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Head Men's Basketball Coach
Mr. Randall Torgalski
(607) 735-1967
Randie Torgalski enters his third 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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Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Head JV Coach
Mr. Bryan Mathews '10
1968
Bryan Mathews ’10 joins the Elmira College coaching
staff for his first season as the Assistant Men’s
Basketball Coach and the Head JV Men’s Basketball
Coach. Mathews, a 2010 graduate of Elmira College, was a three-year
captain and starter for the Soaring Eagles. He registers 10th
all-time in career assists at EC. While at Elmira, Mathews also
served as a Student Volunteer Assistant Coach for the
Men’s Junior Varsity Basketball team.
After graduation Mathews took a position as th¬¬¬e Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Keystone College. The team finished with a 21-6 record, establishing the program’s first-ever regional ranking (as high as 5th in the Mid-Atlantic). The team garnered one first team all-conference player and three honorable mentions. Mathews was responsible for contributing to all player and skill development, participating heavily in the program’s recruitment of student-athletes, assisting in the scouting of opponents, supervising and coordinating all academic matters for the team (3.2 GPA), aiding with game and practice preparation, and overseeing and designing a team strength and conditioning schedule.
As well as his duties with basketball, Mathews served as the Head Men’s Tennis Coach. He coordinated match and practice scheduling, managed team budget, uniform inventory, and supplies, while directing all daily team activities.
Mathews is pursuing a Master’s degree in General Management at Elmira College.
After graduation Mathews took a position as th¬¬¬e Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Keystone College. The team finished with a 21-6 record, establishing the program’s first-ever regional ranking (as high as 5th in the Mid-Atlantic). The team garnered one first team all-conference player and three honorable mentions. Mathews was responsible for contributing to all player and skill development, participating heavily in the program’s recruitment of student-athletes, assisting in the scouting of opponents, supervising and coordinating all academic matters for the team (3.2 GPA), aiding with game and practice preparation, and overseeing and designing a team strength and conditioning schedule.
As well as his duties with basketball, Mathews served as the Head Men’s Tennis Coach. He coordinated match and practice scheduling, managed team budget, uniform inventory, and supplies, while directing all daily team activities.
Mathews is pursuing a Master’s degree in General Management at Elmira College.
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