Fairfield Stags men's basketball
Stags in coaching
Table:
Name
Class
Position
Team

Joe DeSantis
1979
Head Coach
Quinnipiac Bobcats

Greg Francis
1997
Head Coach
Alberta Golden Bears

Pete Gillen
1968
Head Coach
Xavier Musketeers

James Hanrahan
1952
Head Coach
Fairfield Stags

Nick Macarchuk
1963
Head Coach
Fordham Rams

Luke Murray
2007
Assistant Coach
Xavier Musketeers

Tim O'Toole
1987
Assistant Coach
California Golden Bears

Brendan Suhr
1979
Associate Head Coach
LSU Tiger

Keith Urgo
2002
Associate Head Coach
Penn State Nittany Lions

A. J. Wynder
1987
Head Coach
Nassau Community College

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Joe DeSantis ( born September 24 , 1957 ) is the color commentator for the radio and TV broadcasts of Fairfield Stags men 's basketball and is a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame . He was the second longest tenured head men 's basketball coach at Quinnipiac University . DeSantis is best remembered as Joey D and his role in leading the 1978 Fairfield Stags men 's basketball team to a program best 22-5 overall record , a victory over the then # 14 nationally ranked Holy Cross Crusaders , and a berth in the National Invitational Tournament .
The Quinnipiac Bobcats men 's basketball team represents Quinnipiac University in Hamden , Connecticut , United States . The school 's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . They are currently coached by Baker Dunleavy , formerly the associate head coach at Villanova , and play their home games at the TD Bank Sports Center .
Greg Francis ( born April 4 , 1974 in Toronto , Ontario ) is the head coach of the UOIT Ridgebacks men 's basketball team , as well as the manager of men 's high performance at Canada Basketball . He was previously the head coach of the University of Waterloo Warriors men 's basketball team and the head coach of the University of Alberta Golden Bears , where he replaced coach Don Horwood , who manned the Bears bench for 26 seasons . Francis was also the head coach of the Canadian junior mens national team , assistant coach of the Canadian senior men 's national team and the Canadian men 's basketball national coach . Francis was a member of the Canadian National men 's basketball team , that finished seventh in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , Australia and fourth at the 2003 Tournament of the Americas .
The Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas are the sports teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada .
Peter Joseph Gillen ( born June 20 , 1947 ) is an American former college basketball head coach of the Division I Xavier Musketeers , Providence Friars and Virginia Cavaliers and is a member of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame . Gillen is currently a college basketball analyst with the CBS Sports Network .
The Xavier Musketeers men 's basketball team represents Xavier University in Norwood , Ohio . The school 's team currently competes in the Big East Conference . Of all Division I programs yet to make a Final 4 , Xavier has the most all-time tournament wins with 27 . Xavier has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 27 times , 15 times in the last 17 years . On March 11 , 2018 , Xavier earned its first ever No . 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament . Xavier won four Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships ( 1998 , 2002 , 2004 and 2006 ) . Xavier has won or shared 17 regular season conference championships , while winning 9 conference tournament championships . In addition , they have won one Big East Conference regular season title in 2018 . Xavier has been listed among the top-20 most valuable college basketball programs in the US .
James Fox Hanrahan ( September 14 , 1923 - May 31 , 2006 ) founded the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale , CT in 1962 and served as the school 's Headmaster until 1997 and Chancellor thereafter . Before founding the St. Thomas More School he was the 3rd men 's college basketball head coach of the Fairfield University Stags from 1950 to 1958 while teaching at the Fairfield College Preparatory School . He was inducted into the Fairfield University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993 . Jim was a high school basketball star at Crosby High School in Waterbury , CT. After high school he spent seven years at St. Mary 's Seminary in Baltimore , MD studying to become a Roman Catholic Priest before enrolling at Georgetown University and graduating in 1947 . He attended Georgetown University on a basketball scholarship , however , his athletic career was cut short by an ankle break after just three games . He earned a master 's degree from Fairfield University in 1952 .
Nick Macarchuk ( born June 26 , 1941 ) is a former men 's college basketball head coach . He was the head coach at Canisius , Fordham , and Stony Brook . He was honored with the 1987 Norwich Native Son Award .
