AV俱乐部鈥檚 Executive Director of Athletics & Recreation Tim Maloney is pleased to announce Anton Berry as the interim head coach of the AV俱乐部 Tigers women鈥檚 basketball team for the 2021-22 season.
Berry has a long history of success at local, provincial and national levels.
Currently an assistant coach with the women鈥檚 basketball team, Berry has been focused on recruitment and player development since joining the program in June.
Before joining the women鈥檚 basketball team, Berry spent seven seasons as an assistant coach with the men鈥檚 team, helping lead them to five AUS championship titles and two national medals including a silver last year. He also helped lead summer camps and academies while with the men鈥檚 team.
鈥淲e are thrilled to have Anton lead our women鈥檚 basketball program into the 2021-22 season,鈥� says Maloney. 鈥淎nton鈥檚 work ethic, experience, integrity and passion for AV俱乐部 basketball will position him for success in this role while being a strong contributor to our team in Athletics & Recreation.鈥�
Originally from Dartmouth, Berry played the 2001-02 season with the Memorial Sea-Hawks before transferring to the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association鈥檚 Mount Saint Vincent University where he played three seasons. Berry was also a member of the 2001 Nova Scotia Canada Summer Games men鈥檚 basketball team.
鈥淚 am grateful for this opportunity and honoured to represent such a distinguished institution,鈥� says Berry. 鈥淚 am committed to work endlessly and to make the sacrifices needed to build on the program鈥檚 rich history.鈥�
Berry鈥檚 immediate focus will be on building relationships with current players and recruiting new student-athletes to the program.
鈥淔ollowing in the footsteps of legendary Coach Anna (Stammberger) won't be an easy task. I have tremendous respect for her, and I look forward to working with her during this transition. I would like to thank Tim Maloney for this opportunity and my wife, family, friends, and mentors for their continued support, guidance, and encouragement.鈥�
A teacher at Dartmouth High School since 2013 and their athletic director since 2015, Berry coached at Cole Harbour High school from 2011 to 2013. He has been the Metro High School Athletic Association men鈥檚 basketball league coordinator since 2015. Berry got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant coach from 2007 to 2009 with the Mount Saint Vincent University men鈥檚 basketball team under current Tigers men鈥檚 basketball head coach Rick Plato and has also worked with the Halifax Community YMCA basketball program and Basketball Nova Scotia鈥檚 Canada Games development team. He is currently participating in Sport Nova Scotia鈥檚 Black and Indigenous Coach Mentorship program.
Berry will continue his role as assistant coach for the remainder of the 2020-21 season and will assume the reins as head coach starting April 1, 2021.