Men's Basketball
Roccaforte, Steve
Steve Roccaforte
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- Assistant Coach
Known nationally as a tireless recruiter and enthusiastic floor coach, Steve Roccaforte enters his third season as an assistant coach at Texas A&M in 2023-24.
Roccaforte worked for head coach Buzz Williams previously for four years at Virginia Tech, three as an assistant and one as associate head coach. Roccaforte came to Aggieland after spending three seasons as associate head coach at East Carolina.
A veteran of more than 30 seasons as a collegiate basketball coach, he's made an immediate impact on the Aggies, who have won 25 games or more in back-to-back seasons for the second time in school history with 25 wins in 2022-23 following 27 victories from 2021-22. The 52 wins over the past two seasons matched the program’s top two-year win total.
Additionally, Texas A&M has reached the final of the SEC Tournament the past two seasons for the first time since joining the elite league in 2012-13. In 2022-23, the Aggies made their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in five seasons on the heels of the program’s first-ever appearance in the NIT Championship game.
With Williams at Virginia Tech, Roccaforte helped the Hokies earn back-to-back NCAA Tournament at-large bids in 2017 and 2018 and post three consecutive 20-win seasons (2015-18). He also helped the Hokies win 10 ACC games in three consecutive seasons for the first time since joining the conference in 2004.
Roccaforte has worked with some of the top coaches in the business 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 to develop multiple nationally-ranked recruiting classes.
Roccaforte has helped assemble top 20 recruiting classes at seven institutions, including the nation’s top-rated class at Memphis in 2001. He also aided in the construction of a pair of top 10 classes at Lamar, three additional top 15 classes at Memphis, USF and East Carolina and three top-25 groups at both Tulane and Virginia Tech. In total, Roccaforte has facilitated 14 top-25 units, including four top-10. According to former ESPN Senior Recruiting Analyst Dave Telep, Roccaforte is one of the 25 hardest-working coaches in the nation as well as one of the top 15 recruiters in the country.
During his career, Roccaforte has coached, signed or received commitments from 34 future NBA players including six-time All-Star Amare Stoudemire and 2008 NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins, along with first-round draft picks Dejuan Wagner, Antonio Burks, Qyntel Wood, Rodney Carney, Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Additionally, Roccaforte coached former NBA standout Mike James (Brooklyn Nets) during his stint as the head coach at Lamar.
Roccaforte is no stranger to postseason play, having served on the staff of 11 teams that extended their seasons. He has been to six NCAA tournaments at five different schools – Texas A&M, Virginia Tech (2), USF, Tulane and Memphis, along with NIT appearances at Tulane, Wyoming, Memphis, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M. He’s helped three teams to the NIT semifinals and was part of Memphis’ NIT Championship team in 2002 and the Aggies’ NIT finalist team in 2022.
Roccaforte joined the coaching staff at Virginia Tech following three years as an assistant coach at South Florida. He played a large role in USF getting a top-15 recruiting class for both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons and helped the Bulls advance to the round of 32 in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
Prior to USF, Roccaforte was the head coach at his alma mater, Lamar University, for five seasons from 2006-11 after serving as an assistant coach for Billy Tubbs’ Cardinals from 2003-06. In his five seasons as head coach, Roccaforte’s teams posted a sparkling 55-20 home record, and he guided LU to its first Southland Conference regular-season championship in nearly 30 years in 2007-08 when he earned SLC Coach of the Year honors.
He also served coaching stints at Memphis (2000-03), Wyoming (1998-00), Tulane (1994-98) and Centenary (1989-94) to begin his career.
A native of Port Arthur, Texas, Roccaforte earned his bachelor’s degree in applied art and sciences from Lamar University in 1989. He has two daughters, Victoria Elise and Sofia Rose, and a son, Lucien Anthony.
02/24
Roccaforte worked for head coach Buzz Williams previously for four years at Virginia Tech, three as an assistant and one as associate head coach. Roccaforte came to Aggieland after spending three seasons as associate head coach at East Carolina.
A veteran of more than 30 seasons as a collegiate basketball coach, he's made an immediate impact on the Aggies, who have won 25 games or more in back-to-back seasons for the second time in school history with 25 wins in 2022-23 following 27 victories from 2021-22. The 52 wins over the past two seasons matched the program’s top two-year win total.
Additionally, Texas A&M has reached the final of the SEC Tournament the past two seasons for the first time since joining the elite league in 2012-13. In 2022-23, the Aggies made their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in five seasons on the heels of the program’s first-ever appearance in the NIT Championship game.
With Williams at Virginia Tech, Roccaforte helped the Hokies earn back-to-back NCAA Tournament at-large bids in 2017 and 2018 and post three consecutive 20-win seasons (2015-18). He also helped the Hokies win 10 ACC games in three consecutive seasons for the first time since joining the conference in 2004.
Roccaforte has worked with some of the top coaches in the business 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 to develop multiple nationally-ranked recruiting classes.
Roccaforte has helped assemble top 20 recruiting classes at seven institutions, including the nation’s top-rated class at Memphis in 2001. He also aided in the construction of a pair of top 10 classes at Lamar, three additional top 15 classes at Memphis, USF and East Carolina and three top-25 groups at both Tulane and Virginia Tech. In total, Roccaforte has facilitated 14 top-25 units, including four top-10. According to former ESPN Senior Recruiting Analyst Dave Telep, Roccaforte is one of the 25 hardest-working coaches in the nation as well as one of the top 15 recruiters in the country.
During his career, Roccaforte has coached, signed or received commitments from 34 future NBA players including six-time All-Star Amare Stoudemire and 2008 NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins, along with first-round draft picks Dejuan Wagner, Antonio Burks, Qyntel Wood, Rodney Carney, Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Additionally, Roccaforte coached former NBA standout Mike James (Brooklyn Nets) during his stint as the head coach at Lamar.
Roccaforte is no stranger to postseason play, having served on the staff of 11 teams that extended their seasons. He has been to six NCAA tournaments at five different schools – Texas A&M, Virginia Tech (2), USF, Tulane and Memphis, along with NIT appearances at Tulane, Wyoming, Memphis, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M. He’s helped three teams to the NIT semifinals and was part of Memphis’ NIT Championship team in 2002 and the Aggies’ NIT finalist team in 2022.
Roccaforte joined the coaching staff at Virginia Tech following three years as an assistant coach at South Florida. He played a large role in USF getting a top-15 recruiting class for both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons and helped the Bulls advance to the round of 32 in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
Prior to USF, Roccaforte was the head coach at his alma mater, Lamar University, for five seasons from 2006-11 after serving as an assistant coach for Billy Tubbs’ Cardinals from 2003-06. In his five seasons as head coach, Roccaforte’s teams posted a sparkling 55-20 home record, and he guided LU to its first Southland Conference regular-season championship in nearly 30 years in 2007-08 when he earned SLC Coach of the Year honors.
He also served coaching stints at Memphis (2000-03), Wyoming (1998-00), Tulane (1994-98) and Centenary (1989-94) to begin his career.
A native of Port Arthur, Texas, Roccaforte earned his bachelor’s degree in applied art and sciences from Lamar University in 1989. He has two daughters, Victoria Elise and Sofia Rose, and a son, Lucien Anthony.
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