John Thurston (basketball)
John Thurston (born April 17, 1948) is a retired American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the St. Francis College women's basketball team from 2012 to 2018. Thurston was born in the Bronx, New York and is an alumnus of Archbishop Molloy High School and Seton Hall University. Through both high school and college, Thurston was a two sport player playing baseball and basketball. After graduating high school in 1966, Thurston was drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1966 MLB Amateur Draft.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1948 |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1966–1970 | Seton Hall |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1971–1972 | Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham (assistant) |
| 1972–1975 | Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham |
| 1975–1985 | James Madison (assistant) |
| 1985–1988 | James Madison |
| 1988–1997 | Wingate |
| Women's basketball | |
| 2003–2006 | UNC Wilmington (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Northwood |
| 2008–2010 | Fordham (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | St. Francis Brooklyn (assistant) |
| 2012–2018 | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 165–232 (men's) 114–131 (women's) |
| Tournaments | Men's 0–1 (NIT) Women's 0–1 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Women's 2 FSC regular season (2007–2008) NEC tournament (2015) | |
| Awards | |
| Men's CAA Coach of the Year (1987) Women's FSC Coach of the Year (2008) | |
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