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Bucknell Men’s Basketball Staff Changes: Johnathan Brown Promoted to Assistant Coach, Dom Hoffman Named Manager of Basketball Operations
4/26/2019 2:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell head men's basketball coach Nathan Davis has announced two changes to his staff. Johnathan Brown, who has served as the team's manager of basketball operations for the last three seasons, has been elevated to assistant coach, and he will be succeeded in his operations role by former Bison forward Dom Hoffman '16.
Brown, a former team captain at Dominican College, joined Davis' staff as manager of basketball operations in August 2016. He will work alongside Paul Harrison and Joe Meehan as assistant coaches after former assistant John Griffin '08 recently departed for Saint Joseph's.
Bucknell has captured Patriot League regular-season titles in all three of Brown's seasons in Lewisburg, and he was a part of Patriot League Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament berths 2017 and 2018.
Brown is a 2014 Dominican graduate. He was named the school's top male athlete as a junior and senior while making the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Academic Team and the school's Academic Dean's List all four years. He served as vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was inducted into two honor societies.
In 2014-15, Brown served as assistant coach and academic coordinator at Virginia University of Lynchburg, and then he returned to his home area to become an assistant coach at Central Islip High School while also working as a customer support specialist with Synergy Sports Technology.
Brown is the younger brother of former Bison basketball standout Donald Brown '07, who played on Bucknell's 2005 and 2006 Patriot League championship and NCAA Tournament teams.
"J.B. has been a valuable contributor to the program while heading up our team operations and logistics," said Davis. "He had a significant impact on our success with all that he did behind the scenes. J.B. has a bright future as a coach, and I am excited to expand his role to include recruiting and on-court instruction."
Hoffman returns to his alma mater after finishing up a graduate assistantship at Virginia Commonwealth University. Hoffman, who captained the 2015-16 Bison team, received his degree in English in 2016, and this May he is expected to receive his master's degree in sport leadership from VCU.
While at VCU, Hoffman worked under head coach Mike Rhoades in one of the premier programs in the Atlantic 10. This past season, the Rams went 25-8 overall and 16-2 in the A10, and they earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Hoffman developed workout plans for the VCU frontcourt players, including three All-A10 selections. He also assisted the director of basketball operations in numerous areas, including video breakdown, academic monitoring, scouting, and coordination of travel and gear.
Prior to his stint as the graduate assistant at VCU, Hoffman spent the 2016-17 season as director of player development at Rider University.
At Bucknell, Hoffman will be tasked with coordinating all types of team logistics, including key elements such as team travel, recruiting, camps and video editing.
During his playing days at Bucknell, Hoffman appeared in 117 career games and was a key cog in the frontcourt rotation all four years. As a freshman, he was part of a Patriot League championship and NCAA Tournament team, when he served as a valuable backup to veterans Joe Willman and current NBA player Mike Muscala. Hoffman was then a part of Bison squads that captured regular-season league titles in 2014-15 and 2015-16. He averaged a career-high 6.2 points per game while shooting just under 50 percent from the field and better than 85 percent from the foul line as a senior. That year he also earned the team's Coaches' Award for his outstanding contributions to the program.
"Dom was a very popular player during his time at Bucknell, and as an alum he understands what it takes to be successful here," said Davis. "Having also been at VCU and Rider, Dom has an even greater knowledge of what goes on at successful, winning programs. We are all excited to have him back at Bucknell and watch him help our student-athletes thrive on the court and in the classroom."
Bucknell finished 21-12 overall and 13-5 in the Patriot League in 2018-19. The Bison shared the Patriot League regular-season title with Colgate, giving Bucknell five straight and eight of the last night PL regular-season crowns.
Brown, a former team captain at Dominican College, joined Davis' staff as manager of basketball operations in August 2016. He will work alongside Paul Harrison and Joe Meehan as assistant coaches after former assistant John Griffin '08 recently departed for Saint Joseph's.
Bucknell has captured Patriot League regular-season titles in all three of Brown's seasons in Lewisburg, and he was a part of Patriot League Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament berths 2017 and 2018.
Brown is a 2014 Dominican graduate. He was named the school's top male athlete as a junior and senior while making the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Academic Team and the school's Academic Dean's List all four years. He served as vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was inducted into two honor societies.
In 2014-15, Brown served as assistant coach and academic coordinator at Virginia University of Lynchburg, and then he returned to his home area to become an assistant coach at Central Islip High School while also working as a customer support specialist with Synergy Sports Technology.
Brown is the younger brother of former Bison basketball standout Donald Brown '07, who played on Bucknell's 2005 and 2006 Patriot League championship and NCAA Tournament teams.
"J.B. has been a valuable contributor to the program while heading up our team operations and logistics," said Davis. "He had a significant impact on our success with all that he did behind the scenes. J.B. has a bright future as a coach, and I am excited to expand his role to include recruiting and on-court instruction."
Hoffman returns to his alma mater after finishing up a graduate assistantship at Virginia Commonwealth University. Hoffman, who captained the 2015-16 Bison team, received his degree in English in 2016, and this May he is expected to receive his master's degree in sport leadership from VCU.
While at VCU, Hoffman worked under head coach Mike Rhoades in one of the premier programs in the Atlantic 10. This past season, the Rams went 25-8 overall and 16-2 in the A10, and they earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Hoffman developed workout plans for the VCU frontcourt players, including three All-A10 selections. He also assisted the director of basketball operations in numerous areas, including video breakdown, academic monitoring, scouting, and coordination of travel and gear.
Prior to his stint as the graduate assistant at VCU, Hoffman spent the 2016-17 season as director of player development at Rider University.
At Bucknell, Hoffman will be tasked with coordinating all types of team logistics, including key elements such as team travel, recruiting, camps and video editing.
During his playing days at Bucknell, Hoffman appeared in 117 career games and was a key cog in the frontcourt rotation all four years. As a freshman, he was part of a Patriot League championship and NCAA Tournament team, when he served as a valuable backup to veterans Joe Willman and current NBA player Mike Muscala. Hoffman was then a part of Bison squads that captured regular-season league titles in 2014-15 and 2015-16. He averaged a career-high 6.2 points per game while shooting just under 50 percent from the field and better than 85 percent from the foul line as a senior. That year he also earned the team's Coaches' Award for his outstanding contributions to the program."Dom was a very popular player during his time at Bucknell, and as an alum he understands what it takes to be successful here," said Davis. "Having also been at VCU and Rider, Dom has an even greater knowledge of what goes on at successful, winning programs. We are all excited to have him back at Bucknell and watch him help our student-athletes thrive on the court and in the classroom."
Bucknell finished 21-12 overall and 13-5 in the Patriot League in 2018-19. The Bison shared the Patriot League regular-season title with Colgate, giving Bucknell five straight and eight of the last night PL regular-season crowns.
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