Former Polytechnic player and assistant women's basketball coach Joshua Washington was named coach of the Bluejays' men's team. At 25, he is believed to be the youngest men's basketball coach in Division III, supplanting Philadelphia Bible's Jason Yoder by less than three months.

Washington replaces Dan Nigro, who was 12-38 in two seasons as head coach. Last year the Bluejays were 4-21, with one of the wins by forfeit and two others coming against Bard (1-24).

Bard also hired a recent graduate, Adam Turner, as head coach this offseason.

&&g-boxr&&A 2007 graduate of the school, Washington started 19 games as a senior and averaged 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds.

�When I became the men�s basketball coach, I was excited for the opportunity to coach at NYU-Poly because it is a place that has given me so much; this is my opportunity to give back,� Washington said.

�My goal for this season is to do better than last year. The team is talented and filled with potential. All we have to do is play as a team.�

Although a 2009-10 roster was not available for Poly, leading scorer Arjun Ohri, who averaged 23.0 points per game, was a sophomore last season.