2012-13 ARMY MEN’S BASKETBALL ARMY COACHING STAFF 4TH SEASON AT ARMY — 37-52 (.416) 4TH SEASON OVERALL — 37-52 (.416) ITHACA, 2000

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ► Most wins in first season at West Point since Bobby Knight ► First Army coach to win at least 25 games in first two seasons since ► First Army coach with multiple Star Game victories (2) since Mike Krzyzewski (4) ► Fastest Army coach to 20 wins since Mike Krzyzewski

Since taking the reins of the Army men’s bas- selection since 1995, and the Black Knights’ fi rst ketball program on Oct. 3, 2009, Zach Spiker has All-Patriot League First Team selection since 2008. already guided the Black Knights to several mile- 2011 Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection Josh stones, some of which have not been seen in at Herbeck enters his junior season with 113 three- West Point in decades. pointers, the most by any Army player in their fi rst Spiker is the fi rst Army coach in more than 25 two campaigns. years to win 37 games in his fi rst three seasons, Through three seasons, Spiker has not been and his 25 wins through his fi rst two campaigns afraid to utilize freshmen. For the fi rst time in 13 were the most by a Black Knight sideline boss since years, the Black Knights have placed a player on Mike Kyrzyzewski. He became the fastest Army the Patriot League All-Rookie Team in consecutive coach to the 20-win mark since Krzyzewski won 20 seasons (Herbeck, 2011; Maxwell Lenox, 2012). In of his fi rst 36 games at West Point. 2011-12, Army had two different plebes earn the In addition to the team’s overall mark, Spiker has Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor in the put his stamp on the Army-Navy rivalry. The Black same season since 2006-07. Lenox’s team-high Knights 2010 “Star Game” victory was the pro- 96 assists were the most by an Army freshman gram’s fi rst since 2002, and their 2012 win marked since 2000-01. In addition to leading the team in the fi rst time Army has won two stars in a three-year steals, Lenox was Army’s highest-scoring plebe period in the last 20 seasons. Spiker’s teams have since 2008-09. won three of the last fi ve match ups with their arch Spiker’s charges have also excelled in the class- rival, including a two-game sweep in 2011-12, the room. Nate Hedgecock was Army’s fi rst Academic Black Knights’ fi rst season series victory since win- All-America selection in 22 seasons, earning sec- ning both match ups in 1991-92. ond-team honors in 2011, and became the fi rst THE SPIKER FILE The Morgantown, W.Va., native has also guided Black Knight to win the Patriot League Scholar- Hometown: Morgantown, W.Va. the Black Knights to unprecedented success in Athlete of the Year award. In the Fall 2011 semes- Date of Birth: Sept. 30, 1976 the Patriot League. Spiker’s three-year conference ter, Army placed four players on the dean’s list and Age: 36 win total is higher than any of Army’s previous boasted another three players with at least a 2.7 Education coaches since joining the Patriot League in 1990. grade point average for the semester. Ithaca College His teams have produced such signature wins as Prior to his arrival at West Point, Spiker was one • B.S., Communications, 2000 a 20-point victory over 2011 champion Bucknell, of the architects behind the recent resurgence of West Virginia University the Bison’s only conference loss that season, and the men’s basketball program at . • M.S., Sport Management, 2004 back-to-back road wins at Colgate for the fi rst time Spiker served as an assistant under former Big Red