Josh Arruda enters his first season as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach ahead of the 2024-25 season, third overall with the Saints program after holding the title of Graduate Assistant Men's Basketball Coach the prior two years.
Coming on board ahead of the 2022-23 season, Arruda was a key member of the coaching staff that won back-to-back Atlantic East Championships and had NCAA Tournament appearances.
Arruda, originally from Morrisville, Pa., played four years for McDaniel College. He was a two-year starter and named a Team Leader for the Green Terror. He played in 67 games over three seasons, notching a game-high of 15 points against Penn College.Â
He has spent time as a coach for Hoop Group Elite Camps and coached AAU for the PA Runnin' Aces, Philly Pride Bucks and his own Program - Arruda's Basketball Club.Â
Arruda has recently founded his own company, Arruda's Basketball Club LLC, a youth basketball program located right here in Arlington Virginia. They offer individual and group training options, developmental teams, camps and clinics during APS off days and the summer.
Arruda graduated from McDaniel with a degree in Business Administration concentrated in entrepreneurship and second degree in Accounting/Economics. He also most recently graduated with his MBA from Marymount with a concentration in Hospitality and Innovation.Â
