Nationality American | Name Barry Migliorini | |
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Full Name Barry Migliorini Born July 18, 1966 (age 58) ( 1966-07-18 ) Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S. Occupation Professional Basketball Coach | ||
Barry Migliorini is an American Basketball Association (2000–present) (ABA) Head Coach for the California Dream.
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Coaching career
Prior to coaching in the ABA Migliorini was a Division II (NCAA) college assistant coach at California State University, Los Angeles. In 2014 Migliorini was named a top 20 assistant college basketball coach by college sports madness.
Before coaching basketball Migliorini was a high school cross country running and track and field coach at Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley California and Buena Park High School. His cross country teams were ranked in the top-25 nationally for five consecutive years, from 2002-2007. In 11 years, he had 60 student-athletes earn college athletic scholarships, and coached four student-athletes to Footlocker All-America honors. Migliorini was the high school coach of Nicholas Arciniaga who has finished as the top American runner at Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, and Minnesota Marathons. Migliorini was the subject of criticism for his high mileage coaching tactics.
Early years
After prepping at Fountain Valley High School, Migliorini ran cross country quickly and track as a student-athlete at the University of Southern California for coach Larry Knuth. Following college Migliorini was a sports agent that represented MLB player Mike Vento, of the New York Yankees, and NFL football player Ryan Smith of the Carolina Panthers among other professional athletes.