RON FUDALA IS THE HEAD COACH FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT SAND SHARKS IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SAND SHARKS WILL COMPETE IN THE PEACH BELT CONFERENCE IN NCAA DII STARTING IN THE 2023-24 CAMPAIGN. RON PLAYED FOR CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS, WAS THE HEAD FRESHMAN COACH AND ASSISTANT BOY’S VARSITY COACH FOR CHARTIERS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WAS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY BRONCOS, WAS THE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS FOR PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY VIKINGS AND WAS THE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH FOR THE IUP CRIMSON HAWKS PRIOR TO BECOMING THE HEAD COACH FOR THE SAND SHARKS. HE HELPED THE CRIMSON HAWKS WIN 91 GAMES OVERALL INCLUDING 3 PSAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3 PSAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AN APPEARANCE IN THE NCAA DII MEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL SEMIFINALS IN THE 2021-22 CAMPAIGN.