Scott Galst is in his second season on head coach Jim Christian's coaching staff, and the 2026-27 campaign will mark his first year as an assistant coach.
Galst started at Canisius on Christian's coaching staff as the team's director of basketball operations after he spent two season (2023-4 and 2024-25) as a consultant with the St. John’s men’s basketball program. With the Red Storm, he worked on several film-related projects, including advanced opponent scouting, player development and offensive strategy. Additionally, he spent time working for the NBA as a senior statistical auditor, where he managed a team of 15 game-stat auditors to ensure efficient and accurate reviews of NBA game stats.
A 2022 graduate from Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, Galst was as a student manager and intern with the Iona men’s basketball program during the 2022-23 campaign when the Gaels won both the MAAC regular season and tournament championships. In that role, he was responsible for pre-practice set-up, statistics, scouting and assisting with on-court player development workouts.
Prior to joining the men’s basketball support staff, Galst worked as an operations intern at Iona, where he supported the athletic department in multiple roles from 2019-23, including in-game statistics keeping. He also spent one season on the official statistical crew for the Westchester Knicks in the NBA G-League.
