Kevin Dux

Assistant Coach

kdux@wustl.edu

Washington U.-St. Louis

Division 3

Kevin Dux enters his second season as the full-time assistant men's basketball coach at Washington University in St. Louis. Dux was named assistant coach on July 6, 2018.

In his first season on the Danforth Campus, WashU posted a 17-8 overall record and finished in a tie for second place in the UAA standings with a 10-4 mark. The Bears had four all-conference selections, including UAA Rookie of the Year Justin Hardy.

Dux spent five years at NCAA Division I Stetson University, including the last three as an assistant coach. He served as Director of Basketball Operations at Stetson his first two years. In his role as assistant coach, Dux worked with Stetsons post and guards, recruiting and scheduling. He also served as the teams academic supervisor.

In 2017-18, Dux worked with three senior guards who re-wrote the Stetson record book. Divine Myles became the schools all-time leading scorer (1,845 points), Angel Rivera set the all-time assists mark (582) and Luke Doyle broke the all-time threes record (207).

In his first season as an assistant at Stetson in 2014-15, the Hatters went to the Atlantic Sun Championship game for the first time since 1994. Freshman forward Derick Newton was named the Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year and a freshman All-American. Newton was also drafted in the NBA G League after the 2015-16 season and plays with the Windy City Bulls.

Dux joined Stetson after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Florida State University. At FSU he was responsible for tracking the academic progression of student-athletes, assisting with film breakdown and scouting reports, helping coaches with recruiting visits, and supervising five undergraduate managers. The Seminoles won the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history in 2012.

A four-year letterwinner at Coe College, Dux earned All-Iowa Conference, Academic All-Iowa Conference, ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District, and NABC Honors Court accolades as a student-athlete. He was Juckems first recruit at Coe. 

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe in 2009, Dux stayed at his alma mater as an assistant coach for two seasons.

Dj Damazo

Assistant Coach

damazodj@grinnell.edu

Grinnell

Division 3

DJ Damazo has joined the Grinnell College men's basketball staff as an assistant coach.

Damazo comes to Grinnell from the University of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, where as head coach he brought the team from a 3-17 mark his first season to 12-11 in 2019-20. Additionally, the Patriots ranked fifth in all of NCAA Division III in scoring.

Prior to that, Damazo was an assistant at his alma mater, Blackhawk High School in Beaver Falls, Pa., and also a graduate assistant at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pa.

Damazo graduated from Geneva College in Pennsylvania where he was a two-year starter on the men's basketball team and gained a bachelor's degree in Human Services. In 2016, Damazo earned a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University.

Damazo and his wife, Kristland, have three sons, Malachi, Simeon, and Josiah. 

Marques Charlton

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

mcharlton@stlawu.edu

St. Lawrence

Division 3

Marques Charlton graduated from Clarkson University in 2014, where he received his Bachelor of Science in financial information and analysis. He competed as a four-year varsity athlete on the men's basketball team and was named team captain. Charlton scored 1194 points in his career, 13th in program history at Clarkson University. After a successful four-year career, Charlton pursued basketball at the professional level in Reutlingen, Germany in 2015-20.





Charlton brings several years of coaching experience to the position, having served as the head coach for the U16 TSG Reutlingen team in Germany in 2017-20. He also brings several years of experience as a personal basketball trainer at Patch Barracks Army Base located in Germany from 2017-20. 

Dan Bozzelli

Assistant Coach

dbozzelli@vassar.edu

Vassar

Division 3

      Assisted with all aspects of the basketball program, on-court coaching, team practices and game plans, player development activities, recruiting, and fundraising.



      Coordinated all recruiting efforts to include mass mailings, on and off campus visits and evaluations, and maintaining ongoing communication with recruits, parents, high school coaches and advisors.



      Administered, organized and produced all film exchange and scouting efforts including film breakdown, report preparation for each team, pre-game walk-throughs, and pre-game meetings.



       Managed team administration such as travel arrangement and team scheduling.



      Coordinated in-season weight training and off-season workouts.



      Camp Director of the Vassar College Mens Basketball Camp and Elite Prospect Camp.

Stefan Thompson

Head Coach

sthompson@hws.edu

Hobart College

Division 3

Stefan Thompson '13 was named the 20th head coach of the Hobart basketball program during the summer of 2019. In four seasons, he has climbed to No. 6 on the program's career wins list, tied the record for the most wins in a season, guided the Statesmen to two NCAA tournament appearances and won a Liberty League Championship.

