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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1948 |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1966–1970 | Seton Hall |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1971–1972 | Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham (assistant) |
| 1972–1975 | Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham |
| 1975–1985 | James Madison (assistant) |
| 1985–1988 | James Madison |
| 1988–1997 | Wingate |
| Women's basketball | |
| 2003–2006 | UNC Wilmington (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Northwood |
| 2008–2010 | Fordham (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | St. Francis Brooklyn (assistant) |
| 2012–2018 | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 165–232 (men's) 114–131 (women's) |
| Tournaments | Men's 0–1 (NIT) Women's 0–1 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Women's 2 FSC regular season (2007–2008) NEC tournament (2015) | |
| Awards | |
| Men's CAA Coach of the Year (1987) Women's FSC Coach of the Year (2008) | |
John Thurston (born April 17, 1948) is a retired American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the St. Francis College women's basketball team from 2012 to 2018.[1] Thurston was born in the Bronx, New York and is an alumnus of Archbishop Molloy High School and Seton Hall University.[2] Through both high school and college, Thurston was a two sport player playing baseball and basketball. After graduating high school in 1966, Thurston was drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1966 MLB Amateur Draft.[2]
- ^ "St. Francis Brooklyn College Terrier Athletics - New Women's Basketball Head Coach John Thurston Introduced on Monday". Sfcathletics.com. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ^ a b "2015-2016 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff John Thurston". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.