Eric Rahauser, the graduate assistant in the sports information office, joins the Shippensburg men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2009-10 season after completing his collegiate career at nearby Dickinson College. He will serve as a volunteer coach.
Rahauser was a four-year letter winner with the Red Devil men’s basketball program, serving as the team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He moved into a starting role midway through the 2007-08 campaign, helping Dickinson reach the Centennial Conference playoffs for the first time since 1997.
The Devils won a first round playoff game at McDaniel before falling to eventual champion, Ursinus College, in the semifinals. The team also earned a bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference South Region Tournament that season.
Rahauser, earned a degree in American Studies in May of 2009. He is also a native of the Mercersburg Academy and received the Plantz Award in 2001, an honor bestowed upon the best male athlete in the senior class. He has extensive backgrounds in basketball camps, serving as an instructor for both Dickinson College and Rutgers University. He has also served as a director of residence and a writing instructor for the Young Writer’s Camp at Mercersburg Academy.
