![]() ![]() ![]() The Sharks won the USBL Championship as an expansion team with a 26-1 record and Head Coach Eric Musselman was named USBL Coach of the Year. Szentesy brings experience in the professional ranks, working with the Florida Sharks of the United States Basketball League (USBL) as an intern in 1995. In that role, Szentesy worked under Head Coach Tom Ackerman who was named 1997 PSAC Coach of the Year. He was part of the 1996-97 team that won the PSAC East title before going on to win the PSAC Championship tournament at Decker Gymnasium. Szentesy got his start in coaching as a student-assistant with the Mansfield University men's basketball program from 1994 to 1997. In that time, Mansfield qualified for Districts every season since 2007 except for two and won the 2013-14 NTL Small School Championship. As an assistant coach with the Tigers, Szentesy helped the program capture three District IV medals including District and NTL titles in 2009. He came to Mansfield University after coaching at Mansfield High School from 2007 to 2014. In his time at Mansfield, Szentesy helped coach five All-PSAC East selections including program all-time leading scorer Joe Bell. Szentesy has served as an assistant coach with Mountaineer men's basketball since 2014, assisting in all aspects of the program. "We have a great group of returning student-athletes who have worked with John in the past, making for an easy transition." "John has a long history with Mansfield men's basketball and is a natural fit to be the next person to lead the program," explained Decker. MANSFIELD – Mansfield University Interim Director of Athletics Kris Decker has announced that John Szentesy '98 will serve as the interim head coach of the men's basketball program. ![]()
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