Tom Parrotta

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]

Tom Parrotta
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamHofstra
ConferenceCAA
Biographical details
Born (1966-05-03) May 3, 1966
Playing career
1984–1988Fordham
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995Nazareth (asst.)
1995–2001Niagara (asst.)
2001–2006Hofstra (asst.)
2006–2012Canisius
2012–2015Fordham (asst.)
2015–2019Fairfield (asst.)
2020–2021Columbia (asst.)
2021–presentHofstra (asst.)

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.

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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