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Head Men's Basketball Coach

Mr. Randall Torgalski
(607) 735-1967

Randie Torgalski enters his second season as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Elmira College.

Prior to his arrival at Elmira, Torgalski served as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at New York University since 2004. In that time he helped guide the team to an overall record of 72-34 while also making three appearances in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro Division III Tournament.

In just four seasons with the program, Torgalski has coached four 1,000 point scorers, 12 University Athletic Association (UAA) All-Conference players, 1 UAA Player of the Year and one D3Hoops.com East Region Player of the Year.

Before his stint at NYU, Torgalski was the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY from 1999-2004. While there, Torgalski served on a coaching staff that was named Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Coaching Staff of the Year three times. Throughout his five seasons with the Continentals, Torgalski helped coach three UCAA Conference Championship teams.

He also guided the program to three NCAA Tournament appearances, and played a major part in helping five players achieve the 1,000 point career mark, as well as coaching a combined 13 All-Conference recipients, and two Conference Players of the Year.

Amongst his many responsibilities with both programs, Torgalski was involved with the planning and implementing of game strategies, individual player development, practice plans, scouting, and recruiting.

As an undergraduate, Torgalski was a four year member of the Men’s Basketball program at the University of Rochester, where in his final season he was named Team Captain and garnered All-League honors. Currently ranked second on the All-Time Assists list with 519 assists, Torgalski played on two NCAA Tournament teams and one ECAC Tournament team.

Following his graduation from Rochester in 1999 where he received a bachelors of art in Psychology, Torgalski continued his education at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia where he earned a masters degree in Sports Leadership and Management.
 

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Asst Mens Basketball and Head JV Basketball Coach

Mr. Michael DeCorso
(607) 735-1967

Mike DeCorso enters his second season as Assistant Varsity Men’s Basketball Coach.   DeCorso, a New Jersey native, played four seasons at New York University before graduating in 2007 with a B.S. in Sports Management and Leisure Studies. 

Coach DeCorso spent last season playing in Cork, in the Irish Superleague. As one of only two Americans signed, DeCorso led the Neptune Basketball Club to a 13-8 record as one of the team’s top performers. He averaged 24 points per game on his way to earning all-league accolades.

As a four-year varsity player at NYU, DeCorso earned all-conference honors three times.   He finished his collegiate career as the Howard Caan Award recipient, an honor given to the program’s Most Valuable Player. His 1,214 points ranks 13th all-time.  In his final year, DeCorso set a school record with 81 three pointers in a single season. 

In addition to his responsibilities as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, DeCorso will serve as the College’s Head Junior Varsity Coach.   DeCorso will pursue a master’s degree at Elmira College.

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