Damien Strahorn Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Plymouth State
8/3/2010 9:40:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Damien Strahorn, an assistant coach at Columbia for the past four seasons, has accepted the head coach position at Plymouth State (N.H.) University. Strahorn will be the 12th head coach in the 64-year history of the Division-III Panthers' program and takes over from John Scheinman, who stepped down in May to take a position in Plymouth State's advancement office.
"I am honored to be selected as the next head men's basketball coach at Plymouth State University," Strahorn said in a statement. "I am excited to tackle the challenges of building a championship-level program. Coach Scheinman has done an excellent job during his 10-year tenure, and I am excited to begin working with our players and the campus community to build on the past successes of the program. I'm confident we can work together to elevate the program to new heights."
Strahorn was the longest-tenured assistant coach at Columbia on the staff of former head coach Joe Jones. They coached the Lions to the most Ivy League wins for Columbia during a three-year span since 1994 and helped them tie for most wins in a season in 30 years with a 16-12 mark in
2006-07.
In the four years Strahorn was at Columbia, the team had the best four-year record since 1980. He coached and helped develop three All-Ivy League players, three All-Metropolitan players, including the first Columbian to earn first team All-Metropolitan area honors since 1993 and an Academic All-American. Strahorn went to Columbia after serving as an assistant for four years at Colby under veteran under head coach Dick Whitmore.
Under first-year head coach Kyle Smith, the Lions will begin their season in November. The complete 2010-11 schedule will be officially announced in the near future.
