Haocheng Hu - Director of Strategy and Analytics / Graduate Assistant - Men's Basketball Support Staff

Haocheng Hu

Title:
Director of Strategy and Analytics / Graduate Assistant
Email:
hhu2026@fau.edu

Haocheng Hu joined the Florida Atlantic men's basketball program in the summer of 2026 as the team's director of strategy and analytics. He is also pursuing his Master of Science degree in business analytics within the FAU College of Business.

Hu comes to Paradise having most recently served as a men's basketball operations intern at the University of Miami. There, he assisted in team operations, including individual workouts, team practices and in-game activities; assisted in data analysis, building projection models, and preparing scouting and postgame reports; and built game- and recruiting-related projects based on coaching staff needs.

Also while at Miami, Hu earned his Master of Science in sport administration in May of 2025.

Hu's other varied athletics experience while with the Hurricanes included being a women's basketball student manager, an equipment manager with the football program, and as a student assistant with production services across the ESPN family of networks.

Prior to his time in Coral Gables, Hu attended Wenzhou Business College in Wenzhou, China, earning his Bachelor of Science in management. After graduation, he became a basketball development operation intern with Beijing Key-Solution Sports Consulting Co., Ltd, in Beijing.

Other basketball positions that Hu has held include: volunteer assistant varsity basketball coach at Christopher Columbus High School; player development assistant at Miami Hoop School; NBA reporter for Kuaishou Technology; and player development intern for Excel Sports Management.