Eckerd College Men's Basketball

Bryan Galuski ’98 became just the third permanent head coach in the storied history of Eckerd men’s basketball when he was named to the position on April 23, 2019. A proud Triton alumnus and former student-athlete, Galuski enters his seventh season at the helm in 2025-26. Galuski earned his first win as head coach on November 10, 2019, with a victory over Delta State. That same season, his team set a program single-game record with 16 made 3-pointers at Palm Beach Atlantic.  Over the past three seasons, the Tritons have made steady progress under Galuski’s leadership, highlighted by a return to the SSC Tournament in 2023–24 for the first time since 2019. That same season, Eckerd recorded program-best marks during his tenure in wins (13) and conference victories (8). The Tritons earned key victories over top SSC opponents, including multiple upsets of NCAA Tournament teams like nationally-ranked Florida Southern. Nationally, the Tritons ranked 41st in total rebounds and 31st in rebound margin in 2024-25. He has also developed standout talent, including SSC Freshman of the Year George Kimble (just the second in program history) and All-SSC selection Isaiah Placide.   D2CCA All-Region 2023-24 Second Team: George Kimble All-SSC (5) 2024-25 Third Team: Isaiah Placide  2023-24 Freshman of the Year, Third Team: George Kimble 2022-23 Newcomer Team: Carr Thiam  2021-22 Newcomer Team: Gianfranco Grafals CSC Academic All-District  2024-25 Koa Baker and Timothy Thompson  2022-23 Dante Love  First Eckerd Victory - November 10, 2019 vs. Delta State 200th Career Win - Nov. 22, 2022 - vs. PR - Bayamon (Between Eckerd and Greensboro)  Greensboro College - Head Men's Basketball Coach 2005-2019 Greensboro College - Athletic Director 2015-2019 Eckerd College - Assistant Men's Basketball Coach 1998-2005 Galuski had spent the past 14 years at NCAA Division III Greensboro College in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the head men's basketball coach. He also served in a dual role as athletic director for the last four years. Galuski is the winningest coach in Greensboro program history with 183 victories to his credit, leading the team to the USA South Conference Regular Season Championship in 2007 and conference championship game appearances in 2008, 2012 and 2013. Under his tutelage, the Pride produced 20 all-conference selections, three conference players of the year, two conference rookies of the year and five all-region selections. Prior to arriving at Greensboro, he worked under current Eckerd Director of Athletics Tom Ryan as his assistant coach from 1998–2005. While Galuski coached alongside Ryan, the Tritons made the program's first trip to the Elite Eight in 2003 and boasted a then-program-record 25 wins. Eckerd made five trips to the national tournament during Galuski's tenure as assistant coach. In August 2021, Galuski was inducted into the Upstate New York Basketball Hall of Fame.  A 1998 graduate of Eckerd, Galuski was a four-year member of the Tritons after coming to St. Petersburg from Latham, New York, playing for both Harley and Ryan. As a senior, he led the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game, ranking sixth in the conference. He also ranked eighth nationally with 3.0 steals per game. Galuski was an instrumental part of the 1994-95 team that won the program's first-ever Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Regular Season Championship. A two-year captain, he was named both all-conference and all-region during his time as a Triton. He currently ranks eighth in program history for steals with 154. YEAR OVERALL SSC NOTES 2019-20 10-18   6-14 2020-21 No competition due to COVID19 2021-22 5-18   3-17 2022-23 9-17   6-14 2023-24 13-16   8-12 SSC Tournament first round  2024-25 11-17   6-14 

Shawn Vanzant joined the Eckerd men's basketball staff in summer 2025. Originally from Tampa, Fla. and a graduate of Wharton High School, Vanzant was an NCAA Division I player with the Butler Bulldogs. He appeared in 138 games with the Bulldogs over his four-year career and averaged just under 29 minutes per game his senior season. In his final year, Vanzant posted 8.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per outing and shot over 40 percent from behind the three-point line. He went on to play professionally around the globe for six years, which included stints in Finland, Ireland, Canada, and the NBA Development League. Following his playing career, Vanzant began coaching with Lincoln Memorial University, an NCAA Division II program in Harrogate, Tenn. In his two years with the Railsplitters, the team posted a 62-8 overall record and made the NCAA Tournament each season, including a Final Four run in 2016-17. Vanzant moved to the high school level after his time with LMU and was at Bloomingdale for four years before taking over his alma mater, Wharton, most recently. 

Jim Cantamessa joined the Tritons coaching staff in August of 2023. He is entering his third year assisting the program in the 2025-26 season. Greensboro College - Head Men’s Basketball Coach 2019-2023 Greensboro College - Head Men’s Golf Coach 2016-2023 Greensboro College - Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach 2014-2019 Greensboro College - Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach 2010-2014 Cantamessa comes to Eckerd after spending 12 seasons with the Greensboro (N.C.) College Pride men’s basketball team where he was the head coach for two seasons. He spent nine seasons as an assistant coach with his last five seasons as the associate head coach. Cantamessa coached alongside Tritons head coach Bryan Galuski during his time at Greensboro. Cantamessa also served as the head men’s golf coach at Greensboro.  Cantamessa helped Greyson Collins earn All-USA South First Team honors in 2020-21, the first since the 2016-17 season when Donovan Griffith earned the honor from the league. Prior to Greensboro, Cantamessa played eight years (2000-08) of professional basketball in Europe. He played for teams in France, Germany, Portugal and Belgium. He was a Euro All-Star in '08, and was a member of a Belgian national championship team in '05. Cantamessa attended Siena College where he played basketball for Coach Paul Hewitt and was the nation's leading three-point shooter in 1997. Cantamessa graduated from Siena with a degree in business finance in 2000.