Scott Rodgers joined the Wagner men's basketball staff in 2021 as the Director of Player Development.
He was elevated to a role as an assistant coach following the 2021-22 season and was part of the Seahawks' NCAA Tournament run in 2024.
“Scott has been a great help during this transition and is a rising star in this industry," head coach Donald Copeland commented. "As a former professional basketball player, he knows how to connect with our student-athletes and I’m excited to see him step into a bigger role with our program.”
The 2021-22 Seahawks were the first team in NEC history to feature four All-NEC players, as
Alex Morales earned Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors along with a spot on the All-NEC First Team, while Martinez and
Raekwon Rogers earned Second Team honors and
Elijah Ford earning Third Team honors.
Zaire Williams picked up a spot on the All-Rookie Team.
Wagner's 15 conference wins matched the most in program history. During the regular 2021-22 regular season, Wagner's 14 consecutive wins set the record for the longest winning streak for a Seahawk team under Mason and was the longest winning streak for a Wagner squad since winning 16 straight during the 1978-79 season under P.J. Carlesimo.
Wagner's 13-0 start in NEC play fell two short of the NEC standard set by UMBC, which won 15 in a row in 1998-99 before dropping two of its last three games to settle for a 17-3 record. The last conference school to rattle off 13 straight NEC wins was LIU. The Sharks won 13 in a row in 2010-11, a stretch that included three NEC Tournament wins.
Rodgers arrived at Wagner after a successful professional career which included stints in over eight countries, mostly in Central and South America, and lasted more than a decade.
In 2014, Rogers led the Rochester RazorSharks to a PBA championship. Most recently, Rodgers helped Correcaminos de Colon to the LPB finals and earned Latinbasket.com All Panamanian LPB Honorable mention honors for the 2020 season.