In his first season as a head coach, Thompson directed Hobart to a 23-5 overall record, earning an NCAA tournament at-large bid. In the first round, the Statesmen faced No. 14 Saint Joseph, which was led by Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun. Hobart put five players in double figures in a 78-74 win over the Blue Jays to advance to the second round at No. 17 Springfield. With a last second layup, the Statesmen secured a 62-61 win to reach the Round of 16 for the first time in program history. How far that magical run would have gone remains a mystery as the pandemic forced the cancelation of the remainder of the tournament.

Last season, Thompson engineered another 20-win season, securing the 2024 Liberty League Tournament Championship and another NCAA tournament bid. The Statesmen won a program record 10 straight games to start the season. After a 2-4 start to January, Hobart won eight of its final nine conference games to clinch the top seed in the Liberty League Tournament. The Statesmen defended their home court with wins over RIT and St. Lawrence to capture the program's fourth conference championship. Hobart's season came to an end in the first round of the NCAA tournament in a showdown with defending national champion Christopher Newport.

Thompson and the Statesmen have earned Liberty League Tournament bids in each of his four seasons at the helm. His players have earned nine All-Liberty League awards, the 2021-22 Liberty League Rookie of the Year award and the 2022-23 Liberty League Player of the Year award, seven all-region awards and two All-America awards. Additionally, Jackson Meshanic was named the 2022-23 D3hoops.com Regional Player of the Year.

Last season, Thompson and his assistants were voted the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year and tabbed the Rochester Area Coaching Staff of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. In 2020, Thompson was recognized as one of the top young coaches in the collegiate game, earning a spot on the NABC Under Armour 30 Under 30 list, while also earning the D3hoops.com East Region Coach of the Year. In 2022, Thompson was presented with the HWS Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award. He serves as co-chair of the HWS Athletics Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Sustained Dialogue Team and is a member of the HWS Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. 

Off campus, Thompson is a board member for Willow Street Foundation, which provides education and leadership opportunities for financially disadvantaged students in Syracuse. He is also the founder and director of Bigger Than Basketball (BTB), hosting basketball camps in Rochester and Syracuse. BTB not only teaches the game, but also provides campers and their families with the knowledge needed to navigate the world of youth, college and professional sports.

Thompson was an assistant coach for the Statesmen for two seasons before being named head coach. He and his co-workers were voted the 2017-18 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year after Hobart posted a 21-5 record that included a program-record 15-game winning streak.

Thompson returned to Hobart after three seasons as an assistant coach at Wilkes University. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, he also served as the director of intramurals. In 2016, Thompson earned a master's degree in education from Wilkes.
 
A native of Syracuse, Thompson graduated from Hobart in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology. The first NABC All-American in program history, he led the Statesmen to an 82-31 record over four seasons. He and his classmates were the first class of Hobart basketball players to produce four consecutive winning seasons in over 55 years and the first ever to make four consecutive postseason appearances.
 
The Statesmen made back-to-back ECAC Upstate Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011, winning the regional crown on the second try. In 2012, Hobart earned its first at-large bid into the NCAA Championship field, beating Ohio Wesleyan in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-up Cabrini in overtime. A year later, Thompson and the Statesmen won the Liberty League regular season and tournament championships and returned to the NCAA tournament field.
 
Thompson was named to three All-America teams following the 2012-13 season, garnering a spot on the NABC second team, DIII News fifth team and D3hoops.com honorable mention.
 
Thompson reached a number of milestones in his senior season. He became just the seventh Statesman to record 1,500 career points. Thompson amassed a total of 1,643 career points which put him fourth on Hobart's all-time scoring list. He also became the only Statesman to score more than 1,000 points and record more than 400 assists. Thompson ranks second on the Hobart list with 492 career assists. He was also the first member of the Hobart basketball team to play in the NABC/Reese's Division III College All-Star Game, where he posted 12 points, four rebounds and three assists.
 
The three-time All-Liberty League selection and 2012-13 Liberty League Player of the Year finished his final season atop the conference with 5.4 assists per game and a 2.3 assist-to-turnover. Thompson ranked fourth in scoring (15.6 ppg), free throw percentage (.841) and minutes played (34.6), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (.422) and sixth in 3-points field goals made (1.9).
 
