STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When Wagner College’s women’s basketball team squares off against visiting Lafayette College on Thursday, it’ll be a homecoming for Westerleigh native John Hannafin.

The 27-year-old Hannafin is an assistant coach with the Leopards. The Staten Island Academy alum is in his fourth season with the Division I program from Easton, Pa., including the last three as an assistant.

Hannafin was Lafayette’s Director of Basketball Operations before he became an assistant.

Before leaving for Lafayette, Hannafin graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts, then was an assistant coach for the girls’ basketball team at SIA.

He currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Hannafin’s mom, Maureen, is the proprietor of Moe’s All-Star Camps & Training and prior to leaving f

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