Josh Loeffler is entering his first season as head coach of the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s basketball team in 2006-07. Hired in March 2006 as just the ninth head coach in the history of the program, Loeffler inherited a team that earned its first winning season since 1995-96 as the Ducks went 15-12 last year.
A 2003 graduate of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Loeffler served as the head junior varsity basketball coach and assistant varsity coach at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. from August 2003 until May 2004. He was also a defensive line coach with the varsity football team for one season. While at Hamilton, Loeffler helped lead the Continentals to the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association regular-season and tournament titles as the team finished with an overall record of 19-8. In the process, Hamilton qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship. Throughout that season, Loeffler helped develop a National Association of Basketball Coaches second-team All-American, a first-team all-region selection, the UCAA Player and Rookie of the Year and three all-conference members.
After his stop at Hamilton, Loeffler moved on to St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. where he was an assistant basketball coach with the varsity team from August 2004 until June 2005. As a member of head coach Chris Downs’ staff, Loeffler assisted in recruiting eight valuable student-athletes to the Class of 2009. One of those players later developed into the 2006 Liberty League Rookie of the Year while another was an honorable mention selection for the conference. During his stay at St. Lawrence, Loeffler was instrumental in installing a new offensive system and coaching backcourt players. He was responsible for player development and academic monitoring. Loeffler also developed an upgraded off-season workout program. During the 2004-05 season, he helped produce a player that earned NABC all-region and Liberty League first-team honors.
Loeffler’s most recent coaching experience was at Division III powerhouse Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Hired in June 2005, Loeffler spent one full season as an assistant coach under two-time NABC Division III Coach of the Year Dave Paulsen. At Williams, Loeffler helped lead the Ephs to a 17-8 record and an appearance in the New England Small College Athletic Conference post-season tournament. While working primarily with post players, Loeffler helped develop a second-team All-New England Small Colleges Athletic Conference performer. He also coordinated the Ephs’ national recruiting program, implemented the use of digital film editing and oversaw all scouting of opponents.
Over the past few summers, Loeffler has coached at the Philadelphia 76ers, Eastern Invitational, Five-Star, Cornell University and the University of Notre Dame camps.
While in college, Loeffler was a four-year letter-winner as a forward on the basketball team at Swarthmore. He also lettered in football as a sophomore in 2000. Loeffler graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. A native of West Grove, Pa., Loeffler is currently pursuing his Masters of Education in Educational Administration from St. Lawrence.