Thompson earned All-East honors from the NABC and D3hoops.com in his junior and senior seasons. As a first-year, Thompson was named the Rookie of the Year for the Liberty League as well as the D3hoops.com East Region and the ECAC Upstate Region.

Tom Primosch

tprimosch@ursinus.edu

Ursinus

Division 3

Tom Primosch returns to the Centennial Conference and Philly region after two seasons in the JUCO and D1 ranks.

I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Tom to Ursinus and our team, Small said. Our basketball family is incredibly fortunate to add such a special leader, coach, mentor and person. During our interview process, we were overwhelmed by Toms passion for working with kids, his love of basketball, and his commitment to the development of the whole student-athlete.

Primosch is no stranger to the Centennial Conference, as he graduated from Haverford College in 2021. His first coaching stop came as an Assistant Coach at Glendale Community College in Phoenix, AZ. After spending two months interning for highly decorated NBA trainer Phil Beckner during the 2022 offseason, Primosch moved to Portland, OR where he spent the 2022-23 season working as an Operations Assistant for the Mens Basketball team at the University of Portland.

I feel incredibly lucky and privileged to be joining the coaching staff at Ursinus. Coach Small has done a remarkable job building this program during his time here and Im extremely grateful for the opportunity to help our student athletes reach their full potential.

Damon Jones

Assistant Coach

djones@jcu.edu

John Carroll

Division 3

Damon Jones enters his first season as the full-time assistant coach for Men's Basketball in the 2022-23 academic year.

Jones knows Northeast Ohio well. Hailing from Warrensville, Jones played for St. Peter Chanel, graduating in 2012 before the school closed one year later. 

After playing for the Firebirds, Jones started his collegiate career at NJCAA Mercyhurst North East, scoring over 1,000 points and earning junior college All-American status. Jones remained in Erie, playing his final two seasons at NCAA Division II Mercyhurst University. He steered the Lakers to the program's first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship along with two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Jones surpassed 1,000 points at Mercyhurst, leading the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game as a senior and earning 2016 All-PSAC Second Team honors. 

Jones then headed overseas, playing professionally for three and a half years in Denmark, Spain and Ireland. Jones starred in the Irish Superleague, where he led the league in scoring, averaging 30.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

Jones started his coaching career at Hope College in Holland, Michigan at the Division III level. He served as a varsity assistant and head JV coach for the 2018-19 season.

During the 2019-20 season, Jones worked in the NBA G League in player development and basketball operations for the Grand Rapids Drive. Previously, he was a basketball operations intern for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA. 

Amidst the pandemic, Jones coached at Grand Rapids Christian High School in Michigan, where he mentored McDonald's All-American Kobe Bufkin. Then, Jones joined the coaching staff at Western Missouri State University (NCAA Division II) in July 2021. The Griffons tallied 14 wins during the 2021-22 campaign.





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Mike Strazza

Assistant Coach

mikestrazza@gmail.com

Rutgers-Newark

Division 3

Currently Coaching for NJ Panthers AAU Program(15u Select Head Coach). 


Recently accepted offer for Graduate Assistant position at Rutgers-Newark under Coach Joe Loughran. 


Played four years at Centenary University(NJ) as a combo guard from 2017-2022 

Jonathan Zapinski

Graduate Asisstant

jzapinski@udallas.edu

University of Dallas

Division 3

Hello Everyone,




I am Jonathan Zapinski and I am the graduate assistant at the University of Dallas located in Irving, Texas. Born and raised in the DFW area, but played five years of college basketball up near Chicago. I had great team and individual success over my time as a player, as a Division III National Runner-Up and a 1st Team Academic All-American. Now I looking to bring success to the University of Dallas as a young ambitious coach.




University of Dallas is a Division III school within the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). We have a wide range of 27 majors from business to political science. We have about 1,500 undergraduates with a Student/Faculty ratio of 12:1. 




I am looking forward to working with each of you and the opportunity to building a relationship!

Alex Washington

Assistant Coach

aqwashington@noctrl.edu

North Central (IL)

Division 3

Alex Washington joined the North Central College men's basketball team in June 2023 as the Cardinals' top assistant coach. Washington came to North Central from Augustana College, where he was involved in all facets of Augustana's program as an assistant coach including rules compliance, community engagement, opponent scouting and academic and career development support for student-athletes. He recruited multiple CCIW All-Conference, NABC, and D3Hoops.com All-American award recipients. The Vikings enjoyed incredible success 4 CCIW Championships, NCAA Tournament Games, and 2 NCAA National Championship Games with Washington on the coaching staff.

