| ASSISTANT MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES
David Doino (1st season)
Josh Turnpaugh (1st season)
Courtney Alston (1st season)
 Name:
David Doino
Office
Phone: 252.985.5214
E-mail:
ddoino@ncwc.edu
D avid Doino enters his first season with the North Carolina Wesleyan men’s basketball program. A 2005 graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College with a degree in communications, Doino joined the Bishops in the summer of 2007 after serving three years as assistant coach at his alma mater. As an assistant coach, he helped lead the Marlins to the 2006 NCAA Division III National Championship.
Prior to his coaching stint at VWC, Doino
was a standout basketball player for the Marlins. He enjoyed a stellar
collegiate career that saw him become a three-time All-Old Dominion Athletic
Conference honoree. As a four-year starter, Doino led Virginia Wesleyan to a
70-36 record, including the second best record in program history at 20-8 in
2003-04. That same season saw the Marlins make an appearance in the ODAC
Tournament Championship game.
At the completion of his career, Doino
ranked tenth among VWC’s all-time leading scorers with 1,220 career points.
Additionally, he ranked third in free throws made (332), fourth in rebounds
(731), sixth in assists, and ninth in three-pointers made (104). Doino feels
that his collegiate career has given him an additional edge with the players
that he coaches.
“My playing experience has helped me
tremendously,” he says. “Many players want to learn from coaches that have
had success as a player, and I feel that I have the tools to relate to our
student-athletes.”
Doino is a native of the Bronx, NY and
lived there until his freshman year of high school. He then took his
basketball talents to Scranton, PA where he attended Abington Heights High
School. Doino left Abington as the school’s all-time leading scorer with
1,843 points.
Doino’s primary duties include recruiting
and developing post players. He will also coordinate the athletic
department’s community service efforts and head up Wesleyan’s
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
 Name: Josh Turnpaugh
Office
Phone: 252.985.5218
Josh Turnpaugh, who played at Goshen
College from 2000-2004, enters his first season as an
assistant coach with the Battling Bishop men’s
basketball program. Prior to joining NC Wesleyan, he
served three seasons as an assistant with his alma
mater.
A talented shooter, Turnpaugh started in
105 of 123 total games played at Goshen, ending his career as one of the
program’s top three-point threats. He knocked down 231 career treys (fourth
in program history) and shot 39 percent from behind the arc (seventh best
all-time). Turnpaugh remains GC’s fifth-best career free throw shooter,
making 82 percent of his attempts.
Perhaps most notable, however, is
Turnpaugh’s penchant for team success as he helped Goshen to a 21-12 record
as a senior (2003-2004) and a 21-11 record in his first season on the bench
(2004-2005). Those seasons remain Goshen’s only 20-win seasons to date.
 Name: Courtney Alston
Office
Phone: 252.985.5218
Courtney Alston joins
the North Carolina Wesleyan men’s basketball coaching
staff after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at
Louisburg College. While at Louisburg, Alston worked
with legendary coach Enid Drake, as well as new
Hurricane coach Aaron Denton last season. He will assist
with the Battling Bishops’ recruiting efforts and
scouting, along with other organizational duties as
assigned.
During his time at Louisburg, the
Hurricanes were ranked as high as #11 in the country among junior colleges.
During the 2006-2007 season, he helped coach Louisburg transfer Buddy
Williams, who is now a junior at Wesleyan.
“Wesleyan basketball has such a tradition
of family, of teaching, and of playing the game the right way. This is a
great opportunity for me to grow as a coach and as a person,” commented
Alston.
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