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.
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.