Ethan Feldman, New York University Class of 2020, returned to his alma mater as an assistant men’s basketball coach in October 2022.
In 2024-25, Feldman helped lead the squad to the most wins in program history and to the NCAA Division III National Championship game (a 64-60 loss to Trinity (CT) College). The Violets went 29-2 overall and won the University Athletic Association (UAA) with a 13-1 record.
As a reward for their outstanding efforts, NYU received UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
The players also received recognition, with Tristan How being named UAA Player of the Year, First Team All-UAA, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District IV Player of the Year, Final Four All-Tournament Team and D3hoops.com Second Team All-American. Zay Freeney received Second Team All-UAA, NABC District IV Second Team and D3hoops.com Region IV Third Team honors, while Hampton Sanders earned Second Team All-UAA and Final Four All-Tournament Team accolades.
The achievements extended off the court and into the classroom, as well, with How earning College Sports Communicators (CSC) Second Team Academic All-American honors and seven players selected UAA Winter All-Academic.
In 2023-24, Feldman helped lead the Violets to a 21-6 record, the UAA Co-Championship (the program’s first title in 30 years), and to the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
The Violets hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, defeating Husson University 82-61 before falling to Tufts University 65-62.
NYU finished seventh in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (39.02) and 19th in assist/turnover ratio (1.43).
Spencer Freedman garnered numerous awards including D3hoops.com National Player of the Year, UAA Player of the Year, NABC Third Team All-American, and First Team All-Metropolitan.
Three Violets grabbed All-UAA honors with Freedman a First Team selection and Freeney and Michael Savarino chosen Second Team. Freeney and Savarino were also chosen Third Team All-Metropolitan.
In his first season at NYU, the Violets made its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2015-16. The Violets posted an 18-8 overall record and added a 7-7 mark in the UAA, the most victories since 2015-16.
The Violets won their first 11 games of the season and the last five games before being nipped by Lancaster Bible College, 67-64, in the NCAA Tournament.
NYU was selected UAA Coaching Staff of the Year in 2022-23, while Freedman was named D3hoops.com Third Team All-American, Region 4 Most Outstanding Player and Region 4 First Team, as well as First Team All-UAA and All-Met. Both Freeney and Cinque Stephens were honored during the season as a UAA Athlete of the Week.
A three-year member of the Violets’ basketball team, Feldman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in English. He set the program record for single-season three-point percentage (.543) during the 2017-18 season.
Serving as team captain his final two seasons, Feldman was a two-time Second Team All-UAA selection and was twice chosen to the NABC Honors Court. He averaged 14.9 points per game for his NYU career, shooting .541 from the field, .495 from three-point range and .848 from the foul line.
Feldman began his collegiate career at Tufts University, playing two seasons for the Jumbos.
Prior to his return to NYU, Feldman served as a private coach for DRIBBL, which coaches and trains youth basketball players in the metropolitan area. He also played professionally for Macaabi Karmiel in Israel during the 2021-22 season.
Feldman is a native and resident of New York City.
