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Y Ed DeCHELLIS V V Head Coach | Penn State (1982) A 1st Year at Navy: 0-0 (.000) | 16th Year Overall: 219-231 (.487) N .
Ed DeChellis is in his first year as the head coach of the Navy basketball program after a pair DeChellis was the 2009 Big Ten Coach of the Year, just the second Penn State basketball w w of successful stints at East Tennessee State and Penn State. DeChellis is the 19th head basket - coach to ever earn coach-of-the-year honors, as he guided a Nittany Lion team that started three w ball coach in the 105-year history of Navy basketball. sophomores to a school-record 27 wins and the program's first-ever national tournament title in win - “To have one of the most highly respected coaches and educators in the sport join our Navy ning the 2009 NIT. Along the way Penn State tied a program record for regular season wins (21), w family is a great day for the program and the Academy,” said Gladchuk. “Ed's maturity, integrity, posted its second-most Big Ten Conference wins (10) and second-best finish (4th) ever, recorded character and accomplishments at Penn State have made him one of the most respected role just the 10th 20-win season in program history, knocked off four Top 25 teams (including a road models in the coaching ranks. His career is all about building programs with educational priorities win at eventual NCAA runner-up Michigan State), set a record for home wins (17) and posted the in place, including graduating every senior that has ever played for him, and in the end achieving program's most road wins (6) in the Big Ten era. team goals that resonate with competing for championships. Ed will make a positive and impact - Penn State's remarkable run was led by Battle, who was a first-team All-Big Ten, NABC and ful impression on Navy Basketball in short order.” USBWA all-region selection and NIT MVP Jamelle Cornley, who finished his career ranked fourth “I'm thrilled and honored to be the next head basketball coach at the United States Naval Acad - all-time in scoring and rebounding at Penn State. Neither player was a highly sought blue-chip re - emy,” said DeChellis. “My wife and girls are excited to be a part of the Navy family and this is the cruit, but found remarkable success and achievement under the tutelage of DeChellis and his staff. perfect opportunity for me because I believe in the core values of the Academy. We fell in love with His coaching performance in 2007-08 had many of his Big Ten colleagues and members of the Annapolis and the Academy when we came and visited and we look forward to being part of a place media pointing to him as the conference's coach-of-the-year. Primed for a run to the post-season so steeped in tradition. I look forward to the challenge of not only winning the Patriot League Cham - in his fifth year at the helm, DeChellis saw his leading scorer, rebounder and preseason All-Big Ten pionship and taking Navy back to the NCAA Tournament, but also helping young men become fu - first-team pick Geary Claxton go down with a torn ACL 16 games into the season. Second lead - ture leaders of this great nation of ours. I look forward to meeting the players and talking to the ing scorer and rebounder Jamelle Cornley also suffered a knee injury that limited him for much of recruits and starting the process of getting Navy Basketball back on the national stage.” the season and caused him to miss six games, including the last three. All DeChellis did was lead DeChellis, who is 52, led Penn State to a 19-15 record and a fourth place finish (9-9) in the Big a team that started four freshmen and five newcomers to its most Big Ten wins and best Big Ten Ten in 2010-11, including the Nittany Lions first appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game finish since 2001. Along the way his young Lions knocked off No. 7 Michigan State and No. 17 In - and the school's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2001. diana while winning five straight home games to end the campaign. The Nittany Lions were led by senior guard Talor Battle, who finished second in the Big Ten in The Nittany Lions reached the NIT in 2006, DeChellis' third year at the helm. Despite playing the scoring (20.2 ppg) and became the first player in school history to be named team MVP all four youngest (12 underclassmen and one senior) and smallest line-up (just one player over 6-6 play - years. Battle finished his career as Penn State's all-time leading scorer with 2,213 points, sur - ing more than four minutes per game in league play) in the Big Ten, DeChellis led Penn State to its passing Jesse Arnelle's 56-year old Penn State record of 2,138, and finished 10th all-time in Big most overall wins (15), most non-conference wins (eight), most Big Ten wins (six), first Big Ten Ten history. Tournament win and first post-season appearance (NIT) in five seasons.