in league play and a fi rst for the program overall in head coach for fi ve years, helping COACHING EXPERIENCE nearly 40 years. the program to upper-division fi nishes in the Ivy 2009-pres. Army, Head Coach Spiker’s fi rst team at West Point posted a 14-15 League during each of his fi ve seasons. Overall record (3 years): 37-52 overall record, matching or surpassing the Black Spiker was instrumental in helping Cornell’s re- Patriot League record (3 years): 12-30 Knights’ win total in 22 of the previous 23 sea- cruiting efforts that culminated in the Big Red win- sons. The Black Knights’ fi rst-year mentor posted ning three consecutive Ivy League titles (2008-10), 2009-10: 14-15 (4-10 Patriot League) the most wins by an Army men’s basketball coach including two with Spiker on the staff. It marked 2010-11: 11-19 (3-11 Patriot League) in their inaugural season at West Point since the the fi rst back-to-back league titles for Cornell in 2011-12: 12-18 (5-9 Patriot League) legendary won 18 games in 1965-66, school history and the fi rst time a team other than 2004-09 Cornell, Assistant Coach and Army’s nine Division I non-conference victories Pennsylvania or Princeton copped consecutive Ivy Cornell’s fi ve-year record: 85-56 (.603) were the most since the program joined a confer- League championships. The core group that arrived Ivy League Record: 50-20 (.714) ence in 1981. in Ithaca during Spiker’s tenure went on to win two Through the fi rst 24 seasons with the three-point games in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, becoming 2008-09: 21-10 (11-3 Ivy League) shot, Army’s team record stood at 188, but under the fi rst Ivy League squad to advance to the Sweet ► Ivy League Champions, NCAA Tournament Spiker’s tutelage, the Black Knights have made 16 in 31 years. 2007-08: 22-5 (14-0 Ivy League) more than 200 three-pointers in each of the last With Spiker on the sidelines alongside Donahue, ► Ivy League Champions, NCAA Tournament two seasons, including an Academy record 264 in Cornell had the most successful consecutive sea- 2006-07: 16-12 (9-5 Ivy League) 2010-11. Army has scored more than 2,000 points sons in school history. After establishing school re- 2005-06: 13-15 (8-6 Ivy League) and averaged at least 67 points per game in each cords for victories (22) and consecutive wins (16), 2004-05: 13-14 (8-6 Ivy League) of the last two campaigns, a fi rst for the program points (2136), three-point fi eld goals made (228) since the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. and highest free-throw percentage (.761) during the 2002-04 West Virginia, Administrative Asst. Spiker’s system has produced several individual 2007-08 season, the Big Red set school records for ► Two Big East Tournament appearances milestones as well. In his fi rst three seasons both Ju- points (2281), three-point fi eld goals made (241) ► 2004 National Invitational Tournament lian Simmons and Ella Ellis scored more than 1,000 and blocked shots (121) in 2008-09. 2000-02 Winthrop, Graduate Assistant points, while Ellis became just the second player in After registering a 22-6 overall record in 2007-08 ► Two Big South Tournament championships Army history to produce multiple seasons with at (and a perfect 14-0 Ivy mark), the Big Red posted ► Two NCAA Tournament appearances least 400 points, 100 rebounds and 50 assists. a 21-10 slate in 2008-09, closing out consecutive In 2011-12, Ellis was Army’s fi rst NABC All-District 20-win seasons for the fi rst time in school history. 8 WWW.GOARMYSPORTS.COM 2012-13 ARMY MEN’S BASKETBALL ARMY COACHING STAFF

