Men's Basketball
Proto, Marc
Marc Proto
- Title:
- Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Basketball
- Email:
- protom@bc.edu
Marc Proto is in his fourth season at Boston College as the head strength & conditioning coach for basketball.
“Marc is the best strength and conditioning coach I’ve worked with in 20 years of coaching,” Grant stated. “We worked together for seven years at Charleston and he developed three NBA players in that time. Marc is passionate about making players better. He’s familiar with the east coast and will greatly impact our players and program here at BC.”
Proto arrived in Chestnut Hill after working closely with Grant as the Director of Sports Performance at the College of Charleston. In that role, Proto oversaw the wide-ranging programs for all of CofC’s student-athletes to increase performance capability, decrease injury potential and develop all components of their athleticism. He was also responsible for all in-season and off-season aspects of strength training and athletic development with the Cougars’ men’s basketball program.
Prior to his time in Charleston, Proto spent nearly four seasons as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic sports and head basketball strength coach at Temple University. While at Temple, Proto oversaw the design and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for 21 different teams along with both basketball squads.
As Temple’s head basketball strength and conditioning coach, he implemented sport-specific programs that improved mobility, stability, power, strength, reactivity and agility, while also using functional assessments and corrective exercise protocols to create basketball-specific programs. Proto joined the staff at Temple as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the football team in 2007.
Proto holds a number of professional certifications, including Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), USA Olympic Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach (USAW), Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), Functional Movement Screen Expert (FMS), Certified Speed and Explosion Specialist and CPR/AED certified.
He is a 1999 graduate of Connecticut College, finishing with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He earned his master’s degree in sport psychology from Temple in 2011.
Updated Sept. 6, 2024
“Marc is the best strength and conditioning coach I’ve worked with in 20 years of coaching,” Grant stated. “We worked together for seven years at Charleston and he developed three NBA players in that time. Marc is passionate about making players better. He’s familiar with the east coast and will greatly impact our players and program here at BC.”
Proto arrived in Chestnut Hill after working closely with Grant as the Director of Sports Performance at the College of Charleston. In that role, Proto oversaw the wide-ranging programs for all of CofC’s student-athletes to increase performance capability, decrease injury potential and develop all components of their athleticism. He was also responsible for all in-season and off-season aspects of strength training and athletic development with the Cougars’ men’s basketball program.
Prior to his time in Charleston, Proto spent nearly four seasons as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic sports and head basketball strength coach at Temple University. While at Temple, Proto oversaw the design and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for 21 different teams along with both basketball squads.
As Temple’s head basketball strength and conditioning coach, he implemented sport-specific programs that improved mobility, stability, power, strength, reactivity and agility, while also using functional assessments and corrective exercise protocols to create basketball-specific programs. Proto joined the staff at Temple as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the football team in 2007.
Proto holds a number of professional certifications, including Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), USA Olympic Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach (USAW), Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), Functional Movement Screen Expert (FMS), Certified Speed and Explosion Specialist and CPR/AED certified.
He is a 1999 graduate of Connecticut College, finishing with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He earned his master’s degree in sport psychology from Temple in 2011.
Updated Sept. 6, 2024
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