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DeChellis' recruiting and coaching helped Penn State claim its first that four-year span of 20+ win seasons, Penn State posted an impres - DeChellis At a Glance ever Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year (Jamelle Cornley, 2006) and three sive 87-40 record. Born Nov. 14, 1958 straight members of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Marlon Smith, 2004; The 1988-89 squad went 20-12, advanced to the Atlantic 10 Tourna - Hometown Monaca, Pa. Geary Claxton, 2005; Jamelle Cornley, 2006). The Lions had none before ment finals and then on to the National Invitation Tournament. High School Center his arrival. He also set about changing and revitalizing the program's cul - The next season, Penn State set a school record for wins in a season College Penn State (1982) ture - stressing family, a team-first attitude and a commitment to excel - posting a 25-9 record. The Nittany Lions advanced to the 1990 NIT semi - Degree B.A., Secondary Education lence without shortcuts that his players embraced and took ownership of. finals at Madison Square Garden, earning third place. Family DeChellis wrapped up the year by being named the 2006 National Building on two straight NIT appearances and a record-setting season, Wife Kim Coaches Vs. Cancer Man-of-the-Year for his contributions in raising funds DeChellis helped the 1990-91 Penn State team to earn the program's first Daughter Erin and awareness in the fight against cancer. DeChellis was presented the NCAA Tournament bid since 1965. Penn State went 21-11 and won the Daughter Lauren award by ESPN's Jay Bilas before a large gathering of his peers at the Atlantic 10 Tournament title. That win propelled Penn State into the NCAA Daughter Casey Laurel Valley Golf Club in western Pennsylvania. Tournament and a first round upset of 16th-ranked UCLA. Penn State Son-in-Law Andrew McKeehan Penn State was coming off two consecutive seven-win seasons when barely missed out on a trip to the Sweet 16 when it dropped an overtime Grandaughter Sophia DeChellis was named the 11th head coach in program history in April of heartbreaker to Eastern Michigan in the second round. 2003. Energizing the fans and players immediately, he helped guide Penn The 1991-92 season was a transitional year for Penn State as its af - Coaching Experience State to nine wins in his first season, better than each of the prior two filiation with the Atlantic 10 ended and the Nittany Lions spent a year as Year School, Position seasons, with fewer players on scholarship than the previous year. an independent with Big Ten play just a year away. The Nittany Lions 2012-p Navy, Head Coach DeChellis began his coaching career in Happy Valley, serving as a went 21-8 and earned another trip to the NIT. 2004-11 Penn State, Head Coach graduate assistant coach under Dick Harter and Bruce Parkhill. In 1984, Entrance into the Big Ten was a learning experience for the entire Nit - 1997-03 East Tennessee St., Head Coach he moved on to Salem College in Salem, West Virginia, where he had a tany Lion athletic program, but improvement and growth occurred quickly 1987-96 Penn State, Assistant Coach two-year stint as an assistant coach. While at Salem, DeChellis also for the basketball program. After a slow start in its initial year, Penn State 1985-86 Salem, W.Va., Assistant Coach served as the school's Director of Intramurals. Showcasing the overall improved in each year of conference play. 1983-84 Penn State, Graduate Assistant commitment to the growth of the young people he comes into contact Penn State went 2-16 the first year in the loop, tripled that win total in w with, DeChellis increased the Salem program from a four-sport entity into year two going 6-12, and improved yet again with a 9-9 showing in 1994- Postseason Experience a broad-based program offering 40 activities to over 800 students -- all in 95. That team went 21-11 overall and earned another trip to Madison w Year Tournament just two years, and all while serving as an assistant basketball coach. Square Garden for the NIT semifinals and took home another third place 1991 NCAA, second round (Penn State) w In 1986, DeChellis returned to Penn State and began a very suc - finish. 