Milwaukee Bucks

Address: 1001 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee, WI 53203
Arena Name: Fiserv Forum
Phone: (414) 489-2100

Scott Faust

Head Athletic Trainer
Education: University of Alabama – Huntsville
Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama
NBATA Member Since: 2006
Scott Faust joined the Milwaukee Bucks as the head athletic trainer in 2016. Faust started in Milwaukee after serving as an assistant athletic trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2006-2015, and then as an associate athletic trainer/rehabilitation coordinator with the 76ers from 2015-16. Prior to that he also held positions with the Quad City Thunder of the CBA, Quad City Steamwheelers (AF2) and with the Huntsville Flights of the then NBA D-League. Faust was also the men's basketball athletic trainer at Lipscomb University during the 2005-06 season.

A graduate of the University of Alabama-Huntsville, Faust is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He has certifications as a performance enhancement specialist and corrective exercise specialist from the National Academy of Sports Medicine and completed his Fellowship of Applied Functional Science through Gray Institute.

Faust and his wife, Lee, reside in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and have a daughter, Cadence.

Michelle Ruan

Assistant Athletic Trainer
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (BS); California Baptist University in Riverside (ATC)
Hometown: Chicago, IL
NBATA Member Since: 2020
Prior to beginning with the Milwaukee Bucks as the Assistant Athletic Trainer in 2020, Michelle spent three seasons (2016-2019) as the Head Athletic Trainer with the Northern Arizona Suns. Most recently, she served last season (2019-2020) as the Head Athletic Trainer with the Wisconsin Herd. Michelle earned her Master’s degree in athletic training at California Baptist University in Riverside, California.

As a Chicago native, Ruan earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago, majoring in Kinesiology and Exercise Science.

Jessica Cohen

Physical Therapist / Athletic Trainer
Education: Vanderbilt University (BS), University of Arkansas (MS), Northwestern University (DPT)
Hometown: St. Charles, Illinois
NBATA Member Since: 2019
Jessica Cohen joined the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023 from Portland, Oregon. During her four seasons with the Portland Trailblazers she served as Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist (2019-2021) and Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist (2022-2023). Prior to Cohen’s time in the NBA, she completed seven seasons in the WNBA, where she spent two years as the Atlanta Dream’s Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist and five seasons with the Chicago Sky. During her time in the WNBA, Cohen also worked with the New England Black Wolves of the National Lacrosse League and toured with celebrity performers. Credentialed as both a Certified Athletic Trainer and Licensed Physical Therapist, Cohen is also certified as a Performance Specialist from EXOS and holds her CSCS. She became board certified in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS) in 2021 and board certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (OCS) in 2022 by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Cohen graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2010 with a B.S. in Health Policy and Human Organizational Development where she was also a member of the women’s swim team. In 2013, Cohen earned her Master’s of Athletic Training at the University of Arkansas and her her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 2016.