VESTAL, N.Y. -- Binghamton women's basketball assistant coach Leah Truncale has been promoted to associate head coach, head coach Linda Cimino announced on Tuesday.
 
"Leah is an incredibly valuable piece of our coaching staff," said Cimino.  "She is committed to our vision, extremely loyal and and has an enormous amount of pride in Binghamton athletics," Cimino said. "Leah has played an instrumental role in rebuilding our program and has used her great knowledge of the game in teaching and developing our players.  This promotion is much deserved."
 
Truncale has been instrumental in developing the Bearcats post players.  Under her tutelage, Alyssa James progressed into the 2016 America East Defensive Player of the Year and an all-conference selection.  Truncale was influential in helping the Bearcats become the eighth-most improved team in the country during the 2015-16 season.
 
"I am grateful for the opportunity Coach Cimino afforded me three years ago to coach and mentor the student-athletes at Binghamton University, and I am honored by the confidence she has shown by naming me to this position," Truncale said. "I have immense pride in this University, my alma mater, and I am appreciative that I get to promote everything it has to offer student-athletes across the country. I'm thankful for having worked alongside terrific coaches along the way who have prepared me and helped me develop as a college basketball coach. I look forward to continuing to assist our student-athletes and Coach Cimino on and off the court."
 
Truncale is starting her 10th season with the Binghamton program.  She is a 2002 graduate of Binghamton, where she had a stellar four-year career.  Truncale is currently ranked fourth all-time with 1,341 career points and first with 978 rebounds as well as 236 blocks. In 2013, she was inducted into the Binghamton University Athletics Hall of Fame.
 
In addition to working with the team's post players, Truncale assists with all facets of scouting and recruiting, as well as the team's academics.  In addition to serving as the scouting coordinator and alumni liaison, Truncale also coordinates community outreach for the Bearcat program. This past spring, the women's basketball team was honored with the athletics department Community Service Award for the second consecutive year. 

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Binghamton University -- Leah Truncale promoted to women's basketball associate head coach