Washington also coached with the Vikings from 2013-2016, which followed a stint at NCAA Division II Wayne State College (Nebraska) from 2010-2013. Washington helped guide a complete rebuild of the mens basketball program.  In 2012-13, the Wildcats finished with a 17-12, the first winning season since 2007-08. Washington specialized in recruiting, in-home and campus visits, defensive strategy, and academic oversight. 

From 2016-2018, Washington was the Basketball Program Director for the Cognita Pacific and Stamford American International School in Singapore. Washington coached school teams and created Stamford's first competitive basketball program in Singapore. He led partnerships with  the Singapore National Team, the Ministry of Education and local teams.

Washington is also the Director of Recruiting Education for CP3 Rising Stars Camps and has worked with USA Basketball Gold Camps and Jordan Brand for the past several years.

Logan Springer

lo.springer747@wingate.edu

Wingate

Division 2

I am a former UNC Chapel Hill manager and AAU coach for the District Basketball club in DC.

I am now an assistant coach at Wingate University. I assist our coaching staff in recruiting, scouting, film, operations and on court coaching. I have worked multiple camps ranging from the high school level up to power 5 schools.

Scott Bittner

Head Coach

bittners@stockton.edu

Stockton (NJ)

Division 3

Scott Bittner is in his ninth year as the head mens basketball coach at Stockton and 19th year on the Stockton coaching staff. Bittner boasts a 133-71record (.659 winning percentage) with Three NCAA Tournament berths, one NJAC championship and one ECAC championship as the head coach. Before taking over in 2016, he served as assistant coach and then associate head coach for the Ospreys over a 10-year span.

Last year, Bittner led Stockton to its third straight NCAA Tournament and fifth consecutive berth in the NJAC championship game. Bittner helmed Stockton to an outstanding 26-5 record in 2021-22 and was voted NJAC Coach of the Year and NABC District 4 Coach of the Year. The Ospreys won the NJAC championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. 

Stockton went 5-4 and reached its second straight NJAC championship game in the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season. Bittner coached Stockton to an 18-9 record in 2019-20. The Ospreys tied for first place in the NJAC regular season and finished as the NJAC Tournament runner-up after reaching the conference title game for the first time in Bittners tenure as head coach.

In 2018-19, Stockton went 10-15 overall with eight wins in the NJAC. The rebuilding year came on the heels of a 15-10 campaign in 2017-18. In his first season as a college head coach, Bittner led the 2016-17 squad to an 18-11 record and the programs first ECAC championship. The Ospreys marched to the ECAC title with four straight wins in a span of just five days.

During Bittners 10 seasons as assistant coach and then associate head coach, Stockton went 217-74 (.746 winning percentage) with six NCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by a berth in the 2009 NCAA championship game. The Ospreys won five NJAC championships, including three straight from 2014-16, and posted eight 20-win seasons with Bittner on Gerry Matthews staff.

In 2007-08, Bittners second year as a Stockton assistant, the Ospreys snapped an 11-year NJAC championship drought and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The next year, Bittner helped Stockton reach its pinnacle as the Ospreys repeated as the NJAC champs, went 30-3, setting a school record for victories, and reached the NCAA championship game.

The 2009-10 campaign saw Stockton earn its third straight NCAA berth. Bittner later helped the Ospreys reach the 20-win mark again in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Stockton regained the NJAC crown and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 before finishing with a 25-5 record in 2013-14. The Ospreys followed with two more conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances, going 23-6 in 2014-15 and 21-7 in 2015-16.

In addition to his time on the Stockton staff, Bittner coached on the high school level as an assistant coach at Bishop Eustace and his alma mater, St. Augustine Prep. 

As a player, Bittner spent one year at Morris County College and then three seasons at Wheeling Jesuit University. He scored 1,681 career points for the Cardinals and was a Division II All-American in 1994 and a three-time All-WVIAC selection. Bittner graduated from Wheeling Jesuit in 1995 and was inducted into schools Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.

Petie Davis

pdavis6@washcoll.edu

Washington Coll. (MD)

Division 3

Petie Davis was named as assistant coach for the Washington College men's basketball team in August of 2022.

