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Tom Bonacum Headshot 2022-23

Tom Bonacum

Experience

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2022-Present
Head Esports Coach, St. Thomas Aquinas (ECAC ESports) - 2020-2022
Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator, St. Thomas Aquinas (NCAA Division II - ECC) - 2019-2022
Player Development Intern, Dallas Mavericks (NBA) - 2018-2019
 
Personal

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - Ramapo (2018)
 
Honors

Member of 2018 NCAA Division III Final Four Ramapo men's basketball team
2016-17 NABC First Team All-American and First Team All-District (Ramapo)
2017 d3hoops.com Atlantic Region Player of the Year (Ramapo)
2017 NABC Atlantic Region 1st Team (Ramapo)
2017 ECAC Metro All-Star First Team (Ramapo)
2017-18 First Team All-Met (Ramapo)
Two-time First Team All-NJAC honoree [2015-16, 2017-18] (Ramapo)
2014-15 NJAC Rookie of the Year (Ramapo)
 
At FDU
  • Joined Tobin Anderson at FDU after being on-staff at St. Thomas Aquinas on May 23, 2022
STAC Highlights
  • Responsible for offensive game planning, skill development, film analysis and team operations
  • 67-12 record over three seasons, including three ECC tournament championship, three NCAA tournament appearances and two trips to the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 round
  • Bonacum was an integral part of the skill development of NABC All-American Grant Singleton who followed the staff to FDU, Demetre Roberts, a First Team All-Region and First Team All-ECC honoree who is now a Knight and Osbel Caraballo
  • Served as head coach of the Spartans' Esports program, winning league championships in the ECAC and ECC, both firsts in team history
  • Expanded STAC's Esports offerings by five teams and tripled the size of the program in two years
Mavs Highlights
  • Worked with members of coaching staff with an emphasis on player development, video and analytics
  • Served on the scout team for practices and gameday walkthroughs
  • Charted and analyzed workouts for analytic and development groups
  • Assisted in film study and breakdown of other NBA teams and players
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