Women’s Basketball
| Mike Krasnoff | ||
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Title | Head Women's Basketball Coach |
| krasnoffm@oldwestbury.edu | ||
| Phone | 516.876.3464 | |
Coach K is the chief architect of the women's basketball program at SUNY Old Westbury that was floundering when he joined the Old Westbury Athletic staff seven years ago and is now among the most respected programs in the region. As an assistant coach during the 2000-2002 seasons, Coach K helped guide the Panthers to their first winning season, a conference championship appearance and the programs first ever berth to post season play in the ECAC tournament. During that period of time Coach K earned a reputation among his players as a high spirited and passionate teacher and, among his peers, as a tireless and dedicated coach and recruiter.
In May of 2003 Coach K took over the helm of the women's basketball program at Old Westbury and promptly led his team to a record breaking winning season in spite of the Panther's transition that season to a more competitive Skyline Conference. Marred by an array of injuries, the Panther's struggled in 2004-05 season and fell below 500 for the first time since Coach K's inaugural season at Old Westbury. The 2005-06 season reflected Coach K's efforts to retool his squad and elevate the overall status of the Women's Basketball program. Those efforts paid off handily and resulted in another record breaking season for the Panther's, the second in Coach K's four complete seasons as Head Coach at Old Westbury.
Coach K's success at Old Westbury was built upon prior coaching experiences; first as a Head Coach at Valley Stream North High School and later as a Head Coach for the Long Island Silver Bullets where he spent six seasons coaching highly competitive AAU basketball and helped usher a number of players on to the college ranks. In addition, Coach K's teaching skills and knowledge of the game were cultivated during many years spent as an instructor at the prestigious Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp where he worked with some of the best minds in basketball.
| Sharia Marcus | ||
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Title | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach |
| marcuss@oldwestbury.edu | ||
| Phone | 516.876.3464 | |
Sharia Marcus enters her first season with the Panthers where
she will assume recruiting and scouting duties as well as playing
an active role in all on-court aspects of the program. Coach Marcus
comes to Old Westbury from Clinton Junior College (South Carolina)
where she was an assistant coach for the women's basketball
team. During her tenure at Clinton, she helped guide the team
to a school record for most wins in a season while appearing in the
conference semi-finals for the first time. In addition to
functioning as Clinton's lead recruiter, Coach Marcus was a key
architect in the design of the team's offensive and defensive
schemes and played a particularly strong role in the development of
the team's perimeter players.
Coach Marcus has worked extensively in the development of younger
players while coaching AAU basketball for the Long Island Silver
Bullets Basketball Club and working the Rutgers University
Basketball Camps under C. Vivian Stringer, where she honed
her impressive teaching skills.
Coach Marcus played 2 years of collegiate basketball at Division II
Dowling College before moving on and ending her career at NYACK
college.
A 1999 graduate of Baldwin High School, Coach Marcus was a 3 time
team captain, team MVP and All-County selection. Coach Marcus also
garnered a spot on Newsday's All-Long Island team, earning
recognition as one of the top players on Long Island. Coach
Marcus's proudest accomplishment as a player occurred during her
senior year of high school when she led Baldwin High to its first
league title in 30 years. During that season Coach Marcus led
her team in points, steals and assists and recorded a career best
14 assists in one game during the team's playoff run.
Coach Marcus brings discipline, diligence, and a defensive mindset
to the program. A native of
Baldwin, New York, Coach Marcus currently resides in Roslyn
Heights.