Michael McSloy is in his second season as an assistant coach with the New York University men's basketball team. His responsibilities include assisting in the daily operations of the program, as well as on-court instruction, scouting, film exchange, and recruiting.
Last season, NYU posted a 7-18 overall record and a 2-12 mark in the ultra-competitive University Athletic Association (UAA) with a roster that included nine freshmen.
The lone junior on the squad, captain Ross Udine, scored his 1,000 career point in the final game of the season against Brandeis. He earned a bevy of accolades, including Second Team All-UAA, Second Team All-Met, MVP of the Rose City Classic, and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Player of the Week Honorable Mention (twice). Jimmy Martinelli was named UAA Rookie of the Year and received DIII News All-Freshman Team honors, while the team’s lone senior, captain Joe Timmes, garnered Honorable Mention All-UAA accolades and MBWA Player of the Week Honorable Mention.
The Violets were successful academically as well, with Timmes being named CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team while also receiving NYU’s Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Award. Both he and sophomore Douglas Gertner earned UAA Winter Sport All-Academic.
McSloy joined the NYU staff after serving as the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Vassar College during the 2015-16 season. He helped lead the Brewers to the Liberty League Tournament and coached a pair of Second Team All-Liberty League players.
McSloy, who also served as an assistant facilities director at Vassar, spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Connecticut College (2013-15) and one season in the same role at SUNY Maritime College (2012-13).
McSloy has coached at numerous basketball events and camps over the past decade, including the 2014 NYU Elite Camp.
A 2013 graduate of SUNY Maritime with a Bachelor of Science degree in international trade and transportation, McSloy was a two-year member of the Privateers' basketball team after transferring from SUNY Oswego. At SUNY Maritime, McSloy served as team captain as a senior, earning Second Team All-Skyline Conference honors. He finished his senior year ranked 25th nationally in scoring (21.0 ppg) and led the Skyline in free-throw percentage (82.0).
McSloy is a native of Kings Park, NY, and resides in Astoria, NY.
