Tom Parrotta

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Tom Parrotta
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team Hofstra
Conference CAA
Biographical details
Born (1966-05-03) May 3, 1966 (age 58)
Playing career
1984–1988 Fordham
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995 Nazareth (asst.)
1995–2001 Niagara (asst.)
2001–2006 Hofstra (asst.)
2006–2012 Canisius
2012–2015 Fordham (asst.)
2015–2019 Fairfield (asst.)
2020–2021 Columbia (asst.)
2021–presentHofstra (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall64–121

Tom Parrotta (born May 3, 1966) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at Hofstra [1] and former head men's basketball coach at Canisius College. [2]

Parrotta played college basketball at Fordham and played professionally in Portugal. He got his coaching start at Nazareth College after his mother spent $600 to send him to the Final Four. Parrotta was an assistant at Niagara from 1995 to 2001. He served as an assistant at Hofstra from 2001 to 2006, when he was hired at Canisius. [3] He was fired from Canisius in 2012, after posting a 5-25 record. [4] In 2012, Parrotta was named an assistant coach at Fordham, [5] later joining the Fairfield staff in 2015 and Columbia in 2020. In 2021, Parrotta returned to Hofstra for his second stint as an assistant coach.

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References

  1. ↑ "MBB: Claxton Names Parrotta to Staff".
  2. ↑ Tom Parrotta. gogriffs.com
  3. ↑ Dougherty, Mike (April 11, 2006). "Canisius hires former Stepinac star Parrotta". The Journal News . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Tom Parrotta Will Not Return to Canisius. GoGriffs.com
  5. ↑ Former Canisius coach Parrotta lands in Fordham, accessed June 17, 2012


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