Kyrk Peponakis

Head Men's Basketball Coach

Kyriakos.Peponakis@qc.cuny.edu

(718) 997-2776

A 1988 graduate of St. John's University, Kyrk Peponakis was promoted to the position of head coach in September of 1995, after serving as an assistant to Norman Roberts for the previous four seasons. Since taking the helm of the Knights he has led the program to the N.Y.C.A.C. Championship in 2001-2002 and 2004-2005 while also securing the college's only three NCAA Division II Northeast Regional bids (2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2004-2005).  His team's 22 wins in 2004-2005 are also a school record.

In 2005-2006 his team won 21 games, marking only the second time in school history that the Knights have won 20 or more games in a season. After 14 seasons, Kyrk has a record of 183-179, leaving him nine wins behind Queens College men's basketball's all-time leader in coaching wins, Robert "Doc" Salmons, who won 192 games over 20 seasons.

When the final buzzer sounded on December 12, 2003 at Aquinas Hall, the Knights had won more than just a basketball game. Their 64-59 win over St. Thomas Aquinas enabled Kyrk to become only the second coach in the 65 year history of Queens College men's basketball history to win 100 games.

Wayne Zweigbaum

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

(718) 997 -2776

Wayne Zweigbaum is far and away the senior member of the Knights coaching staff. He was named an assistant to head coach Don Lizak after graduating from Queens College in 1987. Wayne played two seasons for Coach Lizak - three seasons overall - and was a member of the 1983 team which was the first Queens College men's basketball team to compete on the NCAA Division II level.

Although he is involved in all aspects of coaching the Knights, Wayne is responsible for the majority of the scouting duties. His ties to QC's last three head coaches and last 20 teams also makes him a natural as alumni liason.

Wayne is currently a physical education teacher at Francis Lewis High School where, in 2001, he coached their girls tennis team to the PSAL finals.

Kirk Liddelow

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

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Kirk Liddelow, who has been an assistant coach at QC for 15 years, plays a large part in the day-to-day operation of the Queens College men's basketball program. Aside from supervising pre-season conditioning and providing insight during practices and games, Kirk concentrates on scouting the Knights fututre opponents.

As a player at Queens, Kirk amassed 1596 points, making him the fifth highest scorer in school history. In 1986-87, a season in which his team set a then record for wins in a season with 18, Kirk became one of only six players to score 500 or more points in a single season and, in 1988-89, became the only Knight to do it twice. His 565 career rebounds place him 12th on the Knights all-time list.

John Sikiric

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

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John Sikiric joins the Men's Basketball Coaching staff as an assistant for the 2009-2010 season.

A graduate of Queens College, John played four seasons for the Knights and is their fifth all-time leading scorer with 1670 points. As a senior in 2004-05, John scored 611 points, leading the Knights to the second conference championship and second NCAA bid of his four year career. In 2004-05 he also became the first Knight ever to win the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Player of the Award.