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Darren Cohen enters his fifth season as Director of Basketball Operations at Miami.
In this capacity, Cohen oversees the day-to-day administrative operations of the men's basketball program.
Cohen joined the Hurricanes staff in 2004, after three and a half years serving as the Director of Operations at Double Pump, Inc., a sports event company in Chatsworth, Calif. Among his many duties at Double Pump, Cohen helped initiate and procure the corporate sponsorship initiatives for companies like EA Sports, Gatorade, Turner Construction and Connor Sports Flooring.
He also organized the nationally recognized Collegiate Business Conference attended by over 300 collegiate administrators and coaches. Cohen directed all facets of the event, including the mailing of invitations and travel arrangements for all guests, and was the primary liaison with the event's hotel headquarters.
From 1999 to 2001, Cohen served as the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of New Mexico, overseeing the day-to-day administrative operation of the men's basketball program, coordinating team travel, serving as camp administrator, acting as a liaison between the coaches and senior athletic department administrators and coordinating the roles of the team managers. Cohen graduated from St. John's University in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in sport administration. As a student at St. John's, Cohen served as a team manager during the 1996-97 men's basketball season before being promoted to senior manager prior to the 1997-98 campaign.
Cohen got his start with the New York Knicks, serving as a Basketball Operations Assistant for one season (1996-97), as well as a basketball operations intern during the summers of 1993, 1994 and 1996.
Experience
2004-Present . . . . . . Director of Basketball Operations, University of Miami
2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations, Double Pump, Inc., Chatsworth, CA
1999-01 . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Basketball Operations, University of New Mexico
1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . Basketball Operations Assistant, New York Knicks
Education
1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor's Degree in Sport Administration, St. John's University
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