2003 NCAA, first round (ETSU) cessful 10-year run as an assistant coach for nine years under Bruce The following year, utilizing many players that DeChellis helped re - . 2006 NIT, first round (Penn State) N Parkhill, a mentor to whom he credits his development as a coach, and cruit, Penn State had its most successful Big Ten season to date and 2009 NIT, Champions (Penn State) one season under Jerry Dunn. During his time as a Nittany Lion assistant, earned a second trip to the NCAA Tournament for DeChellis. A 2011 NCAA, first round (Penn State) Penn State made the transition to the Big Ten Conference and had some With Parkhill resigning prior to the start of the 1995-96 season, Dunn, V outstanding post-season success. DeChellis helped guide Penn State to an assistant on the Penn State staff with DeChellis, took over the helm of DeChellis Year-by-Year four straight post-season appearances from 1989 through 1992. During the Lions and along with DeChellis helped guide Penn State to a 21-7 Y Year School Record 1997 East Tennessee State 7-20 S What Others Are Saying 1998 East Tennessee State 11-16 P
1999 East Tennessee State 17-11 O “It's a big loss for the Big Ten and a big gain for Navy. He has done a phenomenal job at Penn State, which can be a difficult place to recruit. He will 2000 East Tennessee State 14-15 bring incredible expertise, class, charisma and integrity. He is the perfect fit for the Naval Academy.” 2001 East Tennessee State 18-10 R
-- Tom Izzo, head men's basketball coach at Michigan State 2002 East Tennessee State 18-10 T 2003 East Tennessee State 20-11 S “It's a home run hire by Navy. He's at the perfect age and experience level as a head coach to understand the challenges that the Naval Academy 2004 Penn State 9-19 . presents yet deal with them in a very mature way. He will put a great product on the floor and there is no doubt that Navy will contend for the Patriot 2005 Penn State 7-23 c
League Championship. He's an outstanding X's and O's coach and he will run great offensive sets, which is what you have to do at the Naval Acad - 2006 Penn State 15-15 o 2007 Penn State 11-19 emy. I couldn't be happier with this decision.” m -- Doug Wojcik, head men's basketball coach at Tulsa, former assistant at Navy and starting point guard on Navy's 1986 Elite Eight basketball team 2008 Penn State 15-16 2009 Penn State 27-11 “Ed is one of the hardest working guys in the profession. He's done a heck of a job at Penn State and he's a heck of a coach. He's an old school coach 2010 Penn State 11-20 like me. He likes to teach and develop players and he isn't one of those coaches that beats on his chest and says look at me. He's a very good coach 2011 Penn State 19-15 and a very good teacher. He's a great addition to what's going on there at the Naval Academy and I think he will flourish in that role.” East Tennessee State (7): 105-93 (.530) -- Bo Ryan, head men's basketball coach at Wisconsin Penn State (8): 114-138 (.452) Career Record (15): 219-231 (.487) “I'm very happy for Ed and his family. He has been a good friend for the last 10 years. Selfishly, I'm glad that he's no longer in our conference because Postseason Record: 16-17 (.485) our teams didn't have a whole lot of success against him. His teams have freedom on the offensive end and they are strong rebounders. I know that SoCon Tournament: 6-6 (.500) he'll do a tremendous job in Annapolis.” Big Ten Tournament: 5-8 (.385) -- Bill Carmody, head men's basketball coach at Northwestern NCAA Tournament: 0-2 (.000) NIT Tournament: 5-1 (.833) “I've known Ed DeChellis for over 20 years. I coached against him in the Southern Conference and in the Big Ten. I have phenomenal respect for his ability to build a program and recruit. From a technical aspect, he's spectacular. Defensively, he's very good with changing defenses. He runs great Milestone Wins sets and gets shots for his players. He's been successful everywhere he's been and I know he will be very successful at Navy.” Win Opponent Score Date -- Iowa Head Coach Fran McCaffrey 1 UNC Asheville 78-69 1997-98 50 Lynchburg 65-42 2000-01 “I think Ed DeChellis did remarkable work at Penn State. It's one of the toughest jobs in the Big 10 and they were always very competitive. He took 100 UNC Greensboro 75-73 2002-03 them to the NCAA Tournament last year and won the NIT in 2009. He's a very good coach.” 