Sean McGee was appointed as the assistant coach of the Wesleyan men’s basketball team in July 2022.
Prior to joining the Cardinals, McGee served as a graduate assistant coach at Manhattanville College where he helped the Valiants reach the Skyline Championship game along with a 17-10 overall record. He also assisted in the development of Tommy Lotito who was voted First Team all-conference. While there, McGee created scouting reports against opposing teams, coordinated practice plans and workouts, as well as dealt with the day-to-day operations.
Also during the 2021-22 season, he worked with Hoop Group as a recruiting coordinator and camp coach. He facilitated sales for individual campers and Aau teams. Additionally, McGee was a coach for the New Jersey Shoreshots AAU program. In the summer of 2021, he was an assistant with the 17U Hoop Group showcase league team, where he helped place countless players in college programs.
Also, while at Manhattanville, McGee founded a team called Mental Toughness, which competes in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) over the summer on ESPN with the purpose being to raise mental health awareness. He is the general manager of the team where he oversees fundraising, creating the roster of professional players, travel logistics, and in-game coaching.
In 2020, McGee received a Bachelors in Sports Communications and Journalism from Marist College. While at Marist for three years, he served as the team’s head manager under coach John Dunne. He worked closely with the staff and was the head of film, where he recorded games or practices daily.
From 2015-2017 McGee was a volunteer assistant at Brewster high school learning under Tom Nelligan who won a New York State championship with John F. Kennedy in 2004 as well as his father who was an assistant on staff.
A native of Poughquag, N.Y., McGee currently resides in Middletown, Connecticut.
