Blake Waldron joined the Amherst College men's basketball staff in the summer of 2024.
Waldron comes to Amherst from Hofstra University, where he served to years as a men's basketball graduate assistant. Waldron's duties included using Synergy and Sportscode to break down both game and practice film; scout and break down opponent's film and evaluate and cut-up recruits from both the transfer portal and high school.
In addition, Waldron assisted and led on-court workouts for players; aided in recruiting visits; helped monitor the team's academic progress and led the coordination of team meals.
Waldron served as the head coach of two Long Island area AAU teams, the Empire Youth and Rising Stars, in the summers of 2022 and 2023.
Waldron completed his master's degree in business administration, with a concentration in sports and entertainment marketing, in 2024. He received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Hofstra in May of 2022.
