Tom Parrotta Explained

Tom Parrotta
Current Title:Assistant coach
Current Team:Hofstra
Current Conference:CAA
Birth Date:3 May 1966
Player Years1:1984–1988
Player Team1:Fordham
Coach Years1:1994–1995
Coach Team1:Nazareth (asst.)
Coach Years2:1995–2001
Coach Team2:Niagara (asst.)
Coach Years3:2001–2006
Coach Team3:Hofstra (asst.)
Coach Years4:2006–2012
Coach Team4:Canisius
Coach Years5:2012–2015
Coach Team5:Fordham (asst.)
Coach Years6:2015–2019
Coach Team6:Fairfield (asst.)
Coach Years7:2020–2021
Coach Team7:Columbia (asst.)
Coach Years8:2021–present
Coach Team8:Hofstra (asst.)
Overall Record:64–121

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MBB: Claxton Names Parrotta to Staff .
  2. http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20500&ATCLID=1465320 Tom Parrotta
  3. News: Dougherty . Mike . Canisius hires former Stepinac star Parrotta . 16 November 2020 . . April 11, 2006.
  4. http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20500&ATCLID=205391366 Tom Parrotta Will Not Return to Canisius
  5. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/colleges/canisius-college/canisius-mens-basketball/article900637.ece Former Canisius coach Parrotta lands in Fordham