Nate Dennison is in his seventh season at Purdue. He was hired Aug. 6, 2018 as assistant director of recruiting before being promoted to director of scouting.
Dennison’s primary responsibilities include oversight of the evaluation and scouting process for all college and high school prospects, organization and upkeep of all prospect boards, coordinating coaches recruiting travel schedules, and oversight of all scouting technology and prospect databases. Dennison also serves as Purdue’s pro scouting liaison.
Dennison joined the Boilermakers from Western Kentucky, where he spent one season as the director of recruiting, eight years as the director of player personnel and two years as a recruiting and operations assistant. Under his direction, the Hilltoppers signed the top-ranked recruiting classes in the Sun Belt Conference in 2010 and 2011 and the second ranked recruiting class in Conference USA in 2014.
A native of Lore City, Ohio, Dennison graduated from Ohio State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sport and leisure studies in 2007. He spent the 2006 season as a recruiting intern for the Buckeyes before moving on to Western Kentucky.
