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South Kent has a new basketball coach

2008-06-26 11:44:46

South Kent Names Colgate’s Kelvin Jefferson As New Head Basketball Coach South Kent School announced that Colgate University assistant coach Kelvin Jefferson has been named head basketball coach at this New England preparatory school.

Coach Jefferson -- who has extensive college-level coaching experience -- is well suited to carrying on the SKS tradition of athletic achievement. In recent years the SKS Prep Basketball team has consistently ranked among the top 10 secondary school basketball teams in the nation.

For the past two years -- and in 2005 -- the South Kent Prep Team reached the playoffs of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A division. South Kent routinely sends seven to nine players to Division I college basketball programs.

Coach Jefferson joins SKS after a season as assistant coach of Colgate’s third-seeded Patriot League team. Colgate reached the 2008 league championship finals March 14 before losing to American University. Prior to serving at Colgate he spent two seasons as assistant coach at Stony Brook University, where he was responsible for recruiting, training post players, scouting and game preparation. Before Stony Brook, he spent four years as an assistant coach at American University. While at American, the Eagles won the Patriot League regular season title in 2002 and went on to play in three consecutive Patriot League Tournament title games from 2002-2004. Coach Jefferson also served two seasons under former Vermont head basketball coach Tom Brennan.

A 13-year coaching veteran, he began his coaching career as an assistant at Wesleyan University during the 1995-96 season. He then spent a year at Salem State and went to serve as the top assistant at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for two years. During his tenure at Salem and U.S.M.M.A, Jefferson helped lead his teams to the NCAA Division III Tournament each season.

A native of Norwalk, Conn., Coach Jefferson is a 1995 graduate of Southern Connecticut State University where he earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism. A standout on the men’s basketball team, he led the New England Conference (NECC) in rebounding as a senior at SCSU, while also serving as team captain.

Commenting on Coach Jefferson’s appointment, South Kent Headmaster Andy Vadnais said: “We are thrilled to announce that Kelvin Jefferson and his family will be joining us here at South Kent. We chose Kelvin from a large field of highly talented and experienced applicants. But even among this distinguished group of sports professionals, Kelvin stood out. In addition to his very impressive interpersonal skills, his extensive coaching experience and recruiting experience at the college level made him a great fit for the college-bound athletes at our school. We are both pleased and honored that he has chosen South Kent.”

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