STONY BROOK BOWLING
DEREK JAMES
Head Coach
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Derek began coaching for the Seawolves in the Fall of 2014.
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Prior to 2014-2015 season, Derek was an assistant coach for four seasons with St. Johns University for which he once competed as an athlete for the program.
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Coach Derek is the recipient of the 2025 Randy Widger Men's Club Coach of the Year
Derek is a USBC Silver Level Coach, Bowlers Journal Top 100 Coach, and a Storm/Roto Grip Staffer. He has a B.S. in Computer Science, an M.S. in Sport Psychology and a PhD candidate specializing in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
THOMAS MURRAY
Assistant Coach
Tom has experience as a former collegiate by successfully completing four years of competition for the Stony Brook Seawolves with achievements of 1st place in 2015 Westchester Classic and member of 2017 Sectional Team with only 5 members to make considerable run for a spot in Nationals. He is currently a Team Coordinator and Assistant Coach since the 2017-2018 season. Tom has achieved an MBA from Stony Brook along with an M.A. in Public Policy.