Adelphi University Men's Basketball

Taylor Carbonel enters his first season on the sidelines with the Panthers in 2024-25.  A 2021 graduate of the University of Arkansas, Carbonel served as an assistant men's basketball coach at National Park College - a junior college located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In the 2022-23 season, he assisted a program that posted a 21-9 record and secured the NJCAA Region II Regular season crown. That program went on to have one student-athlete recognized as an All-American and Region II MVP, in addition to two All-Region selections.  Also at National Park College, he spent the latter half of the 2023 season as the interim Head Women's Basketball Coach, where he can be credited with improving the average margin of victory and two All-Region players.  Currently, he maintains a position with the Timber Lake Camp as the Head Basketball Coach/Director where he is responsible for the in-camp basketball league and coaching the varsity men's and women's teams in summer tournaments, among other roles.  In addition to joining the Adelphi staff, he will also be pursuing a Master's of Professional Studies in Sports Management. 

Nick Stanton was hired as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program by head coach Dave Duke prior to the start of the 2014-15 season and enters his 11th year in Garden City in 2024-25. Stanton was elevated to the program’s top assistant for the 2018-19 campaign and has served in that role since. During his tenure at Adelphi, Stanton has been instrumental in helping turn the men’s basketball program around. The Panthers have posted six winning seasons, compiling a 133-98 (.576) record since the 2015-16 campaign and have finished in second place in the conference standings three times, including in 2023-24, and third place once over the past five years.  Stanton has spearheaded recruiting efforts since his arrival, helping the program land six players who have earned all-conference honors in the Northeast-10, including Ronnie Silva, who was voted First Team All-Conference in 2020 and 2022, and Dayshaun Walton, who was tabbed First Team All-Conference in 2024. Other all-conference honors players have during Stanton’s time at Adelphi include six all-rookie selections, two Rookie of the Year selections and one all-defensive selection. In addition, players Stanton has recruited have combined to earn five CoSIDA Academic All-American awards, the first such awards in the Men’s Basketball program’s history.  Stanton has served as the program’s “offensive coordinator” since 2018-19 and has helped the Panthers consistently place near the top of the Northeast-10 in points per game and efficiency. The squad has produced the highest field goal percentage in the conference twice in that span, including during the 2023-24 campaign. Three of the top seven scorers in Adelphi history have been recruited and coached by Stanton, including Ronnie Silva, the program’s all-time leading scorer. Silva also finished first all-time at Adelphi and second in conference history in 3-point field goals made. Stanton also recruited and coached Conor McGuinness, first on Adelphi’s all-time assists list, and Nick Cambio, who finished his esteemed career in Garden City with the highest field goal percentage of any player in program history. Stanton serves as the Panthers’ lead advance scout, and in this capacity, breaks down and analyzes video to assist in the development and implementation of scouting reports and game plans. Stanton also assists in the coordination of all off-court logistics including game scheduling, travel, compliance, academics, equipment orders, budgeting and community outreach. Prior to arriving in Garden City, Stanton spent three years as an assistant varsity basketball coach at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois from 2011-2014. He served as the scouting and video coordinator and worked with the point guards and wings. The team won 20-plus games back-to-back years, including two straight Chicago Catholic League Championships and a sectional title. Additionally, he took on assigned tasks by the head coach including stat-taking and charting, game and practice planning, filming, recruiting, and organizing summer leagues and camps. During his time in Chicago, Stanton also was an AAU head coach for Full Package Athletics for two years and Fundamental University for one and served as the freshmen basketball coach at Lincoln Park High School during the 2010-11 year. Stanton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Minor in U.S. History from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism 2009 and attained his Master’s in Sports Management from Adelphi University in 2017. Originally raised outside of Boston, Stanton currently resides in Rockville Centre, NY with his wife, Sarah and their son, Brian.