SPIKER VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent W L Opponent W L Air Force 0 1 Longwood 1 0 American 1 6 Marist 0 1 Binghamton 2 0 Marywood 1 0 Brown 2 0 Mt. St. Vincent 1 0 Bryant 3 0 Navy 3 3 Bucknell 1 6 New Hampshire 2 0 Buffalo 0 2 NJIT 1 1 C. Connecticut 0 2 Penn 0 1 Citadel 0 1 Portland 0 1 Colgate 4 2 Presbyterian 0 1 Dartmouth 3 1 Princeton 1 0 Fairfi eld 0 1 St. Francis (N.Y.) 1 0 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 0 SMU 0 1 Harvard 1 0 UT-Pan American 2 0 Holy Cross 2 4 Vassar 1 0 Lafayette 0 6 VMI 0 1 La Salle 0 1 Yale 1 2 Lehigh 1 6 TOTALS 37 52 Long Island 1 1 2012-13 opponents in bold

Cornell won the Ivy League championship by three the award. He was joined as a unanimous fi rst-team players named to the fi rst team All-Ivy League squad games and tied a school record with a perfect 13-0 all-league selection by classmate . for the fi rst time since 1997. The team’s overall win home record, extending its home winning streak to Jeff Foote and Adam Gore were also second-team total of 13 marked its highest since 1996-97. a school-record 21 games (the third-longest active picks. Spiker joined the Cornell staff in June 2004, re- streak in the country). Louis Dale and Ryan Witt- During Spiker’s fi ve-year tenure at Cornell, the turning to Ithaca after spending the previous two man repeated as fi rst-team All-Ivy League selec- Big Red notched a 50-20 Ivy League record. That seasons as an administrative assistant at West tions, while Jeff Foote was named the Ivy League stands as the best mark among Ivy League teams in Virginia University under head coach John Beilein. Defensive Player of the Year and was a second-team that time. The Big Red fi nished no lower than third He helped the Mountaineers to a pair of Big East all-league selection. Chris Wroblewski earned Ivy in the conference standings over that stretch. In the Tournament appearances and an invitation to par- League Rookie of the Year honors, marking the third previous fi ve seasons, Cornell posted a 20-50 re- ticipate in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) time in four years a Cornell player was presented cord in conference play. in 2003-04. While in Morgantown, Spiker was re- with the award. Wroblewski, who was a three-time Spiker was part of a 2006-07 Cornell club that sponsible for managing on-campus recruiting visits, All-Ivy League pick, fi nished his career as a mem- won 16 games and fi nished third in the Ivy League opponent scouting, postgame fi lm breakdown and ber of Cornell’s 1,000-point club and the Big Red’s with nine wins, surpassing the team’s win total from overseeing the team’s daily event schedules. all-time leader, while Foote has played in the the previous year. Wittman was named Ivy League Prior to joining the Mountaineer staff, Spiker NBA Developmental League and earned a contract Rookie of the Year, while Dale was an All-Ivy selec- served from 2000-02 as a graduate assistant with the New Orleans Hornets in March 2012. Spik- tion. Spiker also assisted in the development of All- coach at Winthrop University under head coach er played a large role in recruiting all those players Ivy selection Andrew Naeve. Gregg Marshall, helping the Eagles garner a pair to Cornell. In 2005-06, Spiker helped the Big Red to its sec- of NCAA Tournament berths after winning the Big Spiker had helped Cornell to its fi rst Ivy League ond-consecutive winning season in Ivy League play South tournament in successive seasons. title in 20 years in 2007-08 as Cornell became the for the fi rst time in 18 years. Adam Gore was named Spiker joined the coaching ranks after completing 13th team in league history to go unbeaten in con- Ivy League Rookie of the Year and joined Lenny Col- his playing career at Ithaca College. ference action (14-0). Four Big Red players were lins on the All-Ivy second team. The Morgantown, W.Va., native graduated from named to the All-Ivy League team, including confer- During Spiker’s fi rst year at Cornell (2004-05), the Ithaca in 2000, earning a bachelor’s degree in com- ence Player of the Year Louis Dale. Dale became Big Red earned their highest Ivy fi nish in 17 years munications. He received a master’s degree in sport the second Big Red player to earn the honor, and and achieved their fi rst winning season (8-6) in con- management from West Virginia in the spring of the second sophomore in league history to capture ference play since 1992-93. The Big Red had two 2004. Spiker and his family reside at West Point. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT SPIKER “Coming out of high school, I had an entirely different view of the type of relationship I would have with my college coach. Although I liked him during the recruiting process, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I got to campus. Coach Spiker far exceeded my expectations. He was always available for individual workouts, individual fi lm sessions or even just to have a private conversation. His relationships with players were caring and respectful. Furthermore, his understanding of human dynamics allowed him to relate appropriately to a variety of personalities on and off the court. His ability to listen and treat us as people, not just athletes, made him very approachable at all times and highly respected by our team. As a coach, Coach Spiker approached his responsibilities with enthusiasm, dedication and sincerity. His sensitivity to the different roles a player can have over the course ofA a season was a major reason our championship teams had such great chemistry. Coach Spiker’s enthusiasm and determination is inspiring.” - Jason Battle, Cornell University ’09, member of 2008 and 2009 Ivy League champions “Zach Spiker is one of the brightest young coaches I have ever worked with. He has studied the game closely for the past decade and is now ready to be head coach. He will be an effi cient and tireless recruiter. His current and future players will love playing for him as well.” - John Beilein, head coach, University of Michigan “Obviously you want all your assistants to get a head coaching job, a Division I head coaching job, and to get one at such a prestigious institution like the United States Military Academy, it’s just incredible. I’m so happy for him. He deserves it. Zach has an incredible work ethic. He’s willing to put in the time. I think a lot of guys in this business think recruiting is making a big splash and being dynamic in a setting. In reality, it’s the guy that’s going to develop relationships over time through hard work, and really fulfi lling all the things he talks about with the coaches and the families that gets ahead. Zach does a great job of staying on top of kids and making them realize he’s there for them. He did that for us time and again. I think it’s a great fi t for Zach and for the U.S. Military Academy and I couldn’t be more excited for him.” - Steve Donahue, head coach, Boston College WWW.GOARMYSPORTS.COM 9 2012-13 ARMY MEN’S BASKETBALL ARMY COACHING STAFF JIMMY ALLEN 3RD SEASON AT ARMY EMORY & HENRY, 1993

