Bill Rankin Position: Assistant Coach

Bill Rankin joined Bryce Wallor's staff as an assistant coach at UCF in July 2011. A former collegiate standout at Michigan, Rankin joined the Knights after spending the last two years playing professionally.

Rankin played at Michigan from 2005-09. As a senior, he was co-captain of a squad that recorded the best season in school history, tying for third at the NCAA Championship. A native of Traverse City, Mich., Rankin competed in 44 events as a Wolverine, and registered 21 top-30 finishes.

Before turning pro in 2010, Rankin was ranked as high as No. 114 in the World Amateur Rankings. He played in the 2007 and 2009 U.S. Amateur Championship, advanced to the round of 32 at the 2008 British Amateur and advanced to U.S. Open sectionals in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

After concluding his college eligibility, Rankin worked as an undergraduate assistant at Michigan in 2009, assisting with practice organization and the management of the Wolverine Intercollegiate.

In 2010, Rankin participated in pre-qualifying and then the first stage of the PGA TOUR Q-School.

Rankin graduated from Michigan in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.