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Bishop Stang High School, a diocesan, co-educational, college preparatory school located on the Southcoast of Massachusetts, announced it has hired Colbey Santos as its fourth head boys basketball coach in the school’s history.
“We are excited to have someone of Colbey Santos’ caliber join Bishop Stang as our next head boys basketball coach,” said Ryan Sylvia, Athletic Director at Bishop Stang High School. “Coach Santos combines tremendous basketball knowledge with a passion for the game. He is dedicated to helping student-athletes grow both on and off the court, and will embody our mission to prepare young people for success in college and life.”
“I am excited about this challenge and honored to become a Bishop Stang Spartan,” said Colbey Santos, new head boys basketball coach. “Bishop Stang’s tradition of academic, athletic and co-curricular excellence is widely known, and I am humbled to coach on the sideline once walked by the great John O’Brien.”
Colbey Santos originally hails from Wareham, MA and is a graduate of Tabor Academy in Marion, MA, where he led a nationally ranked varsity squad. Santos played NCAA
Division 1 basketball on full scholarship at James Madison University and the University of New Hampshire. At UNH Santos was an honor student and earned his Bachelor of Science in Sports Management. Upon graduating, Santos received an invitation to the Boston Celtics camp with then head coach Doc Rivers. Santos founded and was the head coach of his own local AAU basketball team, and also an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Wareham High School. Currently, Santos works for Massachusetts Correctional Institution system and owns his own athletic performance training company in Dartmouth.
