Nike Boys Basketball Camp at Stony Brook University

Camp Coaches

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  Geno Ford

  Camp Director

  During the 2021-22 campaign, Ford was instrumental in developing one of the most dangerous backcourts in the region, with a pair of all-conference guards in Tykei Greene and Anthony Roberts leading the way. Greene was inside the top 100 nationally in numerous rebounding categories, while Roberts scored the program's first 40-point game since 2015-16

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  Geno Ford

  Camp Director

  The squad was also one of the most protective in Stony Brook's Division I history, finishing with the second-lowest turnover rate since 2000. It also was the fourth-most efficient offense since 2000 and the best mark since the 2015-16 campaign. His squad finished inside the Top 25 nationally in fewest fouls and fewest turnovers, as well as the top 50 nationally in turnovers per game.
  
  Ford guided one of the nation's most intimidating defenses in 2020-21, finishing 16th nationally in blocks per game and 36th in the country in field-goal percentage defense.
  
  In his first season at the helm of Stony Brook in 2019-20, Ford led Stony Brook to its seventh 20-win season in nine years, finishing with a 20-13 record and a berth in the America East semifinals.
  
  They continued a decade of excellence in which they finished inside the top two in nine of the last 10 seasons, something that hasn't been done by any other America East team. He also helped lead three all-conference selections, including first-teamer Elijah Olaniyi and second-team selection Andrew Garcia to success this season.
  
  His offense also broke records from beyond the arc this season, making a total of 274 3-pointers this year, a new team record. Makale Foreman also set a new mark individually, draining 104 shots from outside.
  
  The Cambridge, Ohio native became the head man after three years as the Associate Head Coach under Boals, helping lead Stony Brook's offense to one of its most prolific outputs in Division I history with 71.6 points per game. That number was only bettered by the 2015-16 conference championship team.
  
  Under Ford's associate head coach tenure, Stony Brook finished inside the top two in the standings in two of his three seasons with two America East semifinal berths also during that time.

  He also brings a wealth of head coaching experience with two stops coming before this. He took over at Kent State in 2008, helping lead the Golden Flashes to a 68-37 record in his three years just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. This included a 35-13 mark in the Mid-American Conference and a pair of MAC regular-season championships, becoming the first MAC coach in 48 years to win back to back regular-season crowns.
  
  He parlayed that into a job in the Missouri Valley Conference with Bradley, guiding the program to the nation's seventh-best turnaround in his second season, leading the team from a 7-25 mark to 18-17 the following year. He also coached the second MVC player ever to record 500 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists and 70 steals in a season in Walt Lemon, Jr.
  
  The Ohio University graduate sits sixth in school history with 1,752 career points after averaging 18.9 and 18.7 per night in his junior and senior seasons, respectively. He was also First-Team All-MAC and Academic All-Conference selection as a senior in 1997.

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  Andy Hipsher

  Associate Head Coach

  The Stony Brook men's basketball team officially announced the hiring of Andy Hipsher as the program's new associate head coach in August 2025. Hipsher brings with him almost 20 years of coaching experience, most recently spending the last seven seasons in Europe.

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  Andy Hipsher

  Associate Head Coach

  Since the 2023-24 season, Hipsher has served as head coach of BK Olomoucko in the Czech Republic's top-tier league, the NBL. During his first season the team advanced to the NBL Quarterfinals, as well as the Alpe Adria Cup Final 4 and the Czech Slovak Cup Final 8. Last year, Hipsher led his team to the NBL semifinals, eventually claiming the bronze medal.
  
  Prior to his time in the Czech Republic, Hipsher was head coach of Team FOG Naestved in Denmark's top-tier BasketLigaen from 2021-23. In his second season with the team they won 16 games and made it all the way to the league finals, ultimately earning the silver medal. Hipsher's time in Northern Europe began a year prior in the 2020-21 season as an assistant for UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki in Finland's Korisliiga, the highest league in the country.
  
  In 2018, Hipsher headed to Germany to make his European basketball debut. His first season was as an assistant coach with Hebeisen White Wings Hanau, before becoming head coach of Tigers Tuebingen in 2019-20. Both teams were in Germany's second-tier Pro-A league.
  
  Before his time in Europe, Hipsher last coached in the NCAA as an associate head coach at UTRGV from 2013-16. He worked directly under his father, head coach Dan Hipsher, for all three seasons with the Vaqueros. Dan accumulated over 250 career victories across an 18-year head coaching career. That experience shaped Andy's foundation in leadership, accountability, and tactical discipline.
  
  Hipsher spent the previous four seasons from 2009-13 at South Florida during the Big East days, first as the director of basketball operations and then as an assistant. With his help, USF twice made it to the postseason, first qualifying for the NIT in 2010 and later the NCAA tournament for the first time in 20 years in 2012 as the team advanced to the round of 32 after defeating California and Temple. Hipsher also oversaw the development and recruitment of several EuroLeague players, including Zach LeDay, Victor Rudd, and John Egbunu, as well as NBA first-round pick and NBA Champion Dominique Jones.
  
  During the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, Hipsher was an assistant coach at Western Michigan, helping the Broncos to a pair of MAC West Regular Season titles. A year before, in 2006-07, he made his college coaching debut as an assistant with Utah Valley, leading the Wolverines to a 22-7 record; the best record by a Division I independent school since Notre Dame (23-6) in 1986.
  
  Just before securing his first full-time coaching gig, Hispher spent three months working with Lon Krueger as a video coordinator at UNLV in 2006. This was not his first time working alongside a hall of fame coach, however, as he served as a graduate student assistant under Bob Knight at Texas Tech from 2004-06, helping the Red Raiders make it all the way to the Sweet 16 in 2005.
  
  In 1999, Hipsher first made his way into college hoops with his first of five seasons as a player at Akron where he was coached by his father Dan. Overcoming three separate back surgeries, he would go on to serve as captain for three years and become one of the greatest Zips of his era, scoring 1,136 points and ranking top 10 in program history with 344 assists and 140 steals, all while shooting .502 (365-727) from the field.
  
  Hipsher earned his bachelor's degree in business management with a minor in entrepreneurship from Akron in 2003. He would go on to complete his master's in business administration with a concentration in marketing in 2005.