Saint Louis Billikens Athletics

Robb Hornett has served as Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Performance since July 2018. Hornett directs and oversees the physical development and training efforts of all Billiken student-athletes, and he works directly with the men’s basketball and men’s soccer teams. He also manages, designs and equips SLU’s weight-training facility and leads the sports nutrition staff in all aspects involving SLU student-athletes.
 
Hornett came to Saint Louis after a one-year stint as assistant strength and conditioning coach for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. That followed a three-year tenure at the University of Virginia, where he was assistant strength and conditioning coach for the basketball programs. Hornett also served two years as head performance specialist for EXOS/Air Force Special Operations, one year as head strength and conditioning coach at Indiana University Health Sports Performance, and two years as a strength and conditioning intern coach with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers.
 
Hornett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sports performance, physical education and health at Marian University in Indianapolis, and he is pursuing a master’s degree in high-performance sport at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. He is certified as a strength and conditioning coach by the National Strength & Conditioning Association, as a performance enhancement specialist by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and at FMS Level 1 by Functional Movement. Hornett also has published two articles in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning.
 
Hornett enjoys reading, biking, spending time with family and, with his wife, Julie, walking their dog around Tower Grove Park in St. Louis.