Kasey Van Etten is joining the Independence Men's Basketball program as an assistant coach. As part of his time in the Rio Grande Valley, Kasey experienced event operations with Golden Grape Entertainment which works at Bert Ogden Arena, the home of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and HEB Park the home for RGV FC Toros, the USL affiliate of the Houston Dynamo, for a few months before landing the job here at ICC.

In 2021-2023 Kasey was an Events and Facilities Assistant with the Univeristy of Texas Rio Grande Valley athletics department, where he compiled game day operations before, during, and after each UTRGV Athletics event. As well, organized equipment room responsibilities such as sorting and distribution of equipment and orders for several teams.

In 2018-2020 and returned in 2021-2023, Kasey interned with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the G-League affiliate of the Houston Rockets. He maintained game day operations such as the scoreboard, scorebook, shot clock, replay and statistics. Kasey was part of the Vipers championship runs in 2018-2019 and 2021-2022.

In 2020-2021, prior to working with UTRGV and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Kasey obtained an internship with the University of Oklahoma athletics department, where he served with Event Management. Kasey distributed and organized the athletics events management equipment and storage room. He as well worked as a Customer Relations Assistant at the 2021 Women's College World Series.

During his time as Director of Basketball Operations, Kasey will coordinate team travel, oversee and manage social media platforms, assist with the development of season schedules, scheduling practices and shoot around. As well communicate with other institutions regarding delivery and receipt of game film, assiting with budget development and monitors expenditures, plan and organize on campus visits for targeted recruits and organize a detailed distribution of practice and game jerseys and other basketball equipment.

Kasey is highly on giving back to the community and will plan and organize community service with the men's basketball program.

Kasey favorite quote is by Milton Berle - "If opportunity doesn't knock build a door."