Davis is currently a teacher at Kent County Middle School in Chestertown, where he serves as the lead special education teacher. He also teaches science, math, social studies, and English language arts.
 
"Coach Davis is the perfect addition to our staff," head coach Aaron Goodman states. "He will bring a wealth of life, basketball, athletic, leadership, and administrative experience to our program. His connections will enhance our program's reach and impact in our local and regional communities.  Shoremen Basketball continues to make strides forward."
 
Davis is a certified athletic administrator by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and is active with the Special Olympics.
 
He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wesley College (Wilmington, DE) in 2005 and added a Master's degree in Sports Management from American Military University (Charles Town, WV) in 2009. Davis also picked up a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from AMU in 2010.
 
Davis has coached girls' basketball at several different levels since 2009.

Cj Henagan

Assistant Coach

henaganc@my.erau.edu

Embry-Riddle (FL)

Division 2

After a five-year career on the hardwood, Cj Henagan joins the Embry-Riddle Men's Basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant. Henagan, a native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, earned his undergraduate degree in Human Factors Psychology from Embry-Riddle and is currently pursuing his Master's in Human Factors Psychology.

Henagan was a two-time SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll awardee for the Eagles, appearing in 74 games with 16 starts over the course of his career. Henagan averaged 6.4 points, and 3.0 rebounds for the Blue and Gold.

Nick Dials

ndials@capital.edu

Capital

Division 3

Currently, Dials is an assistant coach for the Capital Comets in Bexley, OH. The Comets have compiled 3 winning seasons and have made the OAC tournament each of those three seasons. This past season, the Comets tied for 4th and had several convincing wins including a win over top-10 Mount Union. This season concluded with a Freshman of the Year honor for Baden Forup (Lexington, OH) which Dials was instrumental in his recruitment. Forup (second-team) and Carter Combs (honorable mention) both received All-OAC honors. In Dials 3 seasons at Capital, the program has had one OAC Freshman of the Year, one OAC Defensive Player of the Year, six All-OAC performers, and seven All-OAC academic recipients.

Dials recently served as a head coach with the NCAA College Basketball Academy. In that role, Dials was selected as one of the top coaches in the region and worked with some of the top talent in the Midwest. The talent pool saw over a 100 kids recruited and signed at Division 1 universities, and even more signing to play NCAA and NAIA basketball.

Prior to that role, Dials was the head coach at Urbana University. In his time with Urbana, he oversaw all facets of the program, while helping turn the program around prior to the university's closure. While with the Knights, Nick guided the school's first multi-year All-Conference player, two freshman to All-Conference accolades, and coached five players to average double-digit scoring. Off the court, Dials led his team to complete over 600 hours of community service work while improving the team's GPA from a 2.6 to 3.1 in the classroom.

Before starting at Urbana, Nick held multiple assistant coaching positions with several high-level programs within the Midwest area.

In his first season with the University of Toledo program, Dials helped the Rockets notch their second-straight 20-win campaign. Toledo ranked first in the Mid-American Conference in league play in field-goal percentage (47.7), rebounding margin (+4.4), defensive rebounds (26.1/game) and three-point field-goal percentage defense (30.0). In addition, four Rockets Julius Brown (first-team), Justin Drummond (third-team), J.D. Weatherspoon (third-team) and Nathan Boothe (honorable-mention) were named to the MAC all-league squad. While at the University of Toledo, he helped mentor six All-MAC players and four All-MAC academic recipients in total.

Prior to Toledo last summer after spending two years as an assistant mens basketball coach at NAIA transitioning to NCAA Division II member Rogers State University. During his time in Claremore, OK, Dials helped the Hillcats compile a 37-22 ledger as a member of the Heartland Conference. As an assistant coach, Dials was responsible for all on- and off-campus recruiting, breaking down practice and game film for individual/team improvements, developing individual workout programs for players, assisting in scouting of all opponents and video operations, fundraising, organizing team travel and meals, managing all budgets and monitoring players academic progress, as well as a campus mentor while the university completed a successful transition to the NCAA.

Prior to working at Rogers State, Dials spent one season as the assistant director of operations at Akron in 2011-12, helping the Zips secure a conference regular-season championship and a berth in the NIT.

Dials accepted the position of director of operations at Miami (Ohio) in 2010, the same season the RedHawks finished second in the league and reached the Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI) postseason tournament. During that season, the RedHawks had their highest scoring averages in program history under legendary coach Charlie Coles.

