SBU Adds Assistant Basketball Coach

St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt announced Wednesday that Stephen Curran has been hired as an assistant coach.

Curran formerly was an assistant coach at Central Connecticut State, and he worked as an assistant under Schmidt at Robert Morris from 2001-04.

“I’m excited to welcome Steve into the St. Bonaventure basketball family,” said Schmidt. “I am very familiar with Steve from our time together at Robert Morris and have followed his success from afar over the last several seasons. He will be a great addition to our program and will do a tremendous job representing the Bonnies.”

During Curran’s five seasons at CCSU, the Blue Devils posted a Northeast Conference record of 56-34 and went 46-22 at home, including 33-12 in home regular season NEC action. In 2006-07, Curran helped the Blue Devils post a memorable run, winning 16 of 18 NEC games and three straight games in the NEC Tournament to advance to their third NCAA Tournament since 2000.

During his time at CCSU, the Blue Devils produced five first team All-Conference selections, one NEC Player of the Year, and two NEC Defensive Players of the Year. They also had the program’s first NEC Rookie of the Year in 2007-08 – guard Shemik Thompson – and posted a pair of players on the All-Rookie Team in 2007-08.

Prior to spending one season at Siena College in 2004-05, Curran was Schmidt’s assistant coach at Robert Morris for three seasons. Over that span, the Colonials won 28 conference games and qualified for the NEC Tournament twice. Curran helped recruit a pair of conference award winners in All-NEC selection Maurice Carter and 2003 All-Rookie Team member Derek Coleman.

Before he to joined the staff at Robert Morris, Curran was an assistant with the University of New Hampshire from 1999-2001. He also served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at his alma mater, Merrimack College, from 1994-99.

Curran earned a bachelor’s degree from Merrimack in business administration in 1992. As a player, he was Merrimack’s captain as a senior, leading the Warriors to a Northeast-10 Conference championship and the second of two straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Curran was named First Team All-Conference as well as being named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-America Second Team.