HANOVER, N.H. — Following a year serving as the volunteer assistant coach for the Dartmouth men's basketball team,
James Cormier has been promoted to a full-time assistant for the 2015-16 season. He is replacing
Jordan Watson, who had been on staff for five years and recently took an assistant coaching position at Siena.
The youngest son of head coach
Paul Cormier, beginning his 13th season with the Big Green,
James Cormier enjoyed a successful first season in Hanover, helping the squad finish fourth in the Ivy League standings and reach the postseason for the first time in 56 years with its appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT).
Cormier came to Dartmouth in the summer of 2014 after working for a year as an assistant at Northfield Mount Hermon School, where numerous Big Green players have played in recent years. Among his responsibilities were developing and managing preseason and in-season strength and conditioning as well as individual skill training programs.
Not only did Cormier break down game film and scout opposing teams, he also recruited both domestic and international players to attend the school. With a 23-9 record, NMH reached the semifinals of the national tournament and held the No. 1 ranking for three weeks during the season.
Prior to his stint at NMH, Cormier served as a graduate assistant coach at Rutgers-Newark University, providing academic monitoring and mentoring to the student-athletes, managing the daily basketball operations, and preparing recruiting and scouting plans. The Scarlet Raiders posted a 20-10 record and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
In addition, Cormier, has worked with Hoop Group as a counselor, clinician and skills coach the last two years, and developed the Hard2Guard website for which he manages the content regarding workout tips group and individual instruction.
Cormier graduated from LeMoyne College in 2012 and served as captain of the basketball team in his senior campaign. He hit 40.4 percent of his three-point attempts in his final season, contributing to the 99 he made in his career while scoring 515 points to go with 265 assists.