McDanielMen's Basketball: Home of the Green Terror

Curley takes over on the Green Terror sidelines in 2007 after spending the past nine seasons as an assistant coach at Colgate, including serving as the top assistant since 2002, where he helped head coach Emmett Davis become the third winningest coach in Colgate history.

Prior to his arrival in Upstate New York, he served four seasons as the assistant coach at Bethany (W.Va.). He started his coaching career in the State College Area School District while completing his bachelor degree at Penn State University.

While in his latest capacity, he coordinated the national recruiting effort as well as developing and maintaining contact with high school and AAU coaches. Directly responsible for guard development, he also organized the Raiders’ conditioning and weight training program, as well as coordinating individual student-athlete workouts. He also oversaw the staff’s compliance with NCAA rules.

Prior to his promotion to the No. 1 assistant role, he assisted in other aspects of the Colgate program, including but not limited to recruiting, and game-day and practice planning and execution. For a time, he also managed the scouting of opponents and coordinated film-exchange agreements. In addition, he coordinated travel and meal arrangements.

From 1998-2000, he served as the Raiders’ junior varsity coach in which he amassed a record of 13-5 while taking on all aspects of that program. He also served as camp director for the program’s summer basketball camps during that same period.

During his time as a recruiter at Colgate, Curley helped bring in three All-Patriot League performers, four players named to the all-rookie team and two 1,000-point scorers.

While at Bethany, he served as Rob Clune’s assistant from 1994-98. On the Bison staff, Curley was part of the early stages of a turnaround in the program. He was primarily responsible for coordinating travel as well as scouting opponents, including film exchange and breakdown.

The last class that Curley helped recruit at Bethany went on to win the Presidents Athletic Conference twice and make the program's first trip to the NCAA tournament in more than 20 years. Two of the players on that team were named all-conference. Both were 1,000-point scorers, including one who was a two-time conference MVP and the Bison's all-time leading scorer with more than 2,000 points.

He developed and implemented a strength and conditioning program along with counseling and advising student-athletes in academic matters. He also served as Bethany’s junior varsity coach and camp director during his tenure.

A guard in college, Curley played two seasons at Penn State-Altoona, where he was captain his second season before heading to State College.

A 1994 industrial and labor relations graduate from Penn State, he served as the junior high boys’ basketball coach and varsity assistant at the State College Area School District.

After his undergraduate work, he went to West Virginia University, where he earned a master’s degree in physical education with a concentration in athletic coaching in December 1996.

A State College, Pa., native, Curley comes from a family with a rich background in athletics.

His younger brother, Greg, played basketball at Allegheny College and is currently the head coach at Juniata. He has served the last six seasons in that post and has guided the Eagles to some of the program’s most successful seasons in recent history, including the first back-to-back winning seasons since the last 1980s.

Curley’s uncle, Tim, is the Director of Athletics at Penn State – a position he has held since 1993. While in the top leadership position, the Nittany Lions have enjoyed unprecedented success that was highlighted by five Big Ten championships during the Fall 2005 semester. Recording championships in field hockey, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball, PSU became the first institution to win more than three titles in the fall season in the 110-year history of the Big Ten Conference. Nittany Lions teams compiled an incredible 49-1 record against Big Ten competition that fall.

Kevin is married with newborn twins. His wife, Allison, gave birth to the couple’s first children, Caroline and Nathaniel, in March.

Kevin Selby, Assistant Coach
kselby@mcdaniel.edu

Selby enters his 12th season on the Green Terror bench.

Selby has three times served as the program's interim head coach, including guiding the team to a 4-8 finish in the 2006-07 season.

A native of Deep Creek Lake, Md., Selby serves as the College’s Director of Student Academic Support Services, assisting students with disabilities.

A coach with extensive experience, Selby spent three seasons as the head coach of his alma mater, Northern Garrett High School.

An active member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Selby attends the national conference annually and participates in the many coaching clinics and meetings held at the convention. That teaching is extended to the squad’s post players, whose development falls under his duties.

Selby is involved in all aspects of the program, serving as recruiting coordinator, working with the perimeter players, directing the scouting of opponents and working closely with Curley on practice preparation and game planning.

“Kevin has a thorough understanding of McDaniel,” the head coach says. “His wealth of experience, sound basketball mind and commitment level is a big plus for our program. In addition, his recruiting ties throughout the area will help us continue to bring in fine student-athletes.”

Selby was named an assistant coach for the Mid-Atlantic Region’s Division III Select Team that competed in Sweden and Denmark in the summer of 1999, and in Belgium, Holland and France in the summer of 2000.

He played collegiate basketball at Garrett Community College and concluded his career at Frostburg, where he earned a degree in Social Sciences.

Mike DiPiero, Assistant Coach

DiPiero enters his second season on the McDaniel bench this winter.

DiPiero is responsible for the perimeter players under Curley and will coordinate the team's film exchange. He is also responsible for recruiting in Carroll County, Pennsylvania and New York.

A four-year starter at point guard, DiPiero is third on the Green Terror all-time career assist list with 322 helpers. He also ranks seventh in steals (155) and 15th in free throws made (226).

During his tenure on the playing floor, he appeared in 99 games, starting 86 times. During his senior season, he netted a career-high 23 points, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, to defeat eventual conference champion Ursinus.

DiPiero works as a permanent substitute teacher at Westminster High School. A native of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., DiPiero graduated from McDaniel in 2006 with a degree in. He is currently pursing his master's degree in school counseling.

Joe Hunter, Assistant Coach

Hunter follows up a successful four-year stint for the Green Terror with time on the sidelines.

Often described as a coach on the floor during his playing days, Hunter will work with the guards under Curley. He will also be responsible for recruiting in the District of Columbia, Prince George's County and Virginia.

A four-year member of the McDaniel basketball team and two-year starter, Hunter finished his career with 105 career 3-pointers to rank fifth all-time.

As a junior, he poured in a career-high 23 points in a win over Gettysburg, draining six 3-pointers. Seven days earlier, he contributed to a win over eventual conference champion Ursinus with 12 points in the final four minutes of the game.

Hunter has been a regular on the camp scene, working summer basketball camps under his former mentors, hall of fame coach Morgan Wootten and the late Bob Flynn.

A native of College Park, Md., Hunter played high school basketball at Dematha under Wootten. He was a member of the 2001-02 Dematha squad that finished the season 32-3 and was ranked eighth in the nation by USA Today and No. 1 by the Washington Post.

A 2007 graduate of the College with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, Hunter is working towards a Masters of Education in counseling.