September 16, 2010
FORMER BRYANT BASKETBALL PLAYER JOSH LONGSTAFF HEADED
TO NBA AS VIDEO COORDINATOR FOR OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
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| Josh Longstaff was a member of the Bryant basketball and
baseball teams from 2001-05 and was a member of Bryant's national
finalist team in 2005. |
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Former Bryant University men's
basketball player Josh Longstaff '05 has been named video
coordinator for player personnel with the Oklahoma Thunder of the
National Basketball Association.
Longstaff, a native of Portland, Maine, was a member of the
Bryant basketball team from 2001-2005 and also was a pitcher for
the Bulldogs' baseball team during the spring. During
his senior season, Longstaff and the Bulldogs captured the NCAA
Northeast Regional Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division
II Finals in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Since graduating from Bryant, Longstaff coached at Portland High
School and Gorham High School in Maine before connecting with his
former assistant coach at Bryant, Brian Keefe who is an assistant
with the Thunder regarding a position with the organization.
