Steve Roccaforte
| Sport(s) | Men's Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Virginia Tech |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 21, 1965 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1989 | Lamar (asst.) |
| 1989–1994 | Centenary (asst.) |
| 1994–1998 | Tulane (asst.) |
| 1998–2000 | Wyoming (asst.) |
| 2000–2003 | Memphis (asst.) |
| 2003–2006 | Lamar (asst.) |
| 2006–2011 | Lamar |
| 2011–2014 | South Florida (asst.) |
| 2014–present | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 76-78 (.494) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Southland regular season co-champion (2008) | |
| Awards | |
| Southland co-Coach of the Year (2008) | |
Steve Roccaforte (born May 21, 1965) is currently an assistant men's basketball coach at Virginia Tech. He joined Buzz Williams' staff on July 9, 2014 after three seasons as an assistant at the University of South Florida.
With nearly 30 years of experience at the NCAA Division I level, Roccaforte has worked with some of the top coaches in the game and has recruited some of the top talent in the country. He has served under national coaches of the year in John Calipari, Perry Clark and Billy Tubbs and helped develop multiple nationally-ranked recruiting classes. In addition to his stops as an assistant coach, Roccaforte was the head coach at Lamar University for five seasons (2006–11).
During his career, Roccaforte has coached or recruited such future NBA players as Larry Robinson (Centenary), Jerald Honeycutt (Tulane), Chris Owens (Tulane), Linton Johnson (Tulane), Josh Davis (Wyoming), Dejuan Wagner (Memphis), Antonio Burks (Memphis), Earl Barron (Memphis), Sean Banks (Memphis), Qyntel Woods (Memphis), Amare Stoudemire (Memphis), Kendrick Perkins (Memphis), Rodney Carney (Memphis) and Adrian Caldwell (Lamar).
On March 21, 2006, Roccaforte was named Lamar Cardinals head coach following Billy Tubbs' decision to drop his head coaching duties and devote full time to his Lamar University athletic director duties. During the Roccaforte years (2006–11), the Cardinals notched wins over major programs including Texas Tech and BYU. In the 2007-2008 season, Roccaforte directed the Cardinals to the East Division Championship and a share of the Southland Conference regular season title with a 19 win season. He was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year by collegeinsider.com, sharing the honor with Stephen F. Austin's Danny Kaspar.
Roccaforte's tenure at Lamar was marked by some success and very highly ranked recruiting classes. Recruiting success has been a trademark of his throughout his coaching career. Known as a relentless recruiter, Roccaforte has helped put together Top 25 recruiting classes at South Florida (No. 12 being the highest), Tulane (No. 8), Memphis (No. 1) and Lamar (No. 6). Memphis had the nation's top rated recruiting class in 2001. Lamar's class in 2004, the first full recruiting class with Roccaforte on staff, was rated among the top 10 in the country by HoopScoop.com.
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