Basketball - Boys - Varsity | Mercersburg Academy

Our mission: the program is built on a foundation of hard work, cohesion, and community awareness. Members of the basketball program are expected to contribute positively to the Mercersburg Academy and greater communities both on and off the court.

Mercersburg graduates have gone on to compete at all three NCAA collegiate levels and in overseas professional leagues. Over the years, the college list has included the Ivy League, Pac-12, ACC, SEC, and the Patriot League, as well the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and the Centennial Conference. Alumni have played in the Euroleague and even for the Harlem Globetrotters.

The boys’ basketball program encompasses three levels: varsity, junior varsity, and thirds. Our coaching staffs contribute extensive experience as athletes and as mentors on all three levels.

Mercersburg’s basketball program trains and competes on the Plantz Courts, a 10,000 square foot facility that houses three full-sized courts. Off-court training takes place in the McDowell Fitness Center, which features contemporary equipment and programming geared for athletic development.

Sean Crocker

Mathematics Faculty, Head Boys’ Basketball Coach

Bio

Sean teaches mathematics and is Mercersburg’s head boys’ varsity basketball coach. He came to Mercersburg in 2015 from Stuart Hall School, a boarding school in Staunton, VA, where he taught math and computer science and was head boys’ basketball coach. His 2019-2020 Blue Storm team won 17 games (the program’s best record since 2006) and reached the PAISAA state quarterfinals. Sean has taught and/or coached at Boston Latin School, Washington and Lee University, Tufts University, Framingham State College, and Wheelock College (where he was also the head men’s tennis coach). He has also worked as director of operations for The Hoop Group and for East Coast Fusion/Team Loaded (an AAU basketball program). Sean is a graduate of Connecticut College and Tufts University; he and his wife, Tricia (Mercersburg’s director of community engagement), have three children.

Rudy Wise

Associate Director of Admission

Bio

Rudy Wise came to Mercersburg in 2019 from Rosemont College in Rosemont, PA, where he was the admissions coordinator in the school of graduate and professional studies. Rudy has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Haverford College, at Rosemont (where he was also the academic coordinator), and at the University of Pennsylvania (where he also served as the team’s academic liaison). Rudy graduated from Lake Forest College with a bachelor’s degree in communication. He holds a master’s degree in communication and a graduate certificate in strategic communication from Villanova University.

Tim Crouch

Director of Leadership Giving

Bio

Tim Crouch joined the Advancement and Alumni Relations Office in 2013 after working as associate director of summer and external programs. He served as associate director of capital giving before being promoted to director of regional engagement. In his current role, he focuses on gifts for the school’s capital projects as well as leadership gifts for the Annual Fund. Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in international business and management from Dickinson College and worked in sports marketing for a time. He and his wife, Anna (who is director of admission), live in Swank Hall with their son.

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