106 St. Francis, Pa. 67-58 11-26-03 -- John Feinstein, national college basketball writer for the Washington Post and best-selling author. -- First win at Penn State 150 Virginia Tech 66-61 11-28-07 “What a great hire. Ed DeChellis is a tremendous basketball coach and an even better person. He's the perfect fit for the Naval Academy and all the 189 Baylor 69-63 4-2-09 school stands for. They couldn't have hired a better person.” -- 2009 NIT Champions (Penn State) -- Dan Dakich, ESPN Color Commentator for Big Ten games, former head coach at Bowling Green and assistant at Indiana 200 Northwestern 79-60 2-28-10
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record, a best-ever 12-6 mark and second place finish in Showcasing the ability to build a program from the foun - Big Ten play, a top 10 national ranking, and another trip to dation up, DeChellis had his most successful seasons in the NCAA Tournament. his last three years. During that span, his ETSU teams DeChellis returned to Penn State as the head coach went 56-31 and won three straight Southern Conference after a very successful seven-year run as the head coach North Division titles. at East Tennessee State University. At ETSU he turned a DeChellis, who has a career record of 222-232 at two last place Buccaneer team into a three-time conference programs he had to completely rebuild and who has seen division winner, a conference tournament champion and every senior that has played for him over his 15 years as took ETSU to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a a head coach graduate, is a 1982 graduate of Penn State. decade. He and his wife Kim have three daughters: Casey, Erin, Taking over a program that went 7-20 the year before and Lauren. his arrival, DeChellis amassed a 105-93 record in his seven years as head coach from 1996-97 to 2002-03. DeChellis vs. Division I Opponents
American 1-0 Morehead State 3-0 Appalachian State 6-8 Morgan State 1-0 Arkansas State 1-0 Mount St. Mary’s 3-0 Army 1-0 Nevada 0-1 Baylor 1-0 New Hampshire 2-0 Belmont 3-0 New Mexico 0-1 Bucknell 2-0 Nicholls State 1-0 Buffalo 1-1 NJIT 1-0
m Canisius 1-0 Northwestern 12-4 Central Connecticut St. 1-0 UNC Asheville 4-3 o o Central Florida 0-1 UNC Greensboro 8-5 c
. Charleston 0-2 UNC Wilmington 0-1
S Charleston Southern 2-0 Notre Dame 1-0 T T Chattanooga 3-7 Ohio State 1-16 Clemson 0-3 Penn 2-0 R Cleveland State 1-0 Pittsburgh 0-3
O Coastal Carolina 3-1 Princeton 1-0 Colgate 1-0 Purdue 3-12 P P College of Charleston 3-3 Radford 1-3 S Cornell 1-0 Rhode Island 1-1
Y Davidson 7-8 Rider 0-1 Denver 1-0 Robert Morris 1-0 V V Duquesne 1-0 Rutgers 1-2
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. Furman 3-5 St. Francis, N.Y. 1-0 Gardner-Webb 1-0 St. Francis, Pa. 3-0 w w George Mason 1-0 Seton Hall 1-1 Georgia Southern 2-8 South Carolina 0-3 w Georgia Tech 1-1 South Carolina State 0-1 w Georgetown 0-2 South Florida 0-1 Hartford 2-0 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1 Illinois 6-10 Stony Brook 0-1 Illinois State 0-1 Temple 0-4 Indiana 7-7 Tennessee 0-2 Iowa 4-8 Texas A&M 0-2 Iowa State 0-1 The Citadel 7-2 IPFW 1-0 Towson 1-0 James Madison 2-2 Tulane 0-1 Lafayette 1-0 Valparaiso 0-1 Lehigh 3-0 Vanderbilt 0-5 Long Island 3-0 Virginia Commonwealth 0-2 Maine 1-1 Virginia 1-2 Marshall 1-1 Virginia Military 11-4 Maryland 0-1 Virginia Tech 3-5 Md.-Baltimore County 1-0 Wake Forest 0-2 Middle Tennessee State 2-0 West Virginia 0-1 Michigan 3-11 Western Carolina 12-2 Michigan State 4-14 William & Mary 1-0 Minnesota 4-11 Wisconsin 2-13 Mississippi 0-1 Wofford 9-0 Missouri-Kansas City 1-0 Xavier 1-0
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Jason CRAFTON w Associate Head Coach | Nyack (2003) | Seventh season at Navy w . N
Jason Crafton is entering his seventh year on the Navy basketball Garcia earn all-Patriot League Rookie Team accolades. The Mids set
Crafton At a Glance A coaching staff in 2011-12, being elevated to associate head coach in the school records a year ago in three-pointers made and free throw percent - Born Jan. 30, 1982 V summer leading up to the 2010-11 season. age, and forced the third-most turnovers in school history. Navy finished the Hometown Long Island, N.Y.
