John Coffino
John D. Coffino is an American and international basketball coach, athletic mentor, and scout. He has coached in the NBA, G-League, FIBA, Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, NCAA Div I & NCAA Div II, the ABA, ABL other leagues, and high school. After a long tenure coaching overseas, in 2018 Coach Coffino returned home and most recently has been a head coach at multiple post-graduate sports academies at IMG Academy, a 4A academy in Florida, and FCP Coastal Prep Sports Academy . He brings that vital experience of coaching, player development, and college placement of players with him as he builds the Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy Basketball Program. In addition to coaching and recruiting, Coffino also trains and certifies coaches and runs grassroots youth programs. Every summer, Coffino works overseas and at U.S. basketball camps in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Florida, Massachusetts, and New York.
John D. Coffino | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1962 The Bronx, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Education | B.C. Social Science, Criminal Justice and Communications |
| Occupation(s) | American and international basketball players' coach, scout, athletic mentor |
| Years active | 1992- present |
Coffino speaks several languages and is active on social media.
Biography
John D. Coffino was born November 7, 1962, in New York City and raised in the Bronx. He is an American and international basketball players' coach, scout, and athletic mentor whose career started in 1992 and he has coached at all levels from Associate Head Coach at Westchester Community College to NBA D-League head coach. In 2011, Coach Coffino started his overseas coaching from Qatar and continues to several countries including Spain, China, Kenya, the Republic of Georgia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of the Maldives, and Denmark. He gained a nationwide reputation for his ability to identify outstanding talents and effectively recruit both high school and junior college players. Coach Coffino has extensive recruiting contacts in the New York/NJ area and all of the East Coast that stretches across the United States to the West Coast as well as internationally. Coffino has also been a West Coast scout for the NBA with Clibhoops.net Draft Services.
Coffino, a graduate of St. Peter's College in Jersey City, began his coaching career at Westchester Community College (1992–97) in Valhalla, New York, where he guided the Vikings to the National Junior College Athletic Association DI Tourney in 1993. While coaching at St. Peter's, Coffino and Wagner, head coach Mike Deane were NCAA Tournament analysts on The Wally and the Keeg Show on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York City.
In April 2012, Coffino was named the head coach of the Albany Legends[1][circular reference][2] of the Independent Basketball Association (IBA) where he steered them to the IBA championship game.[3] Coffino came to the Legends[4] from the Qatar Sports Club, the State of Qatar in the Middle East, where he was a head coach. Before Qatar Sports Club, Coffino was the head coach for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds ('08-'10) of the NBA Development League where he coached Alando Tucker, D. J. Strawberry (Phoenix Suns), Carlos Powell (NBA player), Kevin Pittsnogle, Keith McLeod (NBA) and Antoine Agudio. Coffino was originally asked to join the Thunderbirds by then head coach Jeff Ruland as an assistant coach. It was a reuniting; Ruland and Coffino were former head and assistant coaches, respectively, for some very good Iona College teams in late 1990s.
