Dana Valentine is in his second season on the St. Bonaventure men's basketball coaching staff, joining the program in May 2023.
Valentine comes to Western New York after serving on staff at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. He helped guide Putnam to back-to-back prep national championships as an assistant coach with the Mustangs, working with all aspects of one of the nation’s best prep programs.
In 2022-23, Valentine helped to lead Putnam to a 39-3 record and a 21-game winning streak en route to the fourth national championship in school history. The previous year, Putnam went 38-0 on the way to the national title.
In addition to working as an assistant with the prep team, Valentine also worked as compliance director/travel coordinator and was the varsity team’s head coach from 2018-21.
His roles at Putnam saw him work with Mustangs student-athletes both on and off the court as he also ensured that students were meeting NCAA academic requirements while also supporting their transition to the next level through the college admission process.
Prior to his arrival at Putnam, he was an assistant on the staff at Notre Dame Prep in 2016 and 2017 and also coached with AAU New England from 2016-21, serving as head coach of the 15U team, assistant coach for the 16U and 17U squads and recruiting coordinator.
Valentine was a football collegiate student-athlete at Worcester State University including his junior season when he rushed for 674 yards and six touchdowns. He is originally a native of Roxbury, Mass.
