Hillsborough Community College Men's Basketball

Bio Dominique Coleman is in his First season as Head coach for the HCC Men's Basketball team. Coleman, who spent last season as an assistant coach at HCC is determined to bringing HCC back to where it once was.  A native of Oakland, California, Dominique came to HCC and earned an Associate in Arts degree in Field Studies. While playing basketball for HCC, he led the nation in scoring with 27.1 points per game. He also led the HCC Hawks to the State Tournament before being knocked out by Chipola College. After graduating from HCC, Dominique received a scholarship to The University of Colorado where he received his bachelor's degree in Sociology in 2008. Prior to joining the HCC coaching staff, Dominique spent 10 years playing professionally in Europe. France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Ukraine and Finland were among the places he played. Dominique has received the following awards as a professional and collegiate athlete 2002 Mr. Basketball in Florida 2002 Basketball State Finalist 2002 Monroe County Player of the Year 2004 - 2005 NJCAA Nation Leading Scorer 2004 - 2005 NJCAA 1st Team All State  2004 - 2005 HCC Male Athlete of the Year 2004 - 2005 HCC Athlete of the Year 2006 - 2007 University of Colorado Mens Basketball Team MVP 2006 - 2007 University of Colorado Athlete of the Year Finalist 2008 - 2009 NBA GLeague Steals Leader 2008 - 2009 NBA GLeague Champion 2009   OKC NBA Mini Camp  2009   Lakers NBA Summer League  2009 - 2010 Belgium Record 10steals vs Valencia (Spain) EuroCup Match  2011 - 2012 NBA GLeague Steals Leader  2012 - 2013 Finnish League Steals Leader  2012 - 2013 Finnish League Assist Leader 2012 - 2013 Finnish 3pt Percentage Leader 2013 - 2014 2nd Team in Ukraine 2013 - 2014 Ukrainian League Assist Leader  2013 - 2014 Ukrainian League Steals Leader  2014 - 2015 France Cup Finalist  2016 - 2017 Retired after playing in Austria 

Bio Jesus R. Verdejo returns for his 8th year as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at HCC. Coach Verdejo is a native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, where he spent several years playing for the men’s basketball national team before coming to the United States to continue his education and basketball career.  Coach Verdejo received a scholarship to the University of Arizona in 2004 where he helped lead the team to a Conference Championship and a great run in the NCCA tournament to the Elite 8. After spending two years at Arizona, Coach Verdejo transferred to the University of South Florida where he received the Student Athlete of the year award in 2008. Jesus left his mark in the USF history books with numerous scoring and shooting records   Coach Verdejo earned a Bachelor’s degree from USF in 2008 with a major in Communications and a minor in Criminology in 2009. He went on to play 7 years of professional basketball in different countries such as Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico before ending his professional basketball career in 2015. Coach Verdejo received his first coaching opportunity at the collegiate level in 2015 under the leadership of men’s basketball Hall of Fame Head Coach, Derrick Worrels. In his 8 years of coaching at HCC, Coach Verdejo has helped mentor, coach, and transition several players to Division 1 schools. He resides in Wesley Chapel, Florida, with his wife and daughter.