David Muchnick has been tabbed head coach of the John Jay men's and women's tennis program. Coach
Muchnick is no stranger to the Bloodhounds, as he will continue to serve in the role of Associate Head Coach of the John Jay Bloodhounds men's basketball program.
Muchnick rejoined the Bloodhounds family before the start of the 2022-23 campaign and will commence his first season on the tennis courts on September 12 as the women's tennis team squares off against
Manhattanville.
Last season marked Coach
Muchnick's 19th year coaching at the NCAA Division III level and has recruited and coached numerous All-Conference performers and three NCAA All-Americans.
Muchnick has held a similar post during his coaching career, as he was the head men's golf coach while serving as assistant men's basketball coach at Denison University from 2008 to 2010. During his first season on the links, he guided the Big Red to six top-five finishes during the regular season while finishing fourth overall in the North Coast Athletic Conference (
NCAC) Championship Series. In total, five Big Red golfers earned
All-NCAC recognition.
Muchnick began his coaching career as the top assistant at SUNY Cortland from 2005-08, helping the Dragons notch a 55-29 overall record during his time in Upstate New York. The Dragons advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament Second Round, a
SUNYAC regular-season title, and were tabbed
SUNYAC Coaching Staff of the Year, all coming in 2005-06.
A 2005 graduate of SUNY
Geneseo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and also obtained a Master of Science degree in Sports Management in 2009 from SUNY Cortland. He was a four-year member of the SUNY
Geneseo basketball team, where he also served as team captain in his senior season. He finished his collegiate career third all-time in three-point field goal percentage at the college, connecting on 41.4 percent from the outside and helped the team to a 60-47 overall record over his four seasons, including a benchmark of 20-9 while winning the
ECAC Championship in 2003-04.
Off the court,
Muchnick is also an avid volunteer and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Autism Speaks.
A native of Oceanside, NY, Coach
Muchnick along with his wife,
Elissa, reside in Long Island City, NY.
