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FDU Associate Head Basketball Coach Bruce Hamburger joins host Pat Price to discuss his 35+ years in coaching, offering anecdotes, lessons learned, the influence of the legendary PJ Carlesimo, and advice to to young aspiring coaches.  Bruce has just completed his 7th season as the associate head coach for the Fairleigh Dickinson University men's basketball program.

Few can match Hamburger's knowledge of the storied basketball scene of New Jersey - Since 1984, Hamburger has coached all three levels of NCAA basketball as well as High School all within the Garden State, sparing a two year trek across the river to serve as an assistant with the WNBA's New York Liberty.

Hamburger discusses his earliest influences and opportunities in his hometown of Maplewood, and how early relationships and his own development as a coach paved the way for a long stretch as an assistant to Carlesimo at Seton Hall. The Pirates won two Big East Tournament titles and made six appearances in the NCAA Tournament during his tenure, including the famed 1989 run to the NCAA championship game. The team was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletic Hall of Fame in June 2014.

For 11 seasons, Hamburger led Kean University in the uber-competitive NJAC conference. He finished his tenure as the all-time winningest coach in Kean University basketball history, Hamburger returned to Division 1 with roles at St. Peter's and FDU as a valued assistant, bring that experience to both benches - with both teams returning to the NCAA tournament during his time on staff.

Price and Hamburger also discuss the excitement around the returning roster for FDU, and the Northeast Conference makeup following the departure of Robert Morris University.

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