2019-20 marked Neil Epstein’s first season as Men’s Head Basketball coach at WVU Potomac State College and his first apponitment as head coach at the collegiate level.

Under Epstein the Catamounts entered the 2019-20 season ranked in the NJCAA National Polls, reaching as high as a No. 7 national ranking at the winter break. A few untimely losses down the stretch dropped Potomac State from the National Polls before bowing out of the Region XX Tournament in the quarterfinal round. Epstein led PSC to a respectable 17-9-1 overall in his first campaign as head coach.

Epstein's 2019-20 Catamounts featured 1st Team NJCAA Region XX player Breland Walton and Honorable Mention NJCAA Region XX player Cortney Walton. Both Cortney Walton and Breland Walton signed scholarship offers with NCAA Division II Davis and Elkins College following the 2019-20 season.

In 2018-19, Epstein served as Assistant Coach at NCAA Division III Southern Vermont College. SVC finished the season 16-9. Under Coach Brian Johnson, Epstein directed player development, helping Andre Hodo earn 1^st Team All-New England Collegiate Conference honors and Josh Borders earn 2^nd Team All-NECC recognition. Coach Epstein’s authority helped Southern Vermont’s Donnell Frayer Jr. raise his scoring average to 15.4 ppg. As the teams Academic Coordinator, Epstein helped the basketball team at SVC raise their GPA from 2.5 to 3.4 in a single academic year.

During the 2017-18 season, Coach Epstein held the position of head basketball coach for Believe Sports Academy’s B Team in Athens, Tenn. (He also assisted with the Academy’s National Post-Grad team). He resumed his head coaching duties when their record was 0-9 and led them on a 14-4 turn-around, finishing the season with 14 wins against 13 losses.

Along with handling the day-to-day basketball operations at Believe Sports, Epstein taught SAT prep, facilitated student recruitment and supervised dormitory arrangements. Epstein’s leadership of the BSA squad was instrumental in several of the team members being recruited by NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NJCAA schools including: Dexter Dennis (Wichita State), Cody Jude (UNC Ashville), Tae Hardy (Eastern Carolina University), Jason Preston (Ohio University), and Prince Shimba (Howard University).

In 2016-17 Epstein served as Student Assistant Coach at Frostburg State University under Coach Webb Hatch. His responsibilities included game film analysis, developing scouting reports, report presentations and individual player development.

Prior to 2016-17 Coach Epstein served three seasons as student manager for the FSU men’s basketball team, assisting with practice and game management, overseeing individual player workouts and monitoring players’ academic progress.

During the spring and summer of 2019 Epstein was head coach of the AAU 17U Cap City Scrapers of Albany, NY. Competing on the Adidas Circuit for the Spring 2019 campaign he led his team to a 23-10 record, including winning the championship at the Washington, DC Adidas Gauntlet Tournament on Memorial Day weekend. Coach Epstein assisted all 11 players from his AAU team in garnering interest and offers from NCAA schools, 3 players are being recruited by DI institutions.

During the summers of 2017, 2018 and 2019, Epstein worked at both the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland basketball camps under the direction on Tony Bennett and Mark Turgeon, respectively.

A native Silver Spring, Md, Epstein graduated from Frostburg State University in 2017 with a degree in Liberal Studies, Health and Physical Education concentration. He resides in Keyser, W Va.

PSC Mens Basketball's Annual Results Under Neil Epstein 

Year     Record              Results

2019     17-9-1              Region XX D2 5th Place-Regular Season/ Tournment Quarterfinals