In 2009, Dials entered the collegiate coaching profession as head assistant coach at Alderson-Broaddus College in Phillippi, WV. During his time, the Battlers compiled a 24-7 record and earned a seventh seed in the Atlantic Region of the 2010 NCAA Division II Tournament. There, Dials recruited the 2-Time 1st team all-conference player Nate Barnes and multiple all-conference player, 1st ever GMAC Player of the Year, and national All-America nominee Adam Kline.

As a prep player, Dials became only the second player in Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) history with 2,000 points and 500 assists. He was a 2003 McDonalds All-American nominee, MVP of the 2003 Ohio/Kentucky All-Star game and 2003 MVP of the Ohio North/South All-Star contest. He was also named OHSAA Division II Player of the Year in 2003.

Dials began his collegiate playing career at Ohio State, starting nine games during his freshman season. He then transferred to Akron and went on to score 1,087 career points and currently ranks sixth in school history in assists (326) as an off guard in his 3 years of eligibility. He served as a team captain his senior season and earned All-MAC recognition.

Dials went on to play professionally overseas with Ehingen Steeples in Ehingen, Germany and paced the team in scoring, assists and efficiency rating. During his time in Germany, Dials served as head coach of the Ehingen Steeples youth team.

A native of Willard, OH, Dials earned his bachelors degree in business organization from Akron in 2008.

Dials and his wife Kathryn have two sons Dominick (14), Devin (8) and two daughters Audrey (12), Emma (8).

Atreyu Austin

ajaustin@frostburg.edu

Frostburg State

Division 3

Prior to Frostburg, he earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, while also being a part of the men's basketball team. In 2015-16, the team had one of their best-ever seasons, going 30-5 to win the Sun Belt Conference and won their NCAA Tournament First Round game over Purdue. 

After graduating, he spent time at Diamond State Training to coach youth in the state of Arkansas. He also was a skill development coach on the Arkansas all-red program under head coach Cory Jones. In 2019, he started an AAU program named the Arkansas Diamonds that compete on a national gauntlet. 

During the Summer of 2021, he taught basketball skills to some of the top players on the East Coast at Camp Grey Lock in Massachusetts. 

He plans to earn a masters degree in sports management at Frostburg State while pursuing a career in coaching.

Jason Posser

Assistant Coach

jayposser23@gmail.com

Queens

Division 2

Jason Posser has been an assistant coach for the Queens College men's basketball team since the 2016-17 season. In addition to coaching duties, he also works in the QC Fitness Center as Fitness and Recreation manager.

Posser previously spent seven seasons as a member of the Hofstra University mens basketball program, and the last five as the teams video coordinator. 

In his duties as video coordinator, Posser assisted the coaching staff with scouting reports on opponents using DV Sport software. In addition, he handled all film exchange, game editing and post-game reports for the staff. Posser also made a variety of highlight videos and hype videos throughout the season. 

In his role with the program, Posser also assisted with the academic monitoring of student-athletes, along with filming practices and games. In addition, Posser was heavily involved in Hofstras community service initiatives, organizing and participating in many of them. 

From 2004 to 2009, Posser was a manager with the Providence College mens basketball team. He assisted the coaching staff in all aspects of the program and served as the head manager in 2008 and 2009. 

During his career with Providence and Hofstra, Posser has been apart of five teams that advanced to postseason play. 

Posser has also served as a camp counselor at a variety of basketball camps, including the Joe Mihalich Elite Boys Basketball Camp, 5 Star Basketball Camps, Speedy Claxton Skills Academy and Providence College Basketball Camps. 

Posser graduated from Providence in 2008 with a degree in business management. He earned his masters degree in educational leadership and policy studies: higher education from Hofstra in 2013.

Michael Prather

Head Coach

michael.prather@millsaps.edu

Millsaps

Division 3

Head Men's Basketball Coach at Millsaps College

Former Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at East Texas Baptist University, Millsaps College, and Louisiana Christian University

Cody Ripato

Assistant Coach

codyripato@letu.edu

LeTourneau

Division 3

Cody Ripato enters his second year as an assistant coach for LeTourneau men's basketball and head coach James Wallace in 2025-26.

