Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Creighton (Exhibition) on October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Men's Basketball
Creighton (Exhibition)
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Iowa State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Land, David
David Land
- Title:
- Director of Strength & Conditioning
- Email:
- dland@iastate.edu
- Phone:
- 4-8692
David Land enters his first season as director of strength and conditioning for Iowa State men’s basketball. Land is the only men’s basketball strength coach in NCAA history to lead two different programs to undefeated conference seasons.
Land, who spent two years as strength coach for Steve Prohm at Murray State, joins Iowa State after spending the last two seasons under Mike Young at Virginia Tech (2019-20) and Wofford (2018-19).
Prior to joining Young in a rebuilding season in Blacksburg, Land played a major role in Wofford’s best season in program history. The Terriers had their first AP Top-25 ranking, a 20-game win streak, undefeated conference record (18-0) and the first NCAA Tournament win in school history.
Land trained Wofford sharpshooter Fletcher Magee, who set the NCAA Division I record with 509 career 3-pointers and earned All-America honors as a senior.
The Raleigh, North Carolina native was the Director of Olympic Strength and Conditioning at Utah State during the 2017-18 season. Land oversaw sports performance for non-football sports, being tasked with staff, budgeting and scheduling for all of the Olympic sports.
Land, who was at Murray State from 2013-17, spent the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons working with Prohm and the men’s basketball program. In addition to men’s hoops winning multiple conference titles, he also helped guide several other programs to Ohio Valley Championships, including women’s tennis (2014, 2015) and women’s golf (2015, 2017).
Land was significant in the development of point guard Cameron Payne, who was a lottery pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. The Racers were ranked during the 2014-15 season and had an NCAA-best 25 consecutive wins.
He has also worked at UNC Wilmington, East Tennessee State, Milligan College and NC State.
Land is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is CPR/AED certified.
Land, who earned his Eagle Scout in 2007, is a 2011 graduate of Appalachian State with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a minor in nutrition. He earned a master’s degree in exercise physiology and performance from East Tennessee State in 2013.
Land and his wife Julie were married in 2018. They have a son, Hudson.
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