Wagner College head men’s basketball coach Bashir Mason has announced the addition of Pete Gash and Scott Rodgers to his coaching staff. Gash will serve as an assistant coach, while Rogers joins the Seahawks as the Director of Player Development.
“I’m very excited to add Pete and Scott to our staff,” Mason commented. “Both of them are proven winners and will greatly help us in every aspect of the game. I’m confident that they will improve our program and give us a great chance to reach our goals.”
Gash spent the last 14 years on a Division I bench and arrives on Grymes Hill after spending the previous two seasons at LaSalle University under head coach Ashley Howard. In his role, Gash was responsible for the development of Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year Sherif Kenny.
“Pete brings a lot of coaching experience at the Division I level to our team and has made a positive impact on every team he’s coached,” Mason said. “He knows what it takes to win at this level and will make everyone around him better.”
Prior to his time at LaSalle, Gash served as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts. Gash was the lead assistant on staff and in charge of player development. During his time at UMass, he was instrumental in the Development of Luwane Pipkins, who earned Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player honors during the 2018 Season after increasing his scoring average
from 10.2 PPG to 21.1 PPG.
Gash also coached at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, helping the Mocs earn 49 wins in two seasons, a SoCon Championship, and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2016. Gash’s first opportunity as an Assistant Coach came at Florida Atlantic. During his time at FAU, the Owls earned the 2011 Sun Belt regular season title, set the program’s single season win record (21), and earned a 2011 NIT Appearance.
Rodgers joins the Seahawks after a successful professional career and becomes the third former Drexel player on Wagner’s staff.
During the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons, Rodgers, Mason, and assistant coach Bobby Jordan all played for head coach James “Bruiser” Flint for the Dragons, earning an NIT berth.
“I’m excited to add another former teammate to the staff,” Mason added. “Scott embodies our program DNA and his decorated playing career will help him with the development of our student-athletes.”
During Mason’s senior year, the trio earned wins over Saint Joseph’s, Villanova, Syracuse, and Temple en route to a 23-9 record and a berth in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT).
Rodgers’ professional playing career included stints in over eight countries, mostly in Central and South America, and lasted more than a decade.
In 2014, Rogers led the Rochester RazorSharks to a PBA championship. Most recently, Rodgers helped Correcaminos de Colon to the LPB finals and earned Latinbasket.com All Panamanian LPB Honorable mention honors for the 2020 season.
Apart from his coaching duties, Rodgers will pursue a Master’s Degree at Wagner.
Wagner Men’s Basketball Staff Update
