Mark Magiera (Mah-g-AIR-A) enters his seventh season as a member of the Hilbert College men's basketball staff. With more than 35 years of coaching experience under his belt, Magiera will serve in a variety of capacities including practice and game-day coaching, as well as overseeing the recruitment of future prospects to the Hawks program.
Well known in the local high school basketball scene, Magiera spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach at Christian Central Academy after four years in a similar role at Cardinal O'Hara High School.
Magiera got his coaching start at Providence Day School in Charlotte, NC under the direction of North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame coach David Price. The program captured the NCIAA state championship in 1984 while finishing runner up in 1985.
In the fall of 1985 Magiera joined the men's basketball staff at NCAA Division II Le Moyne College under the direction of former University of Michigan and Cleveland Cavilers head coach John Beilein. He assisted in the day-to-day operations of the program while specifically focusing on player evaluations, analysis of game films, scouting future opponents, and setting up on campus recruiting visits.
A former staff member on the summer basketball camp circuit, Magiera has worked with youth basketball players at the University of Notre Dame, Syracuse University, St. Bonaventure University, Le Moyne College and Hilbert College.
Magiera earned a bachelor of business administration from St. Bonaventure University in 1981 where he was a member of the junior varsity men's basketball squad. He also holds a master's degree in professional physical education from Syracuse University.
