Binghamton Asst. Dennis Papadatos says Bearcats on Right Track, Talks to TDR TV

Posted on | September 1, 2010 | No Comments

Head Assistant Coach Dennis Papadatos
Hofstra University ’00
Fifth Season

A tireless recruiter and motivator, Papadatos begins his fifth season as head assistant with the Binghamton wrestling program in 2010-11.
Papadatos has been instrumental in Binghamton’s quick rise as a young Division I program.
In the last three seasons, he helped produce nine NCAA individual qualifiers and two All-Americans. Papadatos was vital to BU’s record-breaking 2009-10 season, which featured 14 dual wins, six NCAA qualifiers, a first-ever CAA crown and CAA Coach of the Year recognition for head coach Pat Popolizio.
Papadatos came to Binghamton directly from Northern Illinois University where he spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach for the Huskies.
Prior to his stint at Northern Illinois, Papadatos spent three seasons working as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Hofstra University. There his responsibilities included the strength and conditioning for the wrestling team, in addition to his service improving technique and working on strategy. Additionally, while working with the Pride program, Papadatos spent six years teaching elementary, middle and high school youths how to wrestle and train properly.
As an undergraduate, Papadatos was a four-year starter for the Hofstra wrestling team – one of the East Coast’s premier programs. During his tenure at Hofstra, Papadatos amassed 97 career victories en route to two appearances in the NCAA Division I wrestling championships at 157 pounds. He was also a three-time member of the Division I Academic All-America wrestling team (1999-2001).
“Dennis has a tremendous reputation within the wrestling world,” Popolizio said. “His connections run deep across Long Island, an area known as a hotbed for wrestling talent. He continues to help us land some of New York State’s top recruits.”
A certified personal trainer, Papadatos graduated from Hofstra in 2000 with a bachelor of science degree in exercise physiology and completed a master’s in health education from Hofstra in 2002.
A native of Long Island, Dennis, his wife Angela have 2 children.
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