The Fordham Rams men 's basketball team represents Fordham University , located in Bronx , New York , in NCAA Division I basketball competition . They compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference . The Rams play their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium ( 3,200 ) , the nation 's oldest on-campus collegiate basketball arena still in use . On February 28 , 1940 , Fordham University played in the nation 's first televised college basketball game , when the Rams fell to Pitt at Madison Square Garden .
Tim O'Toole ( born March 5 , 1964 ) is an American college basketball coach , currently an assistant with Pittsburgh . He previously had been an assistant coach at California and Stanford . Prior to this role with Stanford , he was at Syracuse University . O'Toole was the bench for the Syracuse 2013 Final Four run . He also served in the media ESPN college basketball analyst , was the color analyst for St. John 's University 's radio broadcasts with John Minko , and was the tenth head coach of the Fairfield Stags men 's basketball team . O'Toole was named Director of Basketball Operations for Syracuse University on January 2 , 2013 , returning to the school where he served as an assistant coach under Head Coach Jim Boeheim from 1992-1995 .
The California Golden Bears basketball team is the college basketball team of the University of California , Berkeley . The program has seen success throughout the years , culminating in a national championship in 1959 under coach Pete Newell , and the team has reached the final four two other times , in 1946 and 1960 . The current head coach is Mark Fox , who began his tenure at Cal in 2019 . The team plays its home games at Haas Pavilion , which was long known as Harmon Gym before being heavily renovated with money donated in part by the owners of Levi Strauss & Co . The arena was originally known as Men 's Gymnasium and then later Harmon Gymnasium until the late 1990s when it went through renovations which displaced the team for two seasons .
Brendan Ahearn Suhr ( born April 28 , 1951 ) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant at Stetson . He is also a former assistant coach in the National Basketball Association , most recently with the New York Knicks where he also served as their former Director of Player Personnel and scout . Suhr received his bachelor 's degree from Montclair State University in 1973 and his master 's degree in education administration from Fairfield University in 1979 . Suhr began his coaching career on the college level as an assistant at the University of Detroit Mercy , before moving to Fairfield University for five seasons . Suhr was a longtime NBA assistant coach and served on two NBA championship teams with the Detroit Pistons , in 1988-89 and 1989-90 . From 1995 to 1997 , Suhr was head coach for the Grand Rapids Mackers ( later Hoops ) of the Continental Basketball Association . He was CBA Coach of the Year in 1996 for leading Grand Rapids to a 33-23 record and first-place finish in the Eastern Division . Grand Rapids went 32-24 and second in the CBA Eastern Division in 1996-97 . Suhr was named an assistant on Donnie Jones ' staff at Stetson on May 15 , 2019 .
The LSU Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I men 's college basketball . The Tigers are currently coached by head coach Will Wade . They play their home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge , Louisiana . The team participates in the Southeastern Conference .
The Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team representing the Pennsylvania State University . They are a member of the Big Ten Conference and play home games at the 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center , moving there from Rec Hall during the 1995-96 season . Their student cheering section is known as the Legion Of Blue . The program has nine NCAA tournament appearances with its best finish coming in 1954 , reaching the Final Four . Its most recent appearance was in 2011 , when the team lost to the Temple Owls in the round of 64 . The program also has 11 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament , with the most recent being in 2018 , when they beat Utah to win the NIT championship . They also won the NIT championship in 2009 .
A. J. Wynder ( born September 11 , 1964 ) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Nassau Community College men 's basketball team . A former professional basketball player , during his playing career Wynder was a member of the United States national basketball team that won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games and was a member of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association during the 1990-91 season . A native of Long Island , he grew up in Freeport , New York .
Nassau Community College ( NCC ) is a public community college in East Garden City in Nassau County , New York .