Matt Bloom has been named the men’s basketball video coordinator at La Salle, head coach Dr. John Giannini announced. Bloom spent the 2011-12 season as an academic support assistant with the Explorers men’s basketball program. He previously spent three seasons at Rutgers on Fred Hill’s staff, including two as the operations coordinator.

Bloom has also served as a consultant with the New Jersey Nets, helping develop the team’s defensive player rating system. During his tenure, he also worked for The Hoop Group and managed the office at the Eastern Invitational Basketball Clinic. Bloom served as associate director of Fairleigh Dickinson’s Knights basketball camps under head coach Tom Green from 2002-03. He has also worked as a volunteer at the Advanta Tennis Championships and the Adidas ABCD Basketball Camp.

The valedictorian of his high school class, Bloom attended Penn, earning a bachelor of arts in philosophy, politics and economics in 2004. He was a manager with the Quakers for four seasons under head coach Fran Dunphy.

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