In 1984 , Masur became an assistant coach with Rutgers , a position he held for two seasons . In August 1987 , he became the head coach at Montclair State which had just finished its season at 4 – 10 . Masur turned the program around and over four seasons compiled a 53 – 21 – 6 record , taking the team to three NCAA post-season tournaments . On January 30 , 1991 , he became the head coach of the St. John 's University men 's soccer team . Since then , St. John 's won the 1996 NCAA Men 's Division I Soccer Championship , made four appearances in the NCAA College Cup ( 1996 , 2001 , 2003 and 2008 ) and reached sixteen NCAA post-season tournaments , including fifteen straight from 1992 to 2006 . The Red Storm also reached ten consecutive NCAA Tournament Rounds of sixteen from 1996 to 2005 . Under Masur , the Red Storm has also won seven Big East Tournament titles , six regular season crowns and has qualified for eighteen consecutive Big East tournaments . On a personal level , Masur is a two-time NSCAA Coach of the Year . Soccer America named him Coach of the Year in 2001 . Masur is also a six-time Northeast Region Coach of the Year ( 1991 , 1993 , 1996 , 2001 , 2003 and 2008 ) , Three-time Big East Coach of the Year ( 1991 , 1993 , 2008 ) , New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year ( 1989 ) , and New Jersey College Coach of the Year ( 1989 ) . Masur was inducted into the St. John 's Athletics Hall of Fame in May 2004 . Masur also coaches youth soccer
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David Masur