Ripato is a 2023 graduate of William Paterson where he was a two-time Academic All-NJAC honoree and earned CSC Academic All-District honors. He played in 57 games, making 33 starts, over three seasons at WPU and shot 43 percent from the field. Ripato also played for Rockford University and Lawrence University throughout his five-year playing career.

He coached two seasons of AAU basketball with the Bulls Basketball Club and spent multiple years as a camp instructor with PGC Basketball. 

Ripato earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from William Paterson in 2023.

Isiah Quintero

iquintero@linfield.edu

Linfield

Division 3

My name is Isiah Quintero. I'm an assistant Men's basketball coach at Linfield University in McMinnville, OR. I am currently heading into my 5th year coaching at the collegiate level and have been able to experience success early on not only as a coach but a player as well. Having won conference all 4 years as well as two Section Championships in high school, a conference championship as a player at Corban University and another conference championship as a coach at Linfield University, I am very excited to help players and their support systems with everything basketball. From recruiting questions, X's and O's, student-athlete life, coaching life, and everything in-between I want to provide as much helpful information as I can for anyone who needs it!

Russell Acklin

Assistant Coach

racklin@fisk.edu

Fisk

NAIA

BIO


Russell Acklin 

Title: Assistant Mens Basketball Coach

Alma Mater: Fisk University 

Years at Fisk yrs. 9 

Coach Russell Acklin is entering his 9th year with Fisk and his 5rd season with the basketball team. He is the assistant mens basketball coach.  Acklin played college basketball at Fisk University. His native is Nashville, TN.  Acklin coached at USN Middle school from 2007-2010, and West End Baseball from 2016-2018. A coaching highlight was winning the Middle School title his 1st year on the staff. 

While playing at Fisk, Acklin was selected as a team captain his senior season. Coach Acklin does media consultant outside of coaching. Quotes from former or current players, coaches, and bosses is Loved working with Russell! He is a top tier person. I have a lot of respect for how he conducts himself on an everyday basis.- Brennan Whitten and Great Coach, always making sure we are good, always on us tough and always giving us great advice no matter what.- Devyn Payne

John Roby

Assistant Coach

johnroby55@gmail.com

Oklahoma City U.

NAIA

Assistant Coach OCU . 17u Tulsa hawks Coach. National Director of recruiting Pro16 League

Mike Gombos

Graduate Assistant

michael.gombos@williamwoods.edu

William Woods

NAIA

Mike Gombos is currently in his 4th season coaching college basketball. He recently finished his first year William Woods University where he helped lead the Owls to the best season in program history: finishing 3rd in conference, finishing 18-14, and making it to the semi-finals in the AMC tournament. At Woods, Coach Gombos helped coach 5 different players that went on to win All Conference honors (1st Team, 2nd Team, 3rd Team, Defensive Player of the Year, & All Freshman Team). 

Prior to Woods, Coach Gombos spend two years in junior college. The first in Grand Rapids, MI at Grand Rapids Community College and the second down in South Carolina at USC Salkehatchie. 

Before entering the college level, Coach Gombos started his coaching career through the AAU circuit while working with the West Michigan Lakers. Over the course of 5 season, Mike has been able to help countless players connect with a wide range of coaches of all levels. 

Coach Gombos attended Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, getting his Degree in Advertising and Public Relations; and is currently working towards his Master's in Sports Administration at WWU. 

Erik Bowen

Assistant Coach

ebowen@goshen.edu

Goshen

NAIA

I have been a men's assistant college basketball coach for 7 years now. I am going into my 6th year at Goshen College in Goshen, IN. I currently am the Interim Head Coach.

Broderick Stewart

Graduate Assistant

broderick.stewart@sckans.edu

Southwestern (KS)

NAIA

I am going into my second season as a Graduate Assistant at Southwestern College located in Winfield, KS. I am from Emporia, KS. During my undergraduate I was a Student Assistant at Emporia State University.

Connor Kuykendall

Head Coach

kuykendc@southwestern.edu

Southwestern (TX)

Division 3

Connor Kuykendall just finished his second season as head coach of the Southwestern University mens basketball program. Kuykendall joined the Southwestern Athletic Department as the Head Men's Basketball Coach in July of 2019. In his first season, the Pirates finished 12-14 overall with a berth to the SCAC Conference Tournament.

