Andrew excelled on the basketball court at Carlynton High School (Carnegie, PA) where he started on the varsity team for 4 years and finished his stellar high school career ranked in the top 10 in school history in points, rebounds, and blocked shots.

Following high school, Kurzawski passed on a number of athletic scholarship offers to enter the Catholic Seminary at St. John’s University (Queens, NY) where he earned a bachelor’s in pre-law (philosophy) in 2007. He then went on to earn a Master of Divinity degree in 2013.

While in graduate school at St Vincent, he began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant working with the Men’s and Women’s basketball programs. Following graduation, Kurzawski continued in coaching with stops at Carlow University, Penn State Beaver, and most recently, Point Park University.

In 2016, Andrew founded Gym Rat Performance Training – a Pittsburgh basketball training, strength/conditioning, and personal training company to help athletes of all ages achieve their sports and physical goals. He has worked with athletes starting at the youth levels all the way to the pro ranks having prepared a number of competitors for professional combines.

Andrew was previously the head varsity girls’ coach at McGuffey High School but recently moved on to be head varsity girls’ coach at Aquinas Academy. In his spare time, he enjoys dining around Pittsburgh with his wife and son, keeping up with WPIAL high school sports as well as small college sports in the tri-state area.