Home | Site Map | Contact Us | People Finder | FAQs
PantherWeb    Academic Calendar    Catalog    Areas of Study    Distance Learning    Library    Student Services    Jobs    News    Events


athletics
Printer Friendly Page


> Schedule

> Roster

> Coaches

> Meet Our Players

> Game Summaries

Home > Athletics > Men's Basketball > Coaches

Coach GroothiusCoach Alex Groothius
(Interim Head Coach)

Coach Groothius started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Division III Brooklyn College. In 1999, BC won 16 games and advanced to the CUNY Conference Final 4.

In 2001, Alex coached overseas in Israel. He was an assistant coach for NBA coach Herb Brown (Charlotte Bobcats).

Groothius was a member of Derrick Whittenburg's staff at Wagner College. In his two years at the Staten Island school, Coach Groothius helped lead the Seahawks to an NIT birth in 2002 and the school's first ever NCAA tournament bid in 2003.

Groothius then followed Whittenburg to Fordham University of the Atlantic 10 Conference . In his 3 seasons at Forham, Coach Groothius led one of the biggest turn arounds in the nation.

In 2007, Alex was an assistant coach at Paul Robeson High School in Brooklyn, NY and in 2008 he assisted Bruce Pearl in coaching Team USA before joining the PBCC staff.

Coach Groothius has a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York and has currently completed 32 hours towards his Master's in Physical Education.


All Locations | Belle Glade | Boca Raton | Lake Worth | Palm Beach Gardens | Satellite Locations PBCC Logo

Prospective Students | Current / Returning Students | Corporate and Continuing Education (CCE) Students
| Donors / Friends / Alumni
| Visitors / Business / Community Partners | Faculty / Staff Resources | Espanol / Creole

Palm Beach Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
Please read the PBCC Internet Privacy Statement, the Nondiscrimination Policy, and the Harassment Policy.

Palm Beach Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Applied Science, Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Palm Beach Community College.

© Copyright; Palm Beach Community College. All Rights Reserved