Providence College Athletics

Kenneth White Named Head Strength And Conditioning Coach

Kenneth White Named Head Strength And Conditioning Coach

White comes to Providence from Stonybrook.

July 18, 2003

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It was announced on July 18 that Providence College Athletic Director Robert Driscoll named Kenneth White head strength and conditioning coach. White replaces Mark Stephenson who resigned in June.

White, who was most recently the strength and conditioning coach at Stony Brook University, was hired to handle all the strength and conditioning requirements of the College's 19 varsity athletic teams. In addition to overseeing and working with all 19 teams, he will work directly with the men's basketball team's strength and conditioning programs. White and his staff will work with the other varsity athletic teams.

As part of his commitment to improving Friar athletics, Driscoll has committed more than $100,000 to upgrades in equipment and facilities in the PC strength and conditioning complex, including a fully equipped weight room which was dedicated in January.

"We are very excited to have Kenneth White joining our staff," Driscoll said. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from working with college athletes. As a former Division I basketball player at Vermont, he understands what is necessary for a student-athlete to compete at the highest level. I am confident that Kenneth will provide our athletes with the very best strength and conditioning programs."

In addition to Stony Brook, White was the strength and conditioning coach at St. Bonaventure University from 1997-99 and served as a graduate assistant at Columbia University for two years. At Stony Brook, he was appointed as the first strength and conditioning coach in the program's history. White was responsible for the design and implementation of training programs for all 20 of Stony Brook's varsity sports.

"I'm looking forward to the opportunity to be part of the Providence College athletic programs," White said. "My goal is to give a quality effort to help develop the student-athletes so that they can compete at the highest level."

White received a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in 1992 and later earned master's degree in 1999 from Columbia University. He was a standout basketball player at the University of Vermont, lettering all four years and leading the North Atlantic Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio for three years. In 114 career games, he recorded a school-record 565 assists and ranks among the Vermont career leaders in three-point field goals (fifth-181) and steals (fourth-146). For his efforts on the court, White was elected to the Catamount Hall of Fame on October 4, 2002.

White is a certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He also has a Club Coach/Olympic Weightlifting Certification from USA Weightlifting.

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