By Amanda Coulson
Jon Tanous joined the Penn State Abington family in the fall semester of 2015, as the full time Head Men’s Basketball Coach. He is from Liberty, New York and is ecstatic to be a part of our team. He was a student athlete and played on many great teams. He played for SUNY- Potsdam when they made it into the NCAA D-III March Madness tournament. Immediately after his graduation from SUNY-Potsdam he became the assistant coach of the basketball team. He later became a top assistant and offensive coordinator at Ithaca College. At Ithaca, Tanous lead his team to two tournament championships, the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and the team was ranked number 19 in the country. He earned a bachelor’s degree in childhood education with a minor in history and a master’s degree in technology education at SUNY- Potsdam. Jon is honored to enter this new chapter of leading Penn State Abington’s basketball team into greater things.
Jon Tanous joined the Penn State Abington family in the fall semester of 2015, as the full time Head Men’s Basketball Coach. He is from Liberty, New York and is ecstatic to be a part of our team. He was a student athlete and played on many great teams. He played for SUNY- Potsdam when they made it into the NCAA D-III March Madness tournament. Immediately after his graduation from SUNY-Potsdam he became the assistant coach of the basketball team. He later became a top assistant and offensive coordinator at Ithaca College. At Ithaca, Tanous lead his team to two tournament championships, the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and the team was ranked number 19 in the country. He earned a bachelor’s degree in childhood education with a minor in history and a master’s degree in technology education at SUNY- Potsdam. Jon is honored to enter this new chapter of leading Penn State Abington’s basketball team into greater things.