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Brendan Twomey

Brendan Twomey

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Hired at Farmingdale State: July 2013
Prior to Farmingdale State: Centenary (N.J.) (HC - 2012-13)
Stevens (Assoc. HC - 2008-2012)
Skyline Coach of the Year Honors: 2015-16, 2023-24
MBWA Coach of the Year Honors: 2023-24
ECAC Coach of the Year Honors: 2023-24
Playing Career: MSMC (2001-2004)
Oneonta (1999-2000)

Head Coach: Brendan Twomey (13th year in 2025-26)

Coach Brendan Twomey joined the FSC staff in July 2013, and the Rams' all-time winningest coach holds a 197-105 (.652) career record at Farmingdale State. He became FSC's career wins leader on Jan. 4, 2025 versus St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, and has guided the Rams to seven Skyline Conference regular-season championships and five Skyline Conference Championships. Farmingdale State's NCAA Division III Championship first-round victory in 2024 over Stevens Institute of Technology was the program's first NCAA tourney victory since 2012.

In his first season at the helm (2013-14), he led FSC to an 18-9 overall record, including a 13-5 mark in the Skyline Conference. In 2016-17, Twomey led the Rams to a 77-75 defeat of Sage to claim their first conference title since 2011-12 and a berth into the NCAA Tournament. Twomey led the Rams back to the NCAA Tournament in 2018-19 after capturing his second Skyline title with an 81-75 win over Yeshiva in the Conference Finals. 

Prior to Farmingdale State, Twomey spent one year as the head coach at Centenary College and four years as the associate head coach at Stevens Institute.

With the Cyclones, Twomey finished with a 13-13 overall record and 10-8 conference record, helping the program reach the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) tournament for the first time in three years.

During his time at Stevens, Twomey helped guide the team to a 73-37 overall record including a 2011 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship while developing nine All-Conference and three All-Region student-athletes. As associate head coach, Twomey was responsible for recruiting, practice planning, game preparation, and individual skill development while also serving as a building supervisor, physical education instructor, and intramural director.

As the recruiting coordinator, Twomey helped bring in the team's leading scorer, Sheldon Jones, a Second-Team All-Conference selection in his sophomore year and First-Team All-Conference selection his junior year. In 2011-12, Twomey helped lead Stevens to a 20-8 overall record and an ECAC semi-final appearance. During the 2010-11 season, Twomey and his staff were named the Empire 8 Conference Staff of the year and was given the Schoenfeld Award in 2008-09, given by N.J. officials for sportsmanship in the state of N.J.

Prior to working at Stevens, Twomey served as the Game Scout Video Coordinator for the NBA, analyzing and editing game film for the NBA, NBDL, and WNBA and was selected as one of two scouts to analyze the FIBA America's Championships for the United States men's basketball team.

A graduate of Mount Saint Mary College in 2004 with a degree in business administration, Twomey was inducted to the Athletics Hall of Fame in April 2013. Serving as a team captain his junior and senior seasons, Twomey became the All-Time leading scorer at Mount Saint Mary College while finishing fifth All-Time in Division III in three pointers made (362) and 12th All-Time in three-pointers per game (3.32). Behind Twomey, the Knights went 58-29 during his three years on campus; and in 2002-03 Mount Saint Mary went 23-8, which stood as the program's best record in school history until 2011-12. Adding the 306 points he scored as a freshman at Oneonta, Twomey totaled 1,809 points during his four year career, for an average of 16.6 per game.

Twomey was named a three-time First Team All-Conference member in the Skyline Conference and was named the Skyline Player of the Year as a senior in the 2003-04 campaign.  He also earned ECAC Metro Region Second Team honors as a junior and First Team honors as a senior.  Furthermore, the former standout earned Second Team All-Atlantic Region honors from D3hoops.com in both 2002-03 and 2003-04. Lastly, D-III News named him a Pre-Season All-American as a junior and a senior, and an Honorable Mention All-American at the conclusion of his senior year.

Upon graduating from Mount Saint Mary College, Twomey took his talents to the professional level and played for Merry Monk Ballina and the Limerick Lions of the Irish Super League, as well as the Carolina Thunder of the American Basketball Association.

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NCAA Championship Appearances: 2016-17, 2018-19, 2022-23, 2023-24
Conference Championship Titles:  2016-17, 2018-19, 2022-23, 2023-24
Conference Championship Appearances: 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Conference Regular Season Titles:  2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
 
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All-American Honors:  1 - Nick Hurowitz (2023-24)
D3hoops.com All-Region Honors:  4 - George Riefenstahl (2017-18, 2018-19), Nick Hurowitz (2023-24), Jevon Santos (2024-25)
NABC All-District Honors: 2 - George Riefenstahl (2018-19), Nick Hurowitz (2023-24)
All-Conference Honors:  18
Conference Player of the Year Awards:  1 - Nick Hurowitz (2023-24)
Conference Defensive Player of the Year Awards: 6 - Donald Lawes (2013-14), Weldon Irvine (2016-17), George Riefenstahl (2018-19), Jermaine Fraser (2019-20), Corey Powell (2023-24), Jevon Santos (2024-25)
Conference Rookie of the Year Awards: 2 - George Riefenstahl (2015-16), Kentrell Evans (2023-24)
MBWA All-Met Awards: 9 - George Riefenstahl (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19), Matthew Graham (2018-19), Nick Hurowitz (2022-23, 2023-24), Corey Powell (2022-23, 2023-24), Jevon Santos (2024-25)
 
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Farmingdale State Overall Conference Postseason Year-End Finish
2024-25 18-10 13-3 2-1 Skyline Conference Finals
2023-24 27-3 15-1 4-1 (Won Skyline Championship) NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship Second Round
2022-23     21-8 13-3 3-1 (Won Skyline Championship) NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship First Round
2021-22 19-8 14-2 1-1 Skyline Conference Semifinals
2020-21 N/A N/A N/A Season Cancelled
2019-20 14-13 9-7 1-1 Skyline Conference Semifinals
2018-19 20-8 16-4 2-1 (Won Skyline Championship) NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship First Round
2017-18 18-8 16-4 0-1 Skyline Conference Semifinals
2016-17 20-8 14-2 2-1 (Won Skyline Championship) NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship First Round
2015-16 14-13 14-6 0-2 ECAC Metro/Upstate Postseason Tournament
2014-15 8-17 6-12 N/A N/A
2013-14 18-9 13-5 1-1 Skyline Conference Semifinals
Totals 197-105 (.652) 143-49 (.745) 16-11 (.593) --