ELMIRA, NY - Vice President of Athletics and Health Services Patricia Thompson ’75 announced the appointment of Randie Torgalski as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Elmira College.

Torgalski will be just the seventh coach in the 38 year history of the program, having replaced former Head Coach Chris Connolly, who left the program early this year after four seasons at EC.

Prior to his arrival at Elmira, Torgalski served as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at New York University since 2004.  In that time he helped guide the team to an overall record of 72-34 while also making three appearances in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro Division III Tournament.  In just four seasons with the program, Torgalski has coached four 1,000 point scorers, 12 University Athletic Association (UAA) All-Conference players, 1 UAA Player of the Year and one D3Hoops.com East Region Player of the Year. 

Before his stint at NYU, Torgalski was the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY from 1999-2004.  While there, Torgalski served on a coaching staff that was named Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Coaching Staff of the Year three times.  Throughout his five seasons with the Continentals, Torgalski helped coach three UCAA Conference Championship teams. 

He also guided the program to three NCAA Tournament appearances, and played a major part in helping five players achieve the 1,000 point career mark, as well as coaching a combined 13 All-Conference recipients, and two Conference Players of the Year.

Amongst his many responsibilities with both programs, Torgalski was involved with the planning and implementing of game strategies, individual player development, practice plans, scouting, and recruiting. 

As an undergraduate, Torgalski was a four year member of the Men’s Basketball program at the University of Rochester, where in his final season he was named Team Captain and garnered All-League honors.  Currently ranked second on the All-Time Assists list with 519 assists, Torgalski played on two NCAA Tournament teams and one ECAC Tournament team. 

“Coach Torgalski brings a new drive and energy to the Elmira College Men’s Basketball program.  His experience with three highly respected and successful programs in Division III can only enhance the development of our program that truly has a lot of potential,” said Thompson.

Following his graduation from Rochester in 1999 where he received a Bachelors of Art in Psychology, Torgalski continued his education at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia where he earned a Masters Degree in Sports Leadership and Management.