Bruce Shingler enters his third season as one of the Tigers’ assistant coaches, after coming to Towson from Morgan State.
Shingler has helped turn the Tigers into one of the top teams in the Colonial Athletic Association.
In his first season, he helped the Tigers set the NCAA Division record for largest single-season turnaround. His second season saw TU record 25 wins, their most at the Division I level, and advance to the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT).
Shingler, who served as an AAU head coach of the DC Assault 17-and-Under team, came to Towson after serving on Todd Bozeman’s staff at Morgan State.
Skerry has called Shingler a great communicator and extremely energetic. Known as an excellent recruiter, Shingler has strong ties in the Maryland, DC and northern Virginia areas.
Prior to his year at Morgan State, Shingler was the head coach at Bladensburg (Md.) High School. While at Bladensburg, he led the Mustangs to an 18-5 record and a No. 12 ranking in The Washington Post final poll.
With DC Assault, Shingler coached a number of prominent players, including McDonald’s All-Americans Michael Beasley (Kansas State/Minnesota Timberwolves), Wally Judge (Rutgers), Quinn Cook (Duke) and approximately 40 other Division I players.
Prior to his years coaching at the AAU and high school levels, Shingler spent a season as an administrative assistant at Kansas State under Coach Frank Martin.
“Bruce is one of the bright young stars in this business,” says Martin, who is now the head coach at South Carolina. “He is a former high school teacher and coach who has a tremendous rapport with kids.”
Shingler was a four-year starter and Academic All-American point guard at St. Augustine’s College from 2001-05. He averaged six points and more than seven assists per game.
Shingler earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in Communications in 2005.
Shingler resides in Upper Marlboro. He has a son, Giovonni.
