Joseph Bonham is in his first season as a Graduate Assistant with the Middle Tennessee women's basketball staff.

Bonham, a 2010 graduate of Middle Tennessee, was a four-year manager with the Blue Raider program, including the last two seasons as the head manager.

In his new role, he coordinates film exchange through Dragonfly, assists in film breakdown and creates recruiting databases.

He also has supervised the MTSU Rec Center courts during the summer camp team sessions and gave instruction to 3rd-5th graders at the Individual Camp and 7th and 8th graders during the Elite Camp.

Bonham, a native of Bartlett, Tenn., completed his undergraduate work in May and graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in political science. He is currently working on his master's degree in sport management.

His career ambition is to be a women's collegiate basketball coach.