Head Coach: Rob Nugent

Now in his seventh season at Washington College, Rob Nugent has already left his mark on the storied history of Shoremen Basketball. In his second season, he guided a team with no regular players taller than 6'3" to a Centennial Conference playoff berth in 2002-03. In 2005-06, Nugent guided the Shoremen to their first conference playoff win in six years and into the Centennial Conference semifinals.

Nugent came to the school after serving as the head coach of the men’s basketball and baseball teams at Southern Vermont College from 1999-2001. As head coach at Southern Vermont, he was responsible for managing all aspects of the basketball and baseball programs in the college's third year as a NCAA Division III member.

Before Southern Vermont, Nugent served as assistant basketball coach at Williams College gaining experience under Head Coach Harry Sheehy. During his tenure at Williams, his team twice participated in the NCAA Division III Final Four, was recognized twice as the Eastern College Athletic Conference Team of the Year, and was the 1998-1999 New England Champions.

Nugent was also a standout baseball player. Nugent’s baseball experience includes two seasons of playing semi-professional baseball in Ohio, highlighted by a tryout with the Cincinnati Reds organization. Nugent played center field and third base as a semi-pro and for one fall season at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

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Assistant Coach: Stuart Pradia

Stuart Pradia is in his first season as an assistant coach at Washington College. Pradia comes to Washington from Washington and Lee University, where he served as an assistant men's basketball coach during the 2006-07 seaosn.

Pradia played collegiate basketball at Brandeis University, where was three-year letterwinner and two-year starter. While there, he played two seasons under former NBA player and head coach Chris Ford.

Prior to his stop at Washington and Lee, Pradia spent one year as a high school basketball coach in Dallas, TX. Pradia is a native of Houston.

Pradia graduated from Brandeis with a bachelor's degree in Sociology in 2005.

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Assistant Coach: Jeff Lafave

Jeff Lafave brings an extensive collegiate coaching background to Washington College for his first season as an assistant on Rob Nugent's staff.

Lafave, who got his start in collegiate coaching as an assistant at Williams College serving on the same staff as Nugent, most recently served as the Director of Basketball Operations at UNC-Asheville for three years. At UNC-Asheville, Lafave's duties included film exchange, film breakdown, and in-game scouting support.

Immediately prior to UNC-Asheville, Lafave spent time as the administrative assistant for Holy Cross men's basketball. Before breaking into the Division I ranks, Lafave served as the head men's basketball coach at Washington and Lee University for four seasons after arriving at the school as an assistant.

At Williams, Lafave helped the Ephs to back-to-back NCAA Division III Final Four appearances in 19997 and 1998. Lafave spent four years as an assistant at Williams, including two as head junior varsity coach.

Lafave earned an Associates Degree in Communications Arts from Dean Junior College in 1990 and a B.S. in Corporate Communications from Southern Connecticut State in 1993.

Student Assistant: Dominick Iaquinto

Dominick Iaquinto is in his second season as a student assistant on Coach Nugent's staff. Iaquinto, a sophomore at Washington, lettered in basketball, track, and cross country at West Babylon High School in New York, earning All-Academic All-County honors in basketball. He was inducted into the National Honor Society and the Foreign Language Honor Society.