Justin McLean was hired to be Director of Scouting and Player Development in August of 2022.

Most recently, McLean was an Assistant Coach at Northern Arizona University for the 2019-20 season. While with the Lumberjacks, he was part of identifying and recruiting the highest-rated signing class in program history. He was in charge of game-planning and scouting reports for a team that improved its win total by six and made only the eighth postseason appearance in school history. NAU went 16-14 with McLean as the Assistant Coach, the only time in the past seven seasons the Lumberjacks finished over .500. McLean also designed and implemented a player development program, leading to NAU earning three Big Sky All-Conference selections. 

Previously, McLean was a member of the Sun Devil Men's Basketball staff, serving as the Video Coordinator for four seasons. One of new Head Coach Bobby Hurley's first moves was retaining McLean, who had been a Graduate Assistant for the prior two seasons. During this time, McLean earned his Master's degree in Liberal Studies/Film and Media Studies in 2015. McLean contributed to one of the most successful runs in Sun Devil Men's Basketball history, supervising all video and technology programming from 2015-2019. He was in charge of editing all practice and game video for coaches and players to utilize. In this role, McLean was able to assist with on-campus recruiting activities. Arizona State made two NCAA Tournament appearances during McLean's tenure, which led to an opportunity for him to become an Assistant Coach at the Division I level.

Prior to his time at Arizona State, he was a Student Manager for four seasons at St. John's University under Steve Lavin and Norm Roberts, while completing his Bachelor's degree in Sports Management with a minor in Business.