John Coffino

John D. Coffino (born 7 November 1962) is an American and international basketball coach. Most recently he worked in Denmark and before that was the head basketball coach for the men's senior national team for the Republic of the Maldives, where he guided his team to the gold round of the regional tournament in Bangladesh. Previous to that he was the QSI Tbilisi[1] Director of Playing Development and a head coach, Boys Basketball Program. Supervisor of Basketball Coaches, Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy[2] in Tbilisi, Georgia.

John D Coffino
Born7 November 1962
Bronx, New York
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationB.C. Social Science, Criminal Justice, Communications
OccupationAmerican and international basketball coach, scout, mentor

In addition to coaching and recruiting, Coffino also trains and certifies coaches and runs grass roots youth programmes. Every summer Coffino works on overseas basketball camps in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Florida, Massachusetts and New York.

Coffino speaks many languages and is active on social media.

Biography

Coffino was born in New York City and raised in The Bronx. He is in an American and international basketball coach, scout and an athletic mentor who has coached at different levels including head coach of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds in the NBA development league. Coffino has coached overseas for in several countries including Spain, China, Kenya, Qatar, Republic of Georgia, United Kingdom, Republic of the Maldives and Denmark. He gained a national reputation for his ability to identify outstanding talent and effectively recruit both high school and junior college players having extensive recruiting contacts in 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.

Before joining the professional ranks, Coffino worked nine years as a Division I assistant coach at Iona College (1997–99), Niagara University (1999–2002) and at St. Peter's College(2002–2006). Each program grew with his assistance; all three MAAC schools advanced to MAAC Championship games and the St. Peter's team went from last place in the conference to the MAAC Championship game after Coffino joined SPC's coaching staff.

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 Viking's 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 head coach of the Albany Legends[3] of the Independent Basketball Association (IBA) where he steered them to the IBA championship game. Coffino came to the Legends[4] from the Qatar Sports Club, State of Qatar in the Middle East where he was head coach. Prior to Qatar Sports Club Coffino was head coach for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds ('08-'10) of the NBA Development League where he coached Alando Tucker, DJ 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 the late 1990s. As a collegiate coach Coffino gained a national reputation for his ability to identify outstanding talent and effectively recruit both high school and junior college players. Coffino has also been a West Coast scout for the NBA with Clibhoops.net Draft Services, and an NCAA Tournament analyst for ESPN Radio. From 2010 till present he has run and worked several Basketball and Day camps all over the US and internationally. Coffino has been a guest speaker to several Basketball Clinics. In 2011-2012 Coffino worked as Analyst in Aljazeera's Sports Show and Eurobasket Academy.

International Coaching

Coffino coached at Dankind Academy [5] in Nairobi [6] from August 2013 to August 2014 where his team won the NBA championship,[7][8] before leaving for the UK and Cheshire Phoenix.[9][10] In June 2014, Coffino was appointed as the head coach of British Basketball League team, Cheshire Phoenix,[11][12] Coffino was awarded the Molten BBL Coach of the Month[13] award for December 2014 after having led the Phoenix on an eight-game winning streak during the month.[14] Coffino is the best coach Cheshire have had in the last decade.[15][16]

In the Summer of 2015, Coffino was appointed as the head coach of BC Sukhumi of the Georgian Superliga. After already coaching at 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.[17] From 1 July 2017 to August 2017 Coffino was a head coach in Europrobasketball Academy.[18] The same year, November 2015, Coffino was offered the position of director of player development and a head coach, Boys Basketball Program in QSI Tbilisi. High School Boys basketball team coached by Coffino won 1st place in Basketball Classics Tournament in Feb 2015, 2016, 2017,2018 hosted by QSI Tbilisi.

From September 2017 Coach Coffino is a Supervisor of Basketball Coaches, Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia. From May 2018- December 2018 Coffino was the head basketball coach for the men's senior national team for the Republic of the Maldives. In June 2019, he signed a contract with the Vejen Basketball Klub in Denmark.[19] He parted company with the club in October 2019 and moved back to the US, citing health reasons.[20]

Games Coached
ClubYearGames Coached
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBADL)2008-200950
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBADL)2009-201050
Qatar SC (Qatari Basketball League2010-201114
Albany Legends (IBA)2012 spring12
Twin City United201212
Dankind Academy2013-201444
Dankind Academy201414
Cheshire Phoenix BBL2014-201536
Totals233

Camps
School CampsExposure CampsCoaching Clinics
Duke UniversityScorers First Las VegasGuest Speaker
Syracuse UniversityLas Vegas Combine
Manhattan CollegeHMS Men's & Women's
Iona CollegeCoates Sports Management Pro Exposure Men's and Women's
Niagara UniversityElite Pro
Hoop GroupFlorida Combine Men's and Women's
Fairfield UniversityEuroprobasket
QSI Tbilisi InternationalAlbuquerque D league Tryout
Seton Hall UniversityNBA D league National
Tulsa 66ers Tryout

References
  1. QSI International School of Tbilisi
  2. "Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy - Tbilisi, Georgia - Coach, Gym/Physical Fitness Center | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  3. ALBANY LEGENDS ANNOUNCE NEW HEAD COACH JOHN COFFINO
  4. After coaching in Qatar, Coffino takes over Legends
  5. KBF to Recall a Few Diaspora Stars to Boost Squad for AAG Qualifiers
  6. HEART OF THE GAME
  7. Benchwarmers 06 Extra
  8. Death in Kenyan siege touches former Albuquerque coach
  9. COFFINO’S CHESHIRE CHANGE
  10. Cheshire Phoenix: Club mascot BiG Lupus speaks to Coach Coffino
  11. ‘Coach C’ takes charge at the Cheshire Phoenix
  12. After coaching in Qatar, Coffino takes over Legends
  13. COFFINO CROWNED MOLTEN BBL COACH OF THE MONTH
  14. Phil Munns chats to Coach John Coffino on Cheshire Phoenix win over London Lions
  15. Outgoing John Coffino pays tribute to 'unbelievable' Cheshire Phoenix fans
  16. John Coffino
  17. JOHN COFFINO RETURNS TO COACH AT THE SCORERS 1ST SHOWCASE IN LAS VEGAS
  18. John Coffino NBA D-League Coach Europrobasket
  19. "Pressemeddelelse - BKV81 skriver kontrakt". Vejen Basketball (in Danish). 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  20. Christensen, Leif. "Farvel til træneren". migogvejen aps (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
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