From 2010 to the present, Coffino has run and worked several Basketball and Day camps all over the U.S. and internationally and has been a guest speaker at several Basketball Clinics. In 2011-2012, Coffino worked as an Analyst at Aljazeera's Sports Show and EuroBasket Academy. Coach Coffino is a frequent guest on different sports programs and podcasts like, MPV cast, Never Follow Trends Podcast, The Mindset Athlete, FBBL360's show.,[5] Never Follow Trends Podcast,[6] The Mindset Athlete,[7][8] FBBL360's show.[9]
International Coaching
Coach Coffino’s international experience[10] started in 2011 as a Head Coach of Qatar Sports Club. After a year of successful coaching in Qatar, Coach Coffino returned to the US, before deciding in August 2013 to continue his overseas coaching journey with Dankind Academy[11] in Nairobi[12] as a Head Coach and a Director of Basketball Operations. During that time his team won the NBA championship.[13][14]
Right after the Dankind Academy[15] in June 2014, Coach Coffino became the Head Coach of British Basketball League side Cheshire Phoenix,[16][17] some notable names from the NBA who worked with Coffino endorsed the move. “Congratulations to the Cheshire Phoenix! Not only have you hired a great coach and teacher but also a person of high character and integrity. Coach Coffino will not be outworked,” said Mitch Kupchak, General Manager of the Los Angeles Lakers Bob Hill, former coach of the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, and the Seattle Supersonics said: “The Cheshire Phoenix have hired a terrific person as well as an outstanding coach! Congratulations on an excellent hire!” And Jeff Ruland, NBA All Star and former coach at the Philadelphia 76ers stated, “I have known John for over 20 years. He is a tireless worker and has great people skills. Cheshire is very lucky to have him.” But for Coach Coffino, the focus is on the future and how he can help Phoenix achieve success on and off the court. Coffino was awarded the Molten BBL Coach of the Month[18] award for December 2014 after having led the Phoenix on an eight-game winning streak during the month.[19] Coffino is the best coach Cheshire has had in the last decade.[20][21]
In the summer of 2015, Coffino was appointed as the head coach of BC Sukhumi of the Georgian Superliga. After already coaching the 2015 edition of the Scorers 1st Showcase, Coffino returned there in the 2016 edition of the event and served as the Head-Coach for Team E in July.[22] From 1 July 2017 to August 2017 Coffino was a head coach at Europrobasketball Academy.[23] The same year, November 2015, Coffino was offered the position of Director of Player Development and a head coach, Boys Basketball Program in QSI International School of Tbilisi. The High School Boys basketball team coached by Coffino won 1st place in the Basketball Classics Tournament on Feb 2015, 2016, 2017,2018 hosted by QSI Tbilisi and International School of Kiev, Ukraine.
From September 2017 to May 2018, Coach Coffino was Supervisor of Basketball Coaches, Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia. From May 2018 until December 2018, Coffino was the head basketball coach for the men's senior national team for the Republic of the Maldives. He guided his team to the gold round of the regional tournament in Bangladesh.[24] In June 2019, he signed a contract with the Vejen Basketball Klub in Denmark.[25] Coach Coffino managed to guide the club that was at the bottom of the league to one of the most respectful teams in Denmark. In October 2019 he moved back to Florida, U.S., where he coaches and recruits for several sports academies.
Career Timeline
| Year | Club/Team |
|---|---|
| Jan 2022-May 2022 | Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Post-Grad Gold Team, Florida Coastal Prep Sports Academy, FL |
| Sep 2021-Dec 2022 | Director of Basketball, Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy, FL |
| Sep 2020-Apr 2021 | Head Coach, Boys Basketball Post Grad 4A Sports Academy, FL |
| Sep 2019-Feb 2020 | Coach, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL |
| Sep 2019-Feb 2020 | Head Coach, Director of basketball Operations BK Vejen’82, Denmark 1st Division |
| May 2018-Dec 2018 | Head Coach, the Senior National Team for the Republic of the Maldives |
| Aug 2017-May 2018 | Director of Playing Development/Head Coach Boys & Girls Basketball, QSI Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sep 2017-May 2018 | Supervisor of Basketball Coaches Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Oct 2016–Jul 2017 | Head Coach QSI Boys Basketball, Tbilisi Classic 2017 Champions, QSI Girls Basketball |
