Steve Ongley, who is co-director of his own basketball camp and has worked in Connecticut as an AAU and high school coach, is a new assistant coach for the Colby College men’s basketball program.

Ongley will work under Colby head coach Damien Strahorn and with assistant coach Greg Rosnick, who returns for his second year with the Mules.

“I’m excited Coach Ongley is joining our staff,” Strahorn said. “He has worked through the recruiting process on both sides, has a great way of connecting with people, and we know he will be a great addition to the program.”

Ongley graduated Magna Cum Laude from Southern Connecticut State University in 2012. He also was part of Phil Alpha Theta, the History Honors Society.

Ongley played college basketball at Colby-Sawyer College, where he helped the Chargers earn a Commonwealth Coast Conference title during the 2002-03 academic year. He was on the Athletic Academic Honor Roll during his time at Colby-Sawyer from 2002 to 2004.

Ongley was a head coach of various age groups in the Connecticut Gold AAU program from 2007 to 2012. The AAU program is run by current Cheshire Academy head coach Kevin Kehoe.

Before his appointment at Colby, Ongley worked as assistant varsity basketball coach at Daniel Hand High School and was head coach of the JV and freshman teams at different times from 2007 to 2014. Ongley was the New Haven County Boys Sub-Varsity Coach of the Year for Sportsmanship in 2014.

For the past four summers, Ongley has been the co-director of the Madison Hoop Dreams Summer Camp. He ran everyday operations of the camp, managed 30 counselors, and 90 to 100 campers each week.

During his time coaching at Daniel Hand, Ongley worked at Yale University in Academic Computing Services and also was a member of the Daniel Hand Special Education Department.

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