Kalonji began his coaching career as an assistant at
Ramapo College. He then served as an assistant coach at
West Orange High School before moving up to become an assistant at
Greensboro College in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he became the head coach at
Rutgers University–Newark. After posting an 18–32–2 record over three seasons, Kalonji resigned on 4 November 2006. Kalonji also holds Congolese and American nationality. ==References==