Floyd Bank

Floyd Bank is a former basketball coach at the high school, college, and professional level.

Early life

Bank played basketball at Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx.[1] He later went on to attend school at New York University.[2]

High School Coaching

Floyd Bank spent 20 years at Long Island City High School coaching basketball.[3] Bank moved on to Thomas Edison after this.[4] Bank spent an additional 15 years coaching basketball at Thomas Edison High school (New York City).[1] During that period he compiled a 550-241 record.[1] He described his time as being tough, sometimes having to put 4-5 students into his car.[5] Bank would go on to join the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame.[1] After leaving Edison in 2001, he went on to take a position at Long Island University at CW Post.[1] HE retired as the oldest coach in the Public School Athletic League.[6] He also retired as the winningist coach in the PSAL.[7]

College Coaching

Bank was an assistant coach at New York University.[8] Bank served as a the head coach at Queens College basketball team where led them to a 12-14 record.[9] At CW Post he was an assistant coach as well.[8] He additionally served as the New York Knicks Head Coach for their Summer Basketball League.[10]

Personal

Bank was married to his wife Barbera for 50 years.[8] He nominated Jeff Bieder for the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Martin, Dan (24 March 2002). "BANK TAKES SPOT BESIDE LEGENDS".
  2. ↑ "TIMES NEWSWEEKLY/THIS WEEK'S SPORTS".
  3. ↑ "WINNING STREAK PROVES MONEY IN BANK FOR EDISON".
  4. ↑ "WINNING STREAK PROVES MONEY IN BANK FOR EDISON".
  5. ↑ "History Of NYC Basketball / A Century Full of Ups, Downs".
  6. ↑ "Magnet's Grandby Dean Of PSAL Coaches".
  7. ↑ TOBEY, PETE. "Hoops Hall of Fame welcomes large class".
  8. 1 2 3 "Former LIC, Edison coach feted upstate".
  9. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE - Queens Coach Out - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  10. ↑ "TIMES NEWSWEEKLY/THIS WEEK'S SPORTS".
  11. ↑ "Woodmere Man to Join NYS Basketball Hall of Fame - Five Towns, NY Patch". patch.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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