Brian Nigro, former head men’s basketball coach at Mount Saint Vincent College, has been selected as the new Head Men’s Basketball coach at Medgar Evers College. Nigro has totaled 96 wins as a head coach in his seven seasons.

Nigro was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and felt that coaching in the great city of Brooklyn would be a great opportunity for him. “I would like to thank the Director of Athletics Renee Bostic and Dean Skeete for the opportunity to be a part of the Medgar Evers College Family!” said the newly named coach. Nigro is honored to be a part of a great institution that truly cares about their students, and he is extremely excited about being chosen to lead the Men’s Basketball Program.

Nigro feels confident that with his strong recruiting abilities that he can turn this program and culture around at Medgar. “We are a part of a great conference in CUNY and I am excited to begin this new journey.” said Nigro. Brian has some big goals and expectations for his new position as he hopes to have a very competitive team that never quits and he looks to be within the top four in the conference each year.

(written by Michael Gaffney, Medgar Evers SID)