About

Margie Blank, CEO

• Captain, 3-year starter for Union HS Basketball Team, 1989-1991
• All-County basketball player, 1991
• 10 Years Sports Management experience: Freehold YMCA, Old Bridge YMCA, Jackson Recreation
• NJRP Rutgers Certified
• Freehold Township Certified Youth Sports Coach, 2010-present
• USTA Player for 3.5 women's tennis team, 8.0 Mixed League 2012-present

Dan Dougherty, CJB Site Director

• Monroe Sports Center Customer Service Manager 2018-2021
• 8 years coaching CJ Hawks, MSC Hawks & Travel basketball teams
• Over 45 years of basketball experience as a player and coach.

John-Paul Duphiney, Basketball Manager

JohnPaulD@MonroeSportsCenter.com

• Hoop Heaven (Waldwick) AAU director and Co-manager, 2007-2014
• Boys Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Morris Catholic, 2008-2011
• Boys Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Gill St Bernard's, 2011-2014, #9 in the nation 2011-2012
• Boys Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Colts Neck HS, 2022-Present
• Boys Top Asst Varsity Basketball Coach at Morris Catholic, 2002-2007
• Coached over 400 AAU teams & trained over 7,000 players including NBA, College & HS players since 1999
• IAABO Certified Basketball Official
• Masters in Sports Administration from FDU in 2011
• BA from Marist College in 2002
• Passionist Volunteer (PV) board member & founded PV basketball camp in WV

Patrick Boylan, Assistant Basketball Manager & Basketball Coach

• Current Head Men's Basketball Coach at Ocean County College
• Former 17U Head Boy's Basketball Coach for Global Squad Team China
• Former Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach at Montgomery County College
• Coached at the Ireland Basketball National Camp in Dublin, Ireland

Dan Crehan, Referee Coordinator

• 4 Year Varsity player at Berkeley High School Brooklyn, NY
• 3 year Freshman coach at Saint Anthony's High School Jersey City
• 1 year Freshman coach Wall High School
• 10 Year Mid Monmouth coach Manalapan Township, 4 year Mid Monmouth Executive Board
• IAABO Certified Basketball Official
• 25 year Commodities Trader in New York City

Eric Berman, MSC/CJB Facility Manager

• BS in Exercise Science & Sport Studies -- Sport Management,  Rutgers University 2014
• Former Facility Manager at SportsZone
• Assistant Pickleball Director
• Director of Soccer Operations, Seton Hall University 2015-2017

Anthony McBride, Sales Representative

anthonym@monroesportscenter.com

• Brookdale Community College Student
• Marlboro High School Graduate
• Marlboro High School Basketball Team 2017-2018

Joey Paladino, Sales Representative

joeyp@monroesportscenter.com

• Played at Marlboro HS
• Played 1 year Middlesex College
• Former NJ Falcons player
• Trained under Kyrie Irving's former coach

Richard Wallace, Sales Representative

Richardw@monroesportscenter.com

Education:

John Jay College of Criminal Justice – BA/AS (Criminal Justice/Psychology), 2004

Manhattanville College - MSBM (Master of Science, Sports Business Management), 2012

Rutgers Business School - PMP/CAPM – Project Management Professional, 2016

AvTech Institute of Technology – ACP/PAVE – Agile Certified Practitioner, 2016

Playing Experience:

Salesian High School: JV/Varsity Basketball, 1996-2000

John Jay College: Men's Basketball Team, 2000-2004 (Awarded 2003 NCAA National Student Athlete)

Coaching Experience:

Mid Monmouth (Tinton Falls) Travel Basketball: Assistant Coach, 2014-2019

Jersey Force AAU Basketball: Assistant Coach, 2015-2017

Monmouth Falcons AYF Football: Assistant Coach, 2017

Red Bank Bucs AYF Football: Assistant Coach, 2018-2019

Kevin Crehan, Basketball Coach

• Graduated Rutgers - BS in Exercise Science & Sports Studies (May 2017)
• Certified IAABO Basketball Official, Member of Shore Board 194
• 20 years of Basketball Playing Experience, 5 years of Coaching Experience
• 3 Years Varsity Ice Hockey at Christian Brothers Academy
• 4 Year Division I Club Ice Hockey Player at Rutgers University

Kyle Fagan, Basketball Coach

• 4 year Varsity Basketball player at Monmouth Regional HS - State Sectional Champs 
• 3 year Varsity Football starter at Monmouth Regional HS - All Conference Team
• 2 Year Varsity Baseball player at Monmouth Regional HS - Captain
• Heroes & Cool Kids Member (Group of chosen athletes who mentor underclassmen)
• Brookdale Student
• Founder of Go Up Strong Basketball Program
• Coached over 100 teams at Monroe Sports Center (2016-Present)

Kelvin Lewis, Basketball Coach

• Basketball Coach with kids of all ages for over 25 years
• Founder and Director of Kelvin's Basketball Academy
• Coaching goals are to help build confidence, self-esteem and leadership

Steve Owimrin, Basketball Coach

• All Star Sports (Morganville, NJ) - Owner, Director & Coach
• J.C.C. (Tenafly, NJ) - Youth Basketball Director/Coach
• Hoop Zone (Englewood, NJ) - Youth Basketball Director/Coach

• 15 years of Coaching Experience

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