The University of Akron Athletics
Staff Directory
Farkas, Peter
Peter Farkas
- Title:
- Men's Basketball Assistant
- Email:
- Phone:
- (330) 972-7781
Peter Farkas enters his third season as a graduate assistant with the Zips.
Prior to Akron, Farkas was an assistant coach at SUNY Brockport after spending four years as a student manager. During his time at Brockport, the Golden Eagles made 2 NCAA tournaments in 2018 and 2020, including a SUNYAC Championship, Sweet 16 appearance and a top 10 national ranking in 2020. Farkas had multiple responsibilities within the Brockport program including player development, video editing, scouting and was the program’s director of social media. He also recruited Long Island and NYC. His efforts helped get commitments from two future conference rookie of the year winners, Danny Ashley (2018) and Mekhi Beckett (2022).Â
Farkas graduated from SUNY Brockport in May of 2021 with a bachelors in Sport Management and a minor in coaching and media production. He earned his master’s degree in Sports Science/Physical Education from the University of Akron in May of 2024 and is a native of Greenlawn, NY where he attended Harborfields High School.
Prior to Akron, Farkas was an assistant coach at SUNY Brockport after spending four years as a student manager. During his time at Brockport, the Golden Eagles made 2 NCAA tournaments in 2018 and 2020, including a SUNYAC Championship, Sweet 16 appearance and a top 10 national ranking in 2020. Farkas had multiple responsibilities within the Brockport program including player development, video editing, scouting and was the program’s director of social media. He also recruited Long Island and NYC. His efforts helped get commitments from two future conference rookie of the year winners, Danny Ashley (2018) and Mekhi Beckett (2022).Â
Farkas graduated from SUNY Brockport in May of 2021 with a bachelors in Sport Management and a minor in coaching and media production. He earned his master’s degree in Sports Science/Physical Education from the University of Akron in May of 2024 and is a native of Greenlawn, NY where he attended Harborfields High School.
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