Chip West, former assistant football coach at Colgate University, and Keita Malloy, a former assistant coach at West Georgia, were named assistant football coaches at Fordham University it was announced by Fordham head coach Dave Clawson. West, who will serve as the defensive backs coach at Fordham, arrives at Rose Hill after spending the past four years as the wide receivers coach for the Raiders. He helped Colgate to a share of the 2002 Patriot League title, with Fordham, as the Raiders finished with a 9-3 overall record, 6-1 in the league. Colgate led the Patriot League in 2002 in total offense, gaining 392.5 yards/game, including 215.0 yards/game through the air. The Hampton, Virginia native, also helped the 1999 Colgate squad to the Patriot League title and an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Prior to Colgate, West was a graduate assistant at West Virginia for two years, serving on the defensive side of the ball. He helped the Mountaineers to two bowls games in his two years, the 1997 Carquest Bowl and the 1998 Insight.com Bowl. West began his coaching career at Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, Virginia, where he served for two years. A 1993 graduate of Livingston College where he earned a degree in computer information systems, West also earned a master??s degree in athletic coaching education from West Virginia in 1999. At Livingston, he was an All-CIAA Conference wide receiver, playing behind NFL standout Ben Coates. Malloy, who will lead the Fordham tight ends in 2003, comes to Fordham after serving as an assistant at West Georgia State for the past season. At West Georgia, he was responsible for the wide receivers and for coordinating the kick-off return team. His kick-off return unit ranked second in the conference, averaging 23.0 yards/return, and they turned in a school record 99-yard touchdown return last fall. Malloy, who also served as the Recruiting Coordinator and Pro Liaison at West Georgia, helped receiver Detron Harris set the school single season receptions record with 63 catches last fall. No stranger to the Patriot League, Malloy served as an assistant coach at Lafayette College in 2000, coaching the wide receivers, including 2000 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, Phil Yarberough, who set the school??s career receiving records. He then moved on to Washburn University in 2001 where he coached the running backs and wide receivers, as well as guiding the kick-off return team. At Washburn, Malloy helped Colon McNeal to second team all-conference honors as well as an appearance in the Cactus Bowl, the NCAA Division II All-Star game. Malloy commenced his coaching career in 1995 at Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware where he was the assistant offensive coordinator as well as being responsible for the receiver and defensive backs. He then moved on to John Dickinson High School in Wilmington, where he served as an assistant football coach as well as the head junior varsity baseball coach and the strength and conditioning coach. A 1995 graduate of the University of Delaware with a degree in criminal justice, Malloy lettered for three years with the Blue Hens football squad, playing both at defensive back and wide receiver. He helped Delaware to back-to-back conference championships and a school first three straight NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances. He is 14th on the school??s all-time career receptions list and is one of a select few to play both offense and defense for the Blue Hens. Following graduation, Malloy spent two years playing the in the Arena Football League, spending 1994 with the Massachusetts Marauders before being traded to the Albany Firebirds and also playing in 1996 with the Texas Terror. Fordham, the 2002 Patriot League champions, open the 2003 season on Saturday, August 30th by hosting the C.W. Post Pioneers on Jack Coffey Field at 1:00 p.m.