Steve Harney Named Assistant Coach for 2016-17 Season

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth women's basketball head coach Belle Koclanes announced Steve Harney will be joining the program as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

"We are all very excited for Steve to join our Dartmouth women's basketball family,” Koclanes said. “He brings a positive energy and selfless motivation for teaching the game that fits right in with the culture we are creating here at Dartmouth. Steve's experience in skill-development training at every level of our sport will add great value to our team as will his hunger for learning.

“During the interview process, Steve told me that his main focus is to add value to our program,” Koclanes added. “He is eager to jump head first into continuing to grow as a coach, while devoting essential time to pursuing his graduate degree in the MALS program. It feels as if he has been part of the family for years.”

Harney comes to Hanover from Allegheny College where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons. Prior to Allegany, Harney served as girl's basketball head coach at The Stony Brook School in Stony Brook, New York, a position he held from June 2011 to May 2014. While at The Stony Brook School, Harney earned the Marvin W. Goldberg Coaches' Award in 2013, while additionally earning Class C and Leave VIII Coach of the Year awards the same year. Harney's coaching plaudits came as a result of Stony Brook's Suffolk County and League VIII Championship in 2013.

During his time at The Stony Brook School, Harney also served as the strength & conditioning coach from August 2013 to May 2014, implementing strength-training programs for the football and girls basketball programs, while helping more than 50 student-athletes improve their athletic performance.

Off the court, Harney worked as a Social Media & Online Community Director at Keeping Current Matters in Ronkonkoma, New York, where he launched the company's social media department, overseeing published content while implementing strategies for the company's Facebook and Twitter presence.

Harney is a member of both the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a 2009 graduate of Dickinson College.

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