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John Truhan

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    Assistant Coach
John Truhan joined the Caldwell University women's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in the October 2016. He brings nearly two decades of coaching experience at the high school level to Coach Danella's staff for the 2016-17 season.

Truhan was inducted into the New Jersey State Coaches Hall of Fame in the Spring of 2015. He has spent the last 18 years coaching high school girls basketball in New Jersey, beginning at Toms River South in 1997. He took the Indians to the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 Championship and to the Group 3 Final in 2001, the first in school history, before moving on to Colts Neck in 2003. There, he guided the Cougars to the Shore Conference Tournament Championship in 2008, the first SCT girls title by a public school in nearly 20 years. In 2009, he led Colts Neck to the Central Jersey Group IV title and overal Group IV title en route to the Tournament of Champions final against Shore and State powerhouse, St. John Vianney. 
 
Truhan came to Central Regional in the summer of 2009 to eliminate the long commutes to the Monmouth County school and be able to spend more time with his family. He coached the Golden Eagles to three Shore Conference Class B South titles in 2011, 2012 and 2014. Central reached the second round of the South Jersey Group III playoffs every year except the 2009-2010 season and last season. The Golden Eagles twice reached the State Sectional Seminfinals during his tenure. 
 
Central Regional received the Shore Conference Sportsmanship Awards twice during his time, including during the 2013-2014 season, when Truhan notched his 300th career victory as a coach. He finishes with 324 wins (101 at Central) and 144 losses in his high school coaching career. He was named the New Jersey Coach of the Year, has two Shore Conference Coach of the Year awards, eight Division Coach of the Year selections, four County Coach of the Year selections and was twice chosen as the head coach for the NJSCA Senior All- Star Game. He has captured Division titles in three different public schools (nine total) and at least 1 undefeated Division record at each school. 
 
Truhan resides in Bayville, NJ with wife, Kim, daughter Kristi (15) and son John-John (12).Â