Crafton has been vital to the success and the resurgence of the Navy year ranked in the top 50 nationally in scoring offense, three-pointers made, High School Upper Room Christian Y basketball program, also serving as the head coach of the JV team for the free throw percentage and steals per game. College Nyack (2003) S last six years. In 2006-07, the Mids finished last season with a 14-16 record, their best Degree B.A., Communcations Crafton has aided in the program's resurgence, serving as a recruiter record in six years. Navy accomplished that with a strong freshman class P and lead scout, as well as handling the day-to-day activities of the pro - and talented upperclassmen. Navy was one of the most-improved teams Coaching Experience O gram. A dynamic recruiter, Crafton has infused outstanding talent into the in the country on the defensive end, ranking in the top 50 nationally in scor - Year School, Position program and has helped Navy to continued improvement on the court. ing defense. R 2011-p Navy, Associate Head Coach
In April (2011), he was named by Basketball Times / Hoop Scoop as The Mids continued its rebuilding process in Crafton's first year at Navy T 2006-10 Navy, Assistant Coach one of the top 50 mid-major assistant coaches. (2005-06), posting a 10-18 record, despite the majority of the team being 2004-05 Villanova, Adm. Assistant S The Mids were a young squad in 2010-11 as five freshmen saw signif - freshman and sophomores. The squad continued its offensive improve - 2003 Nyack, Volunteer Assistant . icant action en route to an 11-20 record. Then-freshmen J.J. Avila and Isa - ment, leading the Patriot League in points per game in all games played. c iah Roberts were both named the Patriot League All-Rookie Team with Crafton had previously served for two years as an Administrative As - Playing Experience o
Avila earning the school's first conference Rookie of the Year honor since sistant with the Villanova men's basketball program that reached the NIT m Year School David Robinson won the CAA's Rookie of the Year honor in 1984. In ad - Quarterfinals in 2004 and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2005. Crafton wore dition, junior guard Jordan Sugars was named to second-team all-Patriot many hats while with the Wildcats, including video ooordinator, as well as 2000-03 Nyack League, making him the fourth different guard in the last four years to be the Villanova Basketball Camp coordinator. He produced recruiting mail- named all-Patriot League. outs, oversaw the student managers and monitored the student-athletes' In 2009-10, Crafton helped the Midshipmen to a 13-17 overall record academic progress. In addition, he was responsible for the Wildcats' film and a fourth-place finish in the Patriot League at 7-7. The Mids were once exchange program and utilized the video editing system to break down film again near the top of the Patriot League in scoring and the Mids' three- on the upcoming opponent. As the Villanova Basketball Camp coordinator, guard attack of Chris Harris, Jordan Sugars and O.J. Avworo were among Crafton oversaw the operation of the camp, which included scheduling the highest-scoring guard trios in the country, averaging over 44 points per guest speakers, producing the daily schedule and assembling and man - game between them. Navy finished in the top three in five different cate - aging the camp staff. gories in the Patriot League while ranking 21st and 98th nationally in three- In the summer of 2004, Crafton was a member of the support staff for pointers made per game and free throw percentage, respectively. the Under-20 National Team Training Camp that took place at the New Three years ago, Crafton helped the Midshipmen to a 19-11 overall Jersey Nets practice facility. He served as the video coordinator, assisting record, equaling the most wins for the Navy program since the 1999-00 the coaching staff with their preparation for the Olympic Games. That team season. On the court, the team continued to flourish, leading the league in went on to win the gold medal. scoring again and ranking high nationally in field goal percentage defense Crafton earned his Bachelor of Sciences Degree from Nyack College in and free throw percentage while starting essentially a four-guard lineup for May of 2003 where he majored in communications. A three-year starter at the second straight season. point guard for the Purple Pride, he was a member of Nyack's first-ever Four years ago, Navy finished second in the Patriot League with a 16- conference championship team in 2000 that advanced to the national tour - 14 record, the program's best mark since 2001. With its four-guard lineup nament. He went on to serve as a volunteer assistant coach for his alma that flourished offensively, the Mids were the top-scoring team in the Pa - mater following graduation before moving on to Villanova in the summer of triot League, while forcing the most turnovers and creating the most steals 2003. in the conference defensively. He has helped shape guards Kaleo Kina Crafton resides in Annapolis. and Chris Harris into all-Patriot League performers, while helping Romeo
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. Associate Head Coach | Penn State (1997) | First season at Navy S T T Dan Earl is entering his first year as an associate head coach of the Navy basketball program in 2011-12. Earl At a Glance A star on the hardwood at Penn State in the mid-90s, Earl spent the last six years from 2006-11 on the coaching staff at Penn State as an assistant coach. Born Dec. 10, 1974 R Earl helped guide the Nittany Lions to a spot in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, a 2009 NIT Championship and a berth in the 2007 NIT. Hometown Medford Lakes, N.J.
