The University of Rochester men’s basketball program has announced the hiring of Taylor Roth as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 season.
Roth had spent the last three seasons at fellow University Athletic Association school New York University serving as assistant coach and then as interim head coach in parts of the last two years. In his first season in New York, Roth helped the Violets to a 21-6 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, reaching the second round.
While at NYU, he also organized and ran NYU’s Men’s Basketball Elite Camps in the summers of 2016 and 2017.
“We are very excited to welcome Taylor Roth to the University of Rochester,” says UR head coach Luke Flockerzi. “He brings direct experience working with student-athletes in a high academic environment and will add a great deal to our student-athletes’ experience as well as our entire campus community. His character, basketball knowledge and tireless work ethic will be tremendous additions to our program.”
Prior to his time at NYU, Roth worked at Bluffton University as an assistant coach. He was a part of the Beavers staff which saw the men’s basketball team reach its first HCAC conference championship game appearance in school history in 2014-15.
He also had stints on coaching staffs at Alfred University and Baldwin Wallace University after his playing career.
Roth competed collegiately at the Division III level, playing for Baldwin Wallace University from 2007 to 2011. He was team captain of the Yellow Jackets during his senior campaign.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace with a bachelor’s degree in Health Education and Physical Education in 2012 before earning a master’s degree in Sport Management in 2015 from Bluffton University.