| Apr 2016-June 2016 | Coach, Loyang Golden Stars, NBL China |
| Mar 2016–Apr 2016 | Coach, Zaza Pachulia’s Basketball Academy |
| Nov 2015–Apr 2016 | Head Coach, Boys and Girls Basketball Program, QSI Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sep 2015–Apr 2016 | Coach, Sokhumi Georgia Super league Georgia |
| Sep 2015–Apr 2016 | Head Coach, under 20’s, 18’s and 16’s Georgia Basketball league |
| Sep 2014–Apr 2015 | Head Coach, Cheshire Phoenix BBL, England |
| Aug 2013–Aug 2014 | Coach, International School of Kenya, Varsity Boys Basketball, ISEAA Championship Finals. JV Girls Basketball |
| Aug 2013–Aug 2014 | Head Coach/Director of Basketball Operations, Dankind Academy, Kenya |
| Nov 2012–Apr 2013 | Head Coach/General Manager, Twin City United ABL, Texas Division Champions, US |
| 2012–2013 | Head Coach, Albany Legends IBL United States |
| 2011–2012 | Head Coach, Qatar Sports Club, Qatar |
| 2009–2010 | Head Coach, Albuquerque Thunderbirds, NBA Development League |
| 2008–2010 | Head Coach, Albuquerque Thunderbirds, NBA Development League |
| 2007–2008 | Assistant Coach, Albuquerque Thunderbirds, NBA Development League |
| 2002–2006 | Assistant Coach, Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City |
| 1999–2002 | Assistant Coach, Niagara University, New York |
| 1997–1999 | Administrative Coaching Assistant, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY |
| 1992–1997 | Associate Head Coach, Westchester Community College, New York |
Games Coached
| Club | Year | Games Coached |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBADL) | 2008-2009 | 50 |
| Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBADL) | 2009-2010 | 50 |
| Qatar SC (Qatari Basketball League | 2010-2011 | 14 |
| Albany Legends (IBA) | 2012 spring | 12 |
| Twin City United | 2012 | 12 |
| Dankind Academy | 2013-2014 | 44 |
| Dankind Academy | 2014 | 14 |
| Cheshire Phoenix | 2014-2015 | 36 |
| Totals | 233 |
Camps
| School Camps | Exposure Camps | Coaching Clinics |
|---|---|---|
| Duke University | Scorers First Las Vegas | Guest Speaker |
| Syracuse University | Las Vegas Combine | |
| Manhattan College | HMS Men's & Women's | |
| Iona College | Coates Sports Management Pro Exposure Men's and Women's | |
| Niagara University | Elite Pro | |
| Hoop Group | Florida Combine Men's and Women's | |
| Fairfield University | Europrobasket | |
| QSI Tbilisi International | Albuquerque D league Tryout | |
| Seton Hall University | NBA D league National | |
| Tulsa 66ers Tryout |
References
- ^ "Schenectady Legends".
- ^ "Ball 4 Life, basketball news and opinion: (100th post!!!) IBA: John Coffino Replaces Ben Smith as Head Coach of Albany Legends". 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Ball 4 Life, basketball news and opinion: IBA: Legends Beat Splash in Coffino's First Game as Head Coach". 21 April 2012.
- ^ After coaching in Qatar, Coffino takes over Legends
- ^ "The John Coffino One - MVP Cast (Podcast)".
- ^ "Episode 6 with John Coffino - Never Follow Trends Podcast".
- ^ "#210 Melting Pot with John Coffino - the Mindset Athlete Podcast".
- ^ "#141 a players coach with Coach John Coffino - the Mindset Athlete Podcast".
- ^ "Episode 45 - Orlan Jackman and Coach John Coffino - FBBL360's show (Podcast)".
- ^ From the Bronx to the Maldives: https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/basketball/bronx-maldives-remarkable-basketball-odyssey-15545484
- ^ KBF to Recall a Few Diaspora Stars to Boost Squad for AAG Qualifiers
- ^ HEART OF THE GAME
- ^ Benchwarmers 06 Extra
- ^ Death in Kenyan siege touches former Albuquerque coach
- ^ Former NU Coach Coffino: Heart of the Game
- ^ ‘Coach C’ takes charge at the Cheshire Phoenix
- ^ After coaching in Qatar, Coffino takes over Legends
- ^ COFFINO CROWNED MOLTEN BBL COACH OF THE MONTH
- ^ Phil Munns chats to Coach John Coffino on Cheshire Phoenix win over London Lions
- ^ Outgoing John Coffino pays tribute to 'unbelievable' Cheshire Phoenix fans
- ^ John Coffino
- ^ JOHN COFFINO RETURNS TO COACH AT THE SCORERS 1ST SHOWCASE IN LAS VEGAS
- ^ John Coffino NBA D-League Coach Europrobasket
- ^ https://overseasbasketballcombines.com/john-coffino-leads-coaching-championships-6-amongst-combines-best/John Coffino Leads Coaching Championships (6) amongst Combines Best
- ^ "Pressemeddelelse - BKV81 skriver kontrakt". Vejen Basketball (in Danish). 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2020-11-23.