Jimmy Allen joined regular-season and tournament championships the Army coach- and earning the school’s fi rst NCAA appearance ing staff in April since 1990. While the team’s overall record slipped 2010 after serving to 14-15 in 2007-08, the Cougars made a run in the six seasons as the postseason to capture the league tournament and head coach at Av- earn its second straight NCAA berth. The 2008-09 erett University in squad returned to the 20-win plateau and not only Danville, Va. won a conference regular-season championship In his two seasons and its third straight league tournament crown, but at West Point, Allen also scored its fi rst NCAA Tournament victory since has played an integral role in recruiting and mentor- 1990. Allen’s 2009-10 team went 10-16 overall ing the Black Knights’ roster. For the fi rst time in 13 and advanced to the semifi nals of the USASAC years, the Black Knights have placed a player on postseason. the Patriot League All-Rookie Team in consecutive In addition to the team success, Allen mentored seasons (Herbeck, 2011; Maxwell Lenox, 2012). In 13 all-conference performers in his six seasons. 2011-12, Army had two different plebes earn the One of those players, Jonathan Rumley, is the Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor in the school’s only fi rst-team National Association of Bas- same season since 2006-07. ketball Coaches All-America selection. Allen helped Allen’s hiring represented a homecoming for Ar- develop Rumley into the schools’ all-time leader in my’s third-year assistant. His father, James, gradu- steals per game (2.9). He also fi nished his career ated from West Point in 1967 and later returned as ranked fi fth all-time at Averett in scoring (1,186) a chemistry instructor. During his father’s tenure as and fi fth in rebounds (511). a professor, Allen attended West Point elementary There was also no shortage of off-the-court acco- school for three years and James I. O’Neill High lades for Allen’s program during his tenure at Aver- Allen got his fi rst taste of coaching at a service School through the 10th grade. ett. The Cougars earned the USA South Athletic Con- academy while spending six years as an assistant In his six seasons with the Division III Cougars, ference Sportsmanship Award three straight times at Navy under Don DeVoe from 1996-2002. Dur- Allen posted a 97-70 (.581) overall record, guiding from 2007-09. The team was also honored with the ing his tenure with the Mids, Navy won the Patriot the program to three 20-win seasons, three USA Community Youth Service Award by the Dan River League championship and earned NCAA Tourna- South Athletic Conference titles, three USASAC Center for Voluntarism in 2007 and in 2008 re- ment berths in 1997 and 1998. Allen helped the tournament championships and three NCAA Tour- ceived recognition from the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mids to three 20-win seasons in his six years in An- nament appearances. of Danville. In the classroom, 18 of Allen’s players napolis. A three-time USA South Coach of the Year (2005, were named to the conference all-academic team. Prior to his stint at Navy, Allen began his coaching 2007, 2008), Allen inherited a team that was 0-25 Prior to his arrival at Averett, Allen spent 11 sea- career at Emory & Henry, his alma mater, working the season prior to his arrival and posted a 13-14 sons as an assistant coach, including eight at the with the Wasps from 1993-96. overall record in his fi rst season. The next year, the Division I level. Before taking his fi rst head coach- A 1993 graduate of Emory & Henry with a bach- Cougars won 20 games and captured a share of the ing position, Allen worked for two seasons as the elor’s degree in accounting, Allen played in four con- conference regular-season crown. In 2006-07, Al- associate head coach at Wofford College where the secutive NCAA Tournaments during his undergradu- len’s charges went 20-7, winning both the USASAC 2002-03 squad won six games against the RPI’s ate career. The Wasps won 20 games each of his top-ranked non-conference strength of schedule. four seasons and advanced the “Sweet Sixteen” of the NCAA postseason on two occasions. A four-year starter at point guard, Allen holds the program’s record with 117 consecutive games played and ranks second on the school’s all-time assist ledger. He was inducted into the Emory & Henry Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Allen and his wife, Katie, have one son, James.

