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Who? What? Where? Why,
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"My initial reaction was definitely surprise," Sokaitis said. "I think it was something like, ‘Who?’ But then right away you start researching and thinking about it as a great opportunity.
"Basketball has become a very popular sport. You see John Calipari coaches (Dominican Republic) and Rick Pitino coaches (Puerto Rico). A lot of countries are looking for a way to get good at (basketball). Tanzania went looking for a new answer,
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More importantly from Tanzania’s perspective, Sokaitis has been adept at fostering drastic turnarounds in numerous basketball programs. Smith (High in Storrs) where in the 20 year history of the program they had never been .500," Sokaitis said. "Our second year, we went 21 4. That became the steppingstone to other bad programs calling me. Thompson Valley (Colo.) High School was never good,
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At the college ranks at Alaska Fairbanks, he took over a team that had never been to the NCAA Tournament and built a team that was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country in Division II.
In his first two years at Post, the team finished second in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Sokaitis believes the Eagles are ready to play championship caliber basketball this coming season.
He said building Tanzania into an African basketball power that can compete internationally won’t deter him from continuing to build the program at Post, where school officials have been understanding and cooperative.
"We are thrilled that Al will bring his basketball knowledge to Tanzania and help the country in its attempt to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Post University fully supports Coach Sokaitis in this endeavor," said Post Athletic Director Anthony Fallacaro.
From April to September each year, Sokaitis said he expects to split his time between recruiting for Post and working in Tanzania.
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