Brennan McCarthy begins his first season as a graduate assistant with the Frostburg State University men’s basketball program in 2011-12.
McCarthy joins the FSU coaching ranks after a collegiate playing career at both SUNY Brockport and SUNY Cobleskill. He helped guide Brockport to the NCAA Tournament in 2008-09 and was instrumental in Cobleskill’s run to the NJCAA Final Four in 2007-08. That same year, Cobleskill finished the season 26-8 and McCarthy was the Coaches Award winner.
Off the court, McCarthy was a Dean’s List student at Brockport, member of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in education and was a part of the physical education majors club. He was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for both Cobleskill and the North East Athletic Conference (NEAC).
McCarthy has served as an assistant basketball coach in both the high school and collegiate ranks since 2003. Last year, he was the assistant basketball coach for the Cobleskill-Richmondville Boys Varsity team. He has also coached at camps such as the Jim Baron Basketball Camp at the Univ. of Rhode Island and the Tiger Basketball Camp on the SUNY Cobleskill campus.
McCarthy earned his associate of arts degree in liberal arts and sciences in May 2008 from SUNY Cobleskill. He later earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Brockport in December 2010.
