Coach Cavaliere joins the Panthers staff after 12 years of coaching college and prep school basketball. Coach Cav played an integral part in helping Putnam Science Academy win back-to-back national prep championships and led the Elite Varsity to their first-ever Power 5 conference championship. In both seasons, Putnam Science earned a number 1 ranking in the country and sent dozens of players to the college ranks. Before prep school, Coach Cav was the head coach of Concordia College NY, an NCAA Division 2 institution. Cavaliere started coaching college basketball right after he graduated from St John’s University as a volunteer and worked his way up to the head coaching title. Coach has had many roles in the coaching profession and brings a ton of experience in program building, youth camps / clinics, game and practice strategy, and on-court player development. Cavaliere takes pride in creating a selfless, hard-working culture while helping young athletes strive to reach their potential and become leaders through the game of basketball. Throughout his career, Cavaliere coached over 20 Division 1 athletes, and 60+ other college players. It won’t be hard to tell who has the most energy in the room when Coach is in it!