Before he was hired at Ball State, Whitford served as an assistant coach at Miami (Ohio), Xavier, and Arizona where he was instrumental to those teams reaching the Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen.
[2] Amongst peers, Whitford is known for his predictive analytics, work ethic, defensive schemes, recruiting and relationship building.
Whitford is married to Alexa Teare, an Organizational Psychology/Talent Executive and Leadership Development Coach.
While enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Whitford spent three seasons as a student manager for the Badgers men's basketball team.
[3] Whitford's first professional coaching experience was with the Miami RedHawks men's basketball program.