THE ALLEN FILE Hometown: El Paso, Texas Date of Birth: June 15, 1971 Age: 41` Education Emory & Henry • B.S., Accounting, 1993 Family: wife, Katie; son, James COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-pres. Army Assistant Coach 2004-10 Averett Head Coach 2002-04 Wofford Assoc. Head Coach 1996-02 Navy Assistant Coach 1993-96 Emory & Henry Assistant Coach

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Army head men’s record for three-pointers in a season (326) and set basketball coach single-season school records for points (2,545), Zach Spiker reunit- fi eld goals (913), assists (543) and blocked shots ed with Kevin App, (127). The Big Red opened the season with a win adding the 2007 at Alabama, the program’s fi rst victory over a South- Cornell graduate eastern Conference opponent since 1972, and later and four-year letter- defeated St. John’s, their fi rst win over a Big East winner to the Black foe since 1969. Knights’ coaching App began his collegiate coaching career at Wil- staff in April 2010. liams College in 2008-09. He helped the Ephs to App spent the 2009-10 season as an assistant a 17-9 record and its fi rst “Little Three” (Williams, coach at his alma mater. Amherst College and Wesleyan University) champi- The Maryland native has been a vital member of onship since 1996. He was instrumental in recruit- the Black Knights’ staff, helping recruit and nurture ing some of the key players that took 2010 Bas- the young squad. Army has had a Patriot League All- ketball Times Co-National Coach of the Year Mike Rookie Team selection in both of his seasons, a fi rst Maker’s squad to the 2010 Division III national for the program in 13 years. championship game. App played at Cornell from 2004-07, the fi nal In addition to his work on the sideline, App has three years with Spiker on the Big Red coaching worked numbers camps, including clinics at both staff. The Silver Spring, Md., native was voted the Cornell and West Virginia. winner of the 2007 Rebounder’s Club Award by his App earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineer- teammates. The honor recognized his hard work ing and worked as an engineer in the construction and leadership over his four seasons. App served business before embarking on his coaching career. as one of the Big Red’s tri-captain during his senior campaign. Over his four years, App played in 45 ca- reer games and made one start. THE APP FILE App joined the Cornell coaching staff in October Hometown: Silver Spring, Md. 2009 and helped the Big Red to its most success- Date of Birth: Aug. 25, 1985 ful season ever. Cornell won its third straight Ivy Age: 27 League championship and won two games in the Education 2010 NCAA Tournament. The Big Red became the Cornell fi rst Ivy League squad to advance to the Sweet 16 • B.S., Civil Engineering, 2007 in 31 years with wins over fi fth-seeded Temple and COACHING EXPERIENCE fourth-seeded Wisconsin. The Big Red set a confer- 2010-pres. Army Assistant Coach ence record with 29 wins and fi nished the season 2009-10 Cornell Assistant Coach ranked 17th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, 2008-09 Williams Assistant Coach the program’s fi rst national ranking in 59 years. In App’s one year in Ithaca, Cornell set an Ivy League

