John Erwin has served as the athletic trainer for the WKU men’s basketball program since 2017.
Erwin joined the Hilltoppers from Oklahoma State, where he worked with the men’s basketball team and the men’s and women’s cross-country and track and field programs during his time with the Cowboys from 2015-17.
Erwin was previously the assistant athletic director for sports medicine at Southeastern Louisiana, where he worked with the football program and managed the sports medicine department. He spent the four seasons before that as the athletic trainer for the Georgia Southern men's basketball team, while also working with men's and women's tennis and softball.
Erwin earned his Master's of Science degree in athletic training from Arkansas State University in 2009. While in graduate school, Erwin assisted with the athletic training duties for the Red Wolves football team and their 12 other sports programs. As an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Arlington, Erwin’s experience included serving as an intern athletic trainer for the Dallas Desperados Arena Football League (AFL) team, as well as assisting with the Mavericks athletics teams and programs at three Arlington-area high schools. He also served as head athletic trainer for UCA Cheerleading Camps during the summer of 2007 after receiving his Bachelor of Science in athletic training from UTA in May 2007.
Raised in Houston, Texas, Erwin is a certified and licensed athletic trainer and is a certified performance enhancement specialist and correctional exercise specialist.
