Staff Now Complete

[xraycat]

Last coach has been hired...What does everyone think of the new Staff?


Dino Presley named assistant men's basketball coach
Former UMBC assistant completes Bonnies' staff


June 6, 2006

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - St. Bonaventure men's basketball coach Anthony Solomon has completed his coaching staff with the hiring of Dino Presley as assistant coach.

Presley, who has 13 years of experience on the college and high school levels, joins assistant coaches Andy Johnston and Jake Luhn on Solomon's staff.

"Dino Presley is a great addition to our entire community," Solomon said. "He is well-respected and has worked consistently and tirelessly throughout his career to reach various individual goals set before him. His background and different experiences will help us tremendously going forward with this program."

"It is a privilege and an honor to join Coach Solomon's staff and the St. Bonaventure University family," Presley said. "I am very familiar with the rich tradition at St. Bonaventure and look forward to helping Coach Solomon restore the program to its same tradition of excellence."

Last season, Presley was an assistant coach at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

Presley also has been an assistant coach at East Carolina University (2003-05), Towson University (2001-03), Drexel University (1997-01) and Hampton University (1994-95). He spent two seasons as an assistant at Parkway High School in Philadelphia.

Presley's experience includes responsibilities for game-planning, recruiting, player development, academic progress, compliance and summer camp management.

At East Carolina, Presley helped recruit successful student-athletes such as Tom Hammonds, who made the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2004-05. At Drexel, he recruited and coached All-Colonial Athletic Association players Robert Battle, Eric Schneider, Phil Gross and Sean Brooks. In 1998-99, Presley helped Drexel to its sixth 20-win season in seven years.


A native of Philadelphia, Presley graduated from Kutztown (Pa.) University in 1993. He played two seasons at Kutztown under coach Bill Whitney and then began his coaching career as a student assistant under Whitney.

Presley and his wife, Toyna, have a four-year-old daughter, Morgan.

[donniesbu82]

Good Luck Dino! Welcome to Bonas!

[SyracuseBonnie]

Hey, if he's got connections to the Baltimore and/or Philadelphia area... I'll take that any day. Good Luck Coach Presley!

[BonaMan]

I believe that Solomon did a real good job of filling the assistant positions. I don't know what these guys bring as far as X's and O's but I think our recruting will be interesting. Each of them has some ties to some hoops hotbeds (Luhn to Florida, Johnston to NYC, and Presley to the Baltimore metro area and Philadelphia).

Looks like we are going to have at least 4 scholarships to fill next year and the following year will be a mass exodus of players because the majority of the players we brought in have two years of eligibility. Hope at the very least that these guys can bring some players to Western New York.

[ThomasMerton]

Word on the streets of Philly is good. Spoke with AAU people and high school coaches alike and they concur it's a good fit. Recruiting connections are key. With Slo connected in DC-Va., Presley in Philly and the third in NYC -- looks like we have representation in all three cities in the crucial strip of the NY-WASH recruiting hotbed . -- TM

[CoachSBU]

Looks like a commendable job by Slo to sign up some coaches with various areas of expertise. Now, let's hope, they can all get along with him and his style to be able to stay on for a while....That's going to be the key to these additions....