TicketsDave Dagostino brings nine years of experience, including three years as a head coach, into his first season at Cincinnati. He serves as the Bearcats[apos] recruiting coordinator as well as assisting in the development of the UC post players.
Dagostino joined UC after six years at Jacksonville State, the last three as head coach, where he posted a 44-41 record. Dagostino led his 2004-05 team to its first Ohio Valley Conference final four and finished with back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in the program[apos]s Division I history. During the 2003-04 season Dagostino enjoyed an 18-10 record for JSU[apos]s best winning percentage (.643) in 12 years.
Prior to becoming head coach, Dagostino served three years as the recruiting coordinator for the Gamecocks. While on board he produced a conference Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year, in Shanika Freeman, as well as orchestrating several nationally recognized recruiting classes.
Before arriving at Jacksonville State, Dagostino served as the recruiting coordinator and head of player development for Division II powerhouse, College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y. While there, Dagostino saw four players top the 1,000-point plateau, while the school assists and three-point records were both shattered.
During the 1999-2000 season, St. Rose made its only Elite Eight appearance falling to the eventual national champions Northern Kentucky University. The Knight[apos]s held the nation[apos]s longest winning streak at 34 games (finished 34-1), earning the distinction of the No. 1 national ranking for five months. They finished the 1999-00 season ranked No. 3 in the nation.
He also acted as the recruiting coordinator at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. and is put in high regard with fellow coaches for his recruiting talent.
Dagostino was captain of his baseball and basketball teams at Union College before beginning his coaching career at his alma mater. After graduation, Dagostino played professional baseball for one year in the Northeast Independent League.
He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and Modern Languages. He also obtained a Master[apos]s in Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages in 1998.