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Winter 2021
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NEW TITANS COACH
Tim Dal Bon named as interim head basketball coach Tim Dal Bon was named ATC interim head basketball coach following the resignation of Sylvester Patterson who served as head coach since 2007. Tim was recruited in 2019 to be the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach for the Albany Tech Titans. This year, he will lead the Titans team in the 2020-2021 season. Previous Position: Assistant Coach 2019-2020 season Tim Dal Bon’s path to Albany Technical College began three years ago while attending an Albany Tech alumni basketball game with his best friend and fellow basketball teammate while attending Valdosta State College. His friend, a former ATC basketball player, transferred to Valdosta State to continue his basketball career, still had strong connections with Albany Tech and the basketball coaching staff. It was at this game Tim met ATC basketball Coach Sylvester Patterson. This
meeting eventually led Tim accepting the position of assistant coach of the Albany Tech Titans Men’s team. A 2016 Tallahassee Community College associate degree graduate in General Studies, Dal Bon transferred to Valdosta State University to continue his studies and basketball career. At present, he is currently completing his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and will finish December 2020. As a player, Tim always knew he wanted to transition into college level-coaching because of the recruiting aspect stating, “I knew I wanted coaching to be my profession, and I am focused on making that happen. I am fully invested, and I think Albany Tech has so much potential. I’ve been able to play for coaches as a point guard who have 400 to 500 career wins and I’ve been a been a sponge watching and learning from them.” In the recent past, Tim started a business in
Orlando as a trainer working with Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) players and assisting them in their skills development. He has worked closely with those individuals who were interested in pursuing college and professional basketball. The 2020-21 Team Albany Tech Titans are Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference. The basketball conference is primarily comprised of all Georgia schools to include technical and state colleges. The 2021 Titans roster includes 12 players. There are four returning sophomores: Michael Wynn, Javez Lumpkin, Jacquez Fountain, and Zeff Felton. Dal Bon feels like the returning players from last year are going to be strong leaders for the team as Fountain was the GCAA Freshman of the Year last season and Felton was named to the first team all defense.
