Albert Barbosa was named to the men's basketball staff as an assistant coach in October of 2015. Barbosa brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Bulldogs, where he will assist in all aspects of the program.
Head Coach Rich Micallef is excited by the addition to the staff, saying, "Coach Barbosa not only is a tremendous asset to our program. His experience, and knowledge of the game is evident every day he takes the floor. His high level of energy and intensity he brings to practice, shows just how passionate he is for the game he loves.Everyone is thrilled Al has joined our staff"
Barbosa comes to Brooklyn College from La Salle Academy of New York, where he served as the head varsity coach for the past eight seasons. While on the coaching staff, La Salle was ranked at #6 in the nation, with a 24-2 record in 1995, and #2 in the nation in 1997 with a 27-1 record.
Prior to being head varsity coach at La Salle Academy, Barbosa spent the previous five seasons as the Assistant varsity coach and Junior varsity coach, where he not only assisted head coach in all aspects of the game, but worked on individual player skills, which led the team to the City Championship. Barbosa has also taken his coaching talents overseas, where he has coached Five-Star Summer Program Camps in England, China and Turkey.
To go along with a plethora of coaching experience, Barbosa has worked with players such as Ron Artest, who was a part of an NBA Championship team with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010.
As a player, Barbosa attended the City College of New York for four seasons from 1989-1992, where he was a contributing player who received many accolades. He was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of The Week in 1991, Rookie of the Year at City College of New York (C.C.N.Y.), and The City University of New York (C.U.N.Y.) Co-Rookie of the Year in the Athletic Conference in the 1989-1990 season.               Â
Barbosa graduated from the College of New Rochelle with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication in May 2014.Â
