• Calling Athletes
  • Calling All Athletes!


    If you're a LaGuardia student interested in competing as a Red Hawk, then we want to hear from you! Please reach out to our coaches to inquire about trying out:

    Women's Basketball Tryouts
    Contact Coach Shareika Parry at sparry@lagcc.cuny.edu.

    Men's Basketball Tryouts
    Contact Coach Jarrett Lockhart at Jlockhart@lagcc.cuny.edu.

    Men's Soccer
    Contact Coach Ahmed Johnson at ahjohnson@lagcc.cuny.edu.






  • Red Hawks Coaches


    Jarrett Lockhart – Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
    New York City native and new Head Coach Jarrett Lockhart played high school basketball at Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx and is the school’s all-time leading scorer, winning a state championship in 1995.


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    With coaching experience at Lincoln College of New England where he won a Region 21 championship as an assistant, and Jackson College last season, Coach Lockhart is very familiar with basketball at the junior college level. He also brings Division I coaching experience to Queens, having worked as Director of Operations and Assistant Coach at Florida International University from 2014 to 2018.


    Eric Smiley – Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball
    Eric Smiley was a part of Westchester Community College’s coaching staff when the school went 25-0 in 2018. He is instrumental in recruiting and providing on-court instruction to LaGuardia student athletes.

    Christopher Austin – Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball
    Christopher Austin, a first-year coach, played for Lockhart during Lincoln College of New England’s run to the D3 Nationals and was MVP of the Region 21 championship in 2014.






  • Contact


    Athletics Office: (718) 482-5792 or (718) 482-5043