Dave Duke was named head coach of the men's basketball program at Adelphi University on April, 29, 2014 by Director of Athletics Danny McCabe, and enters his 11th season at the helm of the Panthers in 2024-25.  During his tenure at Adelphi, Duke has led a program turnaround, posting six winning seasons and compiling a 133-98 (.576) record since the 2015-16 campaign. Over the past five seasons, the Panthers have earned a regular season championship (2024-25), placed second in the conference standings three times, including the 2023-24 season, and third once. The 2024-25 season was a historic one for Duke as he was named the Northeast 10 Coach of the Year while leading the Panthers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012 as the East Region's No.2 seed. Under Coach Duke’s guidance, the team has produced five CoSIDA Academic All-American awards, the first such awards in the Men’s Basketball program’s history. In addition, Duke has mentored nine players who have earned all-conference honors in the Northeast 10, including Jarnel Rancy, the 2024-25 NE10 Defensive Player of the Year and NCAA blocks leader, Ronnie Silva, who was voted First Team all-conference in 2020 and 2022, and Dayshaun Walton, who was tabbed First Team all-conference in 2024 as well as earning D2CCA all-region, NABC all-district and All-Met honors in 2025. Other all-conference honors players have earned under Coach Duke include six all-rookie selections, two rookie of the year selections and one all-defensive selection. Three of the top seven scorers in Adelphi history have been recruited and coached by Duke, including Silva, the program’s all-time leading scorer.  Coach Duke’s players also hold all-time program records for field goal percentage (Nick Cambio) and Assists (Conor McGuinness) and hold the top three spots in 3-point Field Goals Made in Panther history. Prior to Adelphi, Duke spent four years at Fordham, where he was Associate Head Coach. He helped the Rams to an appearance in the Atlantic-10 Championship during his final season, and was instrumental in recruiting Atlantic-10 and All-Met Rookie of the Year, Jon Severe and future NBA player, Eric Paschall. Duke started his basketball coaching career as a graduate assistant at Hofstra University under Naismith Hall of Famer Jay Wright. Duke worked under Wright for one season as a full-time assistant coach before joining Tom Pecora's staff at Hofstra when he took over the helm in 2001. Duke was a part of two NCAA tournaments (2000 and 2001) and four National Invitation Tournaments, including three in a row from 2005-2007, at Hofstra. During the 2005-06 seasons, the Pride tied a then school record with 26 wins and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals. Duke helped bring in a number of top level recruiting classes at Hofstra, including the program’s all-time leading scorer and three-time Haggerty Award winner and Golden State Warrior draft pick, Charles Jenkins. Duke also recruited Antoine Agudio, Hofstra's 3rd all-time leading scorer, and Loren Stokes, Hofstra’s 5th all-time leading scorer. In addition, Duke coached guards Craig "Speedy" Claxton, who was chosen in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft and Norman Richardson, who appeared in the NBA with the Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers. In 2003 and 2004, Duke was the head coach of the Long Island's men's open team at the Empire State Games that won consecutive championships -- the first time that Long Island has ever won back-to-back titles in the history of the Empire State Games. Duke earned his undergraduate degree in 1997 from SUNY Albany where he majored in communications with a minor in education. In the 1997-98 season, he played on the basketball team at nearby New York Institute of Technology. Duke's Year-by-Year Coaching Record  Year -Overall- -Conference- -Notes/Postseason- W-L Pct. W-L 2014-15     6-20 .231 3-17 NE10 - 2015-16 20-9 .690 12-8 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals 2016-17 18-12 .600 10-10 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals 2017-18 11-18 .379 7-13 NE10 NE10 First Round 2018-19 19-10 .655 13-7 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals 2019-20 18-11 .621 11-8 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals 2020-21 - - - No season due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021-22 17-10 .630 11-7 NE10 NE10 First Round 2022-23 12-17 .414 6-14 NE10 NE10 First Round 2023-24 18-11 .621 14-8 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals 2024-25 26-8 .765 17-3 NE10 NE10 Semifinals, NCAA East Region Quarterfinals TOTALS 165-126 .567 104-95 NE10 11 years (10 seasons), 9 NE10 Playoff Appearances, 1 NCAA Tournament Appearance