O Earl began his Penn State career in 1993-94, starting at point guard under head coach Bruce Parkhill and then-assistant Ed DeChellis. The native of High School Shawnee Medford Lakes, N.J., left Penn State six seasons later, following several injuries, with 1,256 career points (15th all-time), 574 assists (second all-time), 194 College Penn State (1997) P P career three-pointers (seventh all-time), and 491 three-point attempts (seventh all-time). He posted two of Penn State's top 10 single-season assist totals, Degree B.S., Marketing S was a three-time team captain, ran the point for the fifth-seeded Nittany Lions in the 1996 NCAA Tournament and twice earned All-Big Ten recognition. Grad School Penn State (2007)
Y Earl averaged 8.4 ppg and recorded 113 assists, a freshman record that held for a decade, in his first season in Blue and White and was a member Degree Masters, Business Logistics of the Big Ten Touring team during the summer folliowing his freshman season. Family V V The next year, he helped lead Penn State to a 21-11 record and a 9-9 mark in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions advanced to the 1995 National Invita - Wife Sheila
A tion Tournament semifinal round at Madison Square Garden, where Earl was named to the NIT All-tournament Team. Earl averaged 9.3 ppg and dished off 181 assists, a Penn State season record, for the year and won the Penn State Coaches Award.
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. In 1995-96, Earl helmed the point for Penn State's NCAA Tournament team and the first Nittany Lion squad to earn a top 10 national ranking. Penn Year School, Position State went 21-7 and posted a best-ever 12-6 mark in Big Ten play to finish second. The Lions earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Earl earned w w 2012-p Navy, Associate Head Coach All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten honors while averaging 11.7 ppg and posting 150 assists and 53 steals. Earl was named Penn State's Most In - 2006-11 Penn State, Assistant Coach spirational Player. w Earl took a medical redshirt for the 1996-97 season to rehabilitate a lower back injury. He took the floor at the start of the 1997-98 campaign and played Playing Experience w the first five games before a knee injury appeared to end his career. However, the NCAA granted Earl an extra year of eligibility. He returned in 1998-99 to Year School average a career-best 13.4 ppg and post 111 assists. He was again an all-Big Ten and academic All-Big Ten honoree and earned third team academic All- America honors. He was named co-MVP and Most Inspirational player at the team's award banquet and took home the Scholastic Achievement Award. 1994-99 Penn State Earl went on to play professionally in Germany, Poland and Portugal, played in both the Continental Basketball Association and the NBA's Develop - • Two-time all-Big 10 mental League and was a member of the New Jersey Nets' training camp roster in 2001-02 and 2002-03. He also was co-owner of the Next Level Bas - • Three-time team captain ketball Camp, conducting camps and clinics in New Jersey. • Third-team Academic All-American Earl received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Penn State in December of 1997 and played his final season as a graduate student. • Also played professional in Germany, He earned his master's degree in business logistics at Penn State in 2007. Earl also is a former member of the Fiscal Integrity Team for the NCAA Cer - Poland, Portugal, the NBDL and the CBA. tification Committee and the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Dan and his wife, Sheila, were married in the summer of 2008.
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Kurt KANASKIE w Associate Head Coach | La Salle (1980) | First season at Navy w . N
Kurt Kanaskie is entering his first year as an associate head coach of the Navy basketball program in 2011-12.
Kanaskie At a Glance A Kanaskie comes to Navy after eight years at Penn State, all under DeChellis, with the last two serving as an associate head coach. Prior to his time Born April 14, 1958 V at Penn State, Kanaskie served as the head coach at Drake for seven seasons (1997-03) and was one of the most successful Division II head coaches Hometown Mechanicsburg, Pa.
in Pennsylvania history. High School Cumberland Valley Y While at Penn State, Kanaskie helped the Nittany Lions to a spot in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, a 2009 NIT Championship and a berth in the 2007 NIT. College La Salle (1980) S At Drake, Kanaskie inherited a program on NCAA probation with few scholarship players returning. Under Kanaskie, Drake posted the most confer - Degree B.S., Accounting P ence victories in a season in nearly a decade and its highest Missouri Valley Conference finish in 16 years while the team's overall record improved each Grad School South Carolina (1985) of his first six seasons. He was the 2000-01 MVC Coach of the Year runner-up. Degree Masters, Business Adm. O Prior to his tenure at Drake, Kanaskie was head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) for eight seasons. Kanaskie inherited an IUP pro - Family R gram that had posted four straight losing seasons and, after a first year of building a solid foundation, posted seven straight winning records. In 1993, IUP Daughter Kristin made the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) semifinals for the first time in 16 years. The next season (1994-95), IUP grabbed its first na - Son Kevin T tional ranking in school history (No. 5), earned an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time ever and advanced to the Elite Eight. A year later (1995-96), Son Kyle S IUP earned a No. 1 national ranking and advanced to the national semifinals. Kanaskie was twice named PSAC Coach of the Year, earned NABC Dis - . trict Coach of the Year honors twice and was twice named the Basketball Times National Coach of the Year. