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Randie Torgalski

Men’s Basketball
Assistant Coach

Telephone: 998-2053
Email: rt45@nyu.edu

Randie Torgalski who is in his fourth season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at New York University. He continues to assist head coach Joe Nesci in all facets of the program.

The Violets have posted winning records in each of Torgalski’s first three seasons, compiling an overall record of 61-23 and 21-21 in the University Athletic Association (UAA).

Last season, Torgalski helped lead the Violets to an overall record of 22-6 and 8-6 in the UAA. NYU was ranked as high as #16 by d3hoops.com (February 4, 2007), and went on to capture its first-ever Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) Metro Division III Championship. The Violets also led Division III in field-goal percentage defense (35.4) and rebounding margin (+10.5 rpg).

In 2005-06, Torgalski helped lead the Violets to an 18-7 overall record and to a 7-7 mark in the UAA, while in his rookie campaign, NYU went 16-10 overall and posted a 6-8 mark in the UAA.

Prior to joining the NYU staff, Torgalski served as an assistant coach at Hamilton College from 1999-2004. During that span, he helped lead the Continentals to an overall 95-39 record, including three Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference (UCAA) Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. During his tenure at Hamilton, the coaching staff earned UCAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors three times.

“We are fortunate to have Randie on our coaching staff,” Nesci said. “His years as an assistant at Hamilton College as a top-notch practice coach and hard-working recruiter certainly helped prep him for the excellent work he’s done with our program.”

A 1999 graduate of the University of Rochester, Torgalski was a four-year starter at point guard for the Yellowjackets. An Honorable Mention All-UAA selection and team captain as a senior, he helped lead Rochester to an overall 57-46 record, as well as to two NCAA Tournaments and one ECAC Tournament. Torgalski, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, finished second in assists (519) and 10^th in three-pointers (80) on Rochester’s all-time career lists.

While at Hamilton, Torgalski also served as head junior varsity basketball coach during the 2000-01 season. He assisted with Hamilton’s men’s and women’s tennis teams from 1999-2001, and served as an assistant baseball coach in 2001.

A member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the New York State Basketball Coaches’ Association, Torgalski earned a master’s degree in sports leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2007.

A native of Hamburg, NY, Torgalski, his wife Robyn and daughter Alyssa Rose currently reside in West islip, NY.