Land played a major role in Wofford’s best season in program history. The Terriers had their first AP Top-25 ranking, a 20-game win streak, undefeated conference record (18-0) and the first NCAA Tournament win in school history.
A Raleigh, North Carolina native, Land was the Director of Olympic Strength and Conditioning at Utah State during the 2017-18 season. He oversaw sports performance for non-football sports, being tasked with staff, budgeting and scheduling for all of the Olympic sports.
Land, who was at Murray State from 2013-17, spent the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons working with the men’s basketball program. In addition to men’s hoops winning multiple conference titles, he also helped guide several other programs to Ohio Valley Championships, including women’s tennis (2014, 2015) and women’s golf (2015, 2017).
Land was significant in the development of point guard Cameron Payne, who was the 2015 OVC Player of the Year and led the Racers to a 29-6 record before becoming a lottery pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Racers were ranked during the 2014-15 season and had an NCAA-best 25 consecutive wins.
He has also worked at UNC Wilmington, East Tennessee State, Milligan College and NC State.
Land is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is CPR/AED certified.
Land, who earned his Eagle Scout in 2007, is a 2011 graduate of Appalachian State with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a minor in nutrition. He earned a master’s degree in exercise physiology and performance from East Tennessee State in 2013.
Land and his wife Julie were married in 2018. They have a son, Hudson, and daughter, Avery.