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Omar Mance was dition to his coaching and recruiting duties, Mance added to the Army oversaw the Owls’ academic progress. Under his coaching staff in watch, Rice posted a 98 percent graduation rate, June 2010. Mance, the best mark in the country. a former standout Before entering the collegiate ranks, Mance was player at Rice Uni- the athletic director at Joseph Sears School in Ken- versity, has been ilworth, Ill., from 2005-07. He oversaw every aspect involved with bas- of each of the school’s programs and also served ketball since his as the head coach of the eighth grade boys’ basket- graduation in 2003. ball squad. While working at the school, Mance also Mance has played a key role in the development helped found the Robison-Mance Group, a compa- of the Black Knights’ youngsters over his tenure at ny that worked with leagues, camps and teams to West Point. In each of his two seasons, Army has provide mentoring services to more than 900 youth had a Patriot League All-Rookie selection, and two in the Chicago area. Mance was the co-director and different Army players earned the conference’s coach of the RMG Elite AAU team. rookie of the week honor in 2011-12, a fi rst for the In 2006 and 2008, Mance worked with Athletes in program in fi ve years. Action in Nairobi, Kenya. He toured schools, acad- Before arriving at West Point, Mance served as emies and orphanages while helping coach college the head varsity coach for the North Shore Country and club teams. The trip to Africa was just one of his Day (Ill.) boys’ team. In his two seasons, Mance led international experiences. Mance played on profes- the squad to its two best fi nishes in school history, sional tours in Europe, Asia and Canada during the winning 16 games and making the regional champi- summers of 2004 and 2005. He was named the onship game in 2009. Mance guided seven players tournament MVP of the International Cup in Mos- to all-league honors and placed two of his charges cow in 2005. on the honorable mention all-state squad. He also Mance started his coaching career as an assistant served as the school’s Dean of Multicultural Affairs coach at Martin Luther King High School in Atlanta, 2003. Just as decorated in the classroom, Mance during the 2009-10 school year. Ga. He helped the squad to a 5-A state runner-up was a two-time member of the WAC All-Academic Prior to his work at Country Day, Mance was on fi nish in 2004. Mance worked for his father, Eric, Team and was named the Rice Scholar-Athlete of the staff of his alma mater. He served as Director of an Albany (Ga.) Hall of Fame Inductee who has won the Year in 2002 and 2003. Following his senior Basketball Operations from January-May 2007 be- more than 400 games in his career. season, Mance was honored with the Bob Quin fore being named an assistant coach for the 2007- The Stone Mountain, Ga., native played one Award as Rice’s Top Male Student-Athlete and was 08 season. Mance served as the Owls’ recruiting season at LSU before fi nishing his career at Rice. a fi nalist for the Creamland Dairies National College coordinator and helped land the fi rst Houston pub- Mance was a second-team All-WAC pick in 2003 Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year award. lic school recruit to attend Rice in 40 years. In ad- and was named the Owls’ MVP in both 2002 and A three-time all-state performer at Lithonia High School, Mance was the 1998 Metro Atlanta Player of the Year and the state’s AAA Player of the Year. He fi nished his career as the school’s all-time lead- ing scorer and graduated as his class’ valedictorian. He played for the Atlanta Celtic AAU program and helped his team to a pair of national champion- ships. Mance earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Rice in 2003 and completed the Rice Education Certifi cation program in math for grades 8-12. Mance and his wife, Rebecca, reside in Fort Montgomery.

THE MANCE FILE Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga. Date of Birth: Sept. 26, 1979 Age: 33 Education Rice • B.A., Mathematics, 2003 • Rice Certifi cation Education, Math (8-12) Family: wife, Rebecca COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-pres. Army Assistant Coach 2008-10 North Shore Head Coach Country Day H.S. 2007-08 Rice Assistant Coach 2007 Rice Dir. BB Operations

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Army head men’s several players he helped recruit leading the way, basketball coach including fi rst-team National Association of Basket- Zach Spiker an- ball Coaches fi rst-team All-American Josh Magette, nounced the addi- the Chargers advanced the NCAA Division II Elite tion of Sean Rutigli- Eight in 2010. ano to the Black Rutigliano also served as a volunteer assistant Knights’ coaching with the men’s basketball program at Kean Univer- staff in June of sity, assisting with opponent scouting, video break- 2011. The youngest down and other administrative duties. member of the Army In addition to his collegiate basketball coaching coaching staff is in his second season on the side- experience, Rutigliano coached the Spring Valley lines at West Point. High (N.Y.) High School girls varsity tennis squad in A native of nearby Suffern, N.Y., Rutigliano spent 2007. the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Rutigliano graduated magna cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University where he assisted in Cortland State with a bachelor’s degree in physical pre-game preparation, player development and in- education in 2007. He earned his master’s degree game strategy. In addition to his on-court responsi- in the same subject with an emphasis in coach- bilities with the varsity team, Rutigliano served as ing from Ball State University in 2010. Prior to at- the head coach of the Tigers developmental squad. tending Cortland, he earned an associate’s degree Rutigliano also gained administrative experience from SUNY Rockland Community College where he as Ouachita Baptist’s assistant director of compli- was a two-sport standout in basketball and tennis. ance. Rutigliano earned the SUNY Chancellor’s award for Prior to his work at Ouachita Baptist, Rutigliano student excellence and earned national academic spent one and one-half seasons as an assistant recognition from the National Junior College Athletic coach at the University of Alabama-Huntsville. With Association.

THE RUTIGLIANO FILE Hometown: Suffern, N.Y. Date of Birth: May 4, 1985 Age: 27 Education Cortland State • B.S., Physical Education, 2007 SUNY Rockland Community College • Associate’s Degree, 2005 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-pres. Army Assistant Coach 2009-11 Ouachita Baptist Assistant Coach 2008-09 Alabama-Huntsville Assistant Coach 2007-08 Kean Volunteer Asst.

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