Kuykendall arrived at Southwestern after five seasons as the Head Coach at Schreiner University. In those five seasons, Kuykendall posted a 40-32 conference record, including double-digit conference win totals his last three seasons. He won back-to-back SCAC Coach of the Year awards, delivering the Mountaineers' first regular season conference championship with an 11-3 conference record in the 2016-17 season and leading Schreiner to both the regular season and conference tournament championships in the 2017-18 season, earning the program's first NCAA Tournament berth.

Kuykendall graduated from Mary Hardin-Baylor, where he was a letter winner for four years. His senior season, the Crusaders made the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history.

Kuykendall resides in Georgetown, Texas with his wife Stephanie and their two kids Emery and Hudson.

Trey Witter

Assistant Coach

trey.witter@trincoll.edu

Trinity (CT)

Division 3

Trey Witter has served as an assistant coach at Trinity College for the past two seasons. The Bantams have made two appearances in the NESCAC tournament including a trip to the semi finals in 2022. Coach Witter recruited and has helped develop 2022-2023 NESCAC rookie of the year Henry Vetter and 2022-2023 all NESCAC selection Ben Callahan Gold. Coach Witter came to Trinity after spending the previous season at Springfield College as a Graduate Assistant. Witter played at Springfield where he was two time captain and helped his team to two NCAA tournaments including a final 4 run in 2018. 

Jacob Ashworth

Assistant Coach

jashworth@wpi.edu

Worcester Poly

Division 3

WPI MENS BASKETBALL ASSISTANT

Michael Mason

Assistant Coach

mmason@georgian.edu

Georgian Court

Division 2

Mason was a standout player at the University of Charleston in West Virginia, playing from 1988-93. During his time there, Mason helped the Golden Eagles to multiple NAIA Conference and Regional Championships.

Upon graduation, Mason continued his playing days overseas. Mason then returned to the U.S. and put his Finance and Management degrees to work starting his own successful finance firm. The draw to basketball was still strong though, and in 2015, Mason returned to the hardwood, this time as a coach.

Mason joined on at Huntington Prep in West Virginia, one of the top-10 basketball programs in the nation from 2015-19. First working with the national and regional team, Mason quickly was elevated to help out on the post-graduate team. That post graduate team were two-time national champions and Prep South Conference Champions.

Following his time at Huntington Prep, Mason moved on to First Love Christian Academy from 2019-2021 as the head coach of the post graduate team. His most recent time was spent at the Patrick School since early 2022 as the head coach of the National Team.

Coach Mason is known for his work in the areas of skill development. He is most successful not only teaching the game, but preparing athletes for an even higher level of basketball. During his time on the bench, Coach Mason has sent more than 300 prep athletes to the NCAA level and coached more than 25 professional basketball players. At GCU, Coach Mason will have a hand in all the daily coaching aspects.

Myles Moore

Assistant Coach

moorem@hendrix.edu

Hendrix

Division 3

Myles Moore enters his second year as a member of the Mens Basketball coaching staff.

Moore is a 2019 graduate of Berry College with a BS in Business Management. His collegiate career began at Millsaps College, where he was voted the Team MVP as a freshman. In two seasons with the Majors, he posted 10.3 points per game, 3.0 rebounds, and a 33% 3-point average.

Moore finished his playing career at Berry College from 2017-2019 where he was a member of Berrys first SAA Championship and NCAA Tournament team. At Berry, he averaged 10.0 points per game and shot 44% from the field in his first season. In the 2018-2019 season, he broke the team record for steals in a single season while averaging two steals per game. He shot 38% from 3-point range and averaged 4 assists per game. Moore was named All-SAA Second Team in the 2018-2019 season.



Moore served as a student assistant at Berry for the 2019-2020 season, helping the Vikings post a 19-9 team record. Moore then moved on to Trinity University for the 2021-2022 season. The Tigers advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs after posting a 23-6 record.

Patrick Gayle

Head Coach

patrick.gayle@asurams.edu

Albany State

Division 2

Coach Gayle has just completed his 7th season at Albany State University. In his second season, ASU won the SIAC East Division and was runner-up in the 2020 SIAC Conference Tournament. In 2024-25, ASU achieved the most wins since 2003-04.

John Works

Assistant Coach

jworks@belhaven.edu

Belhaven

NAIA

Played at Belhaven University (2015-2019)

Graduate Assistant at Delta State University (2019-2021)

Assistant Coach at Center Hill High School (2021-2022)

Assistant Coach at Belhaven University (2022-Present)