DELHI - Zack Thomsen is a 2006 graduate of Unadilla Valley high school. There he played on the varsity baskeball team and eventually went on to play in college. Recently Thomsen was hired as the head coach of the SUNY Delhi men’s basketball team.

“I kind of always knew that I wanted to coach,” Thomsen said. “Even when I was a kid I knew.”

Thomsen says that he has been playing basketball since he was a no older than five years old. After high school Thomsen went on to Onandaga Community College and played there for two years until he transfered to West Virgina Tech. and played his remaining eligable years there. “Playing the sport helps out a lot when coaching,” Thomsen said. “It helps me relate to the players as a former student athlete.”