Camp Staff
We attribute much of our success over the years to our great staff.
We are very proud that many of our coaches and staff return summer after
summer to be part of a very special camp week. Great staff continuity and
experience make each camp a tremendous week of learning for the students who
attend.
Sherry Dobbs is in his eighth year as men's head basketball coach
after having served as the assistant men's basketball coach at Ithaca College
from 1997-2003. A northern New York native, Coach Dobbs is a 1993 graduate of
SUNY Plattsburgh, where he was a four-year member of the men's basketball team.
Dobbs began his coaching career at SUNY Potsdam and received a Master of Science
in Teaching from the college. In his inaugural year at SUNY Potsdam in
2003-2004, he coached the men's team to its first SUNYAC title since 1987.
Tara Ruckh is in her sixth year as women's basketball coach at SUNY Potsdam.
Before coming to Potsdam she was an assistant basketball coach at Ithaca
College for five years. During her tenure with the Bombers, the women tallied a
109-30 record while winning four Empire Eight Conference Championships and made
five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. A 1999 graduate of SUNY
Cortland, Ruckh was a two-year captain of the women's basketball team and
completed her four-year playing career averaging 7.2 points and 4.9 rebounds.
Legendary SUNY Potsdam Hall of Fame coach Jerry Welsh founded the International Summer Basketball Camp 41 years ago. Currently Coach Welsh is a college scout for the Milwaukee Bucks. During his tenure at Potsdam, Coach Welsh directed the Bears to two National Championships and 60 consecutive wins, the longest winning streak in NCAA Division III history. In 2001, Maxcy Hall's main gymnasium was named in his honor. He continues to lend support to Coaches Dobbs and Ruckh as well as the entire Basketball Camp staff.