University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced two changes to his coaching staff, elevating Ricardo Greer to Associate Head Coach, Brett Comer to Director of Basketball Operations and Sean Damaska to the newly-created position of Video Coordinator.
Grant is pleased that three critical pieces of his staff will have the opportunity to continue their professional growth at Dayton.
“Ricardo has done an outstanding job of impacting every aspect of our program — from recruiting to player development, opponent scouting, practice and game planning,” Grant said. “He has the trust and respect of our players and staff and will excel in this new role.
“Brett has been an integral part of our staff for the past four years. He brings experience and familiarity to this position, having assisted in a lot of the day-to-day operations over the past several years. We’re confident in Brett’s ability to excel as our Director of Basketball Operations.
“Sean takes over in this new role having served in a similar capacity over the past three seasons as a graduate assistant. We value the impact he’s had on our ability to help prepare our players and coaches on a daily basis. Sean is a great teammate and will continue to bring value in his expanded role as Video Coordinator.”
Greer, 43, came to Dayton in 2017 when Grant was named head coach. A star player at the University of Pittsburgh from 1997-2001. He had a 15-year professional basketball career in Europe and was inducted into the French Professional Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. He also played for the Dominican National Team from 1999 to 2009.
After his playing career ended, Greer was the Director of Player Development at the University of Central Florida for two seasons before coming to Dayton.
He has been chosen to participate in this summer’s TopConnect Leadership Institute, an invitation reserved for some of the top rising coaches in the country.
Comer, 29, joined Anthony Grant‘s coaching staff as a Graduate Assistant in 2017, and was promoted to Director of Player Development in 2019.
As a college player, he was the point guard on Florida Gulf Coast’s “Dunk City” Sweet Sixteen team. FGCU was the first 15 seed in the NCAA tournament to reach the Sweet Sixteen. He is 25th all-time on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Division I career assists list with 845 from 2011-15. He began his coaching career in the 2015-16 season between playing gigs, serving as a volunteer assistant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. A knee injury ended his professional playing career.
Comer earned his undergraduate degree in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations in 2015, and his master’s in Educational Leadership from UD in 2019.
Damaska, 28, came to UD as a graduate assistant in 2018. Damaska grew up in Milton, Georgia and played four seasons of football at Indiana University. He appeared in all 13 games in the 2015 season as a tight end and on special teams. He graduated from IU in 2015 with a degree in political science with a minor in business.
He then joined the basketball squad at Northern Illinois University. While at NIU, Damaska saw action in seven contests, averaging 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. After his final season at Northern Illinois he became a Player Development Intern with the Dallas Mavericks for one year before joining the Dayton basketball staff.
Damaska completed the requirements for a master’s in Sports Management in 2020 and also earned his MBA in 2021.
Dayton Men’s Basketball Announces Staff Promotions
