On October 14, 2010, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Danny Nee named David Muchnick to his staff as an assistant coach. Muchnick comes from Denison University where he served as the assistant men’s basketball coach from 2008-2010.

“I feel fortunate and lucky that with such a short amount of time and at such a late date, we were able to find such a qualified candidate who has lots of Division III experience and New York roots,” Head Coach Danny Nee said about the hiring of Muchnick. “He will be a tremendous asset to the program as we move forward because of his experiences and talent.”

During his tenure at Denison, Muchnick helped coach a team that saw its conference wins jump from three to seven over his two years. He recruited Dimonde Hale, who won the 2009-10 NCAC Newcomer of the Year award. With the Big Red, Muchnick was responsible for offensive execution, opposition scouting, recruitment and perimeter development. He also served as the Head Men’s Golf Coach at Denison. The Big Red golf team finished in fourth place in the NCAC during 2008-09 and had three Top-3 tournament finishes.

Prior to his time at Denison, Muchnick was the assistant coach at Cortland State University (N.Y.) from 2005-2008. During those trio of seasons, the Red Dragons posted a combined 55-29 record (.655 winning percentage). Cortland finished as the 2005-06 SUNY Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions with a 14-2 record. In that 2005-06 campaign, the Red Dragons tied for the best record in program history (24-5), which culminated in reaching the second round of the 2006 NCAA Division III Tournament. While at SUNY Cortland, Muchnick earned a Master of Science degree in Sports Management in 2008.

Muchnick graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2005 with a B.A. in Communications. He was a four-year member of the men’s basketball team and served as captain his senior season. He appeared in 65 games for Geneseo. Muchnick finished with a career 41.4% three-point shooting percentage. The four teams he was a part of, posted a combined record of 60-47. With a 20-9 record in 2004, Muchnick’s squad won the ECAC Championship.

A 2001 graduate of Oceanside (N.Y.) High School, Muchnick still holds the school record for three-pointers in one game (8), three-pointers in one season (64), and finished third in career three-pointers (110) and three-point shooting percentage (42.8%). At Oceanside, he was a three-year member of the varsity men’s basketball squad and a two-year starter and captain.

Muchnick currently resides in Oceanside, N.Y.