RaShawn Stores
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | NJIT |
| Conference | America East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 5, 1991 (age 33) The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2012–2016 | Manhattan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2019 | Manhattan (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | Manhattan (associate HC) |
| 2022–2023 | Manhattan (interim HC) |
| 2023–present | NJIT (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–18 (.400) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| MAAC All-Rookie Team (2013) | |
RaShawn Stores (born April 5, 1991) is an American basketball coach and player who is currently an assistant coach for the NJIT Highlanders basketball team. Stores was previously the interim head coach of the Manhattan Jaspers during the 2022–23 season. Stores also played basketball for Manhattan collegiately from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Early life
[edit]RaShawn Stores was born on April 5, 1991, to Latrebia Stores. Stores was raised in the Bronx and attended All Hallows High School where he played basketball, where he played with future college teammate and fellow coach Michael Alvarado. Stores also played one year of basketball for the Robinson School in New Jersey before his collegiate career.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Despite getting offers from colleges like the University of Massachusetts, University of Cincinnati, and St. Francis University, Stores chose to attend Manhattan College under coach Steve Masiello.[3] Stores redshirt as a freshman and thus did not play any for his first year at Manhattan. In his first year of collegiate play at Manhattan, he was MAAC Rookie of the Week three times[4]and ultimately was named to the MAAC All-Rookie team.[5] In his sophomore year, Stores averaged slightly fewer points per game but started eleven more games than the previous year. The next year, Stores averaged his highest points per game up to this point and improved as the season progressed, helping Manhattan win the MAAC Championship game and reaching the 2015 NCAA Division I Tournament.[6] In his senior and final year, Stores recorded his best stats from all his collegiate career and was nominated as a Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American.[7][8]
Coaching career
[edit]While playing his college basketball career at Manhattan, Stores was simultaneously working to achieve his bachelor's degree in business management which he received in 2015. After receiving his bachelor's, Stores then worked on receiving his master's degree in organizational leadership which he achieved in 2017. Following his completion of his bachelor's and master's degrees, Stores returned as a coach to the college he once played basketball for and began coaching for Manhattan under Masiello.[9] In 2019, Stores was elevated to the role of associate head coach for Manhattan.[10] Due to the unexpected sudden firing of Masiello, Stores was thrust into the role of the interim head coach just two weeks before the start of the 2022–23 Manhattan basketball season.[11][12] Following his lone season as interim head coach for Manhattan, Stores became an assistant basketball coach for NJIT.[13]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Jaspers (MAAC) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Manhattan | 12–18 | 10–10 | T–5th | |||||
| Manhattan: | 12–18 (.400) | 10–10 (.500) | |||||||
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12–18 (.400) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "RaShawn Stores - Interim Head Coach - Staff Directory". Manhattan College Athletics.
- ^ Pedulla, Tom (March 17, 2015). "With Hustle and Grit, Manhattan's RaShawn Stores Inspires by Defying the Odds" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Krupnick, Matt (March 7, 2014). "Manhattan Doesn't Have to Look Far for Its Talent" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "RaShawn Stores Earns Third MAAC Rookie of the Week Award". Go Jaspers. February 11, 2013.
- ^ "MAAC Announces 2012-2013 MAAC Men's All-Rookie Team". MAAC Sports. March 4, 2013.
- ^ Brennan, Sean (August 5, 2015). "Jasper leader returning for fifth season". The Riverdale Press.
- ^ "RaShawn Stores - Men's Basketball". Manhattan College Athletics.
- ^ Kussoy, Howie (February 19, 2016). "Meet the 'typical NYC kid' who's now Manhattan's cornerstone". The New York Post.
- ^ "Coach on the Court, Now Coach on the Bench?". The Quadrangle. May 11, 2016.
- ^ "RaShawn Stores Named Associate Head Coach of Men's Basketball". The Quadrangle. October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Manhattan College fires popular head coach, prompting exodus: Steve Masiello was just two weeks away from the start of his 12th season as basketball coach". The Riverdale Press.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (February 3, 2023). "At 31 years old, RaShawn Stores guides Manhattan basketball". The Times Union.
- ^ "RaShawn Stores Joins NJIT Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". NJIT Highlanders. April 24, 2023.