Coach Puorro is entering his 13th year of coaching high school basketball and will be entering his 3rd season as the Head Basketball Coach at Barnegat High School. Prior to his arrival at Barnegat, Coach Puorro spent two seasons as the Assistant Varsity Coach at Point Pleasant Borough, two seasons as the Freshman Basketball Coach at Barnegat High School and six seasons as the Head Basketball Coach at Wall Township HS.
Coach Puorro possesses a great deal of knowledge regarding what it takes to be successful in the game of basketball as he was the Boy's All-Time Leading Scorer at Point Pleasant Borough High School from 2002-2012 (Currently is second). In his first season as the Head Basketball Coach at Barnegat High School, Coach Puorro was voted 2014-2015 Division Coach of the Year by his peers. Coach Puorro was also voted 2012-2013 Monmouth County Coach of the Year by the Star Ledger Newspaper.
In addition to his coaching duties, Coach Puorro is the President of the Shore Conference Basketball Coaches Association, a Health & Physical Education teacher & Head Girls Golf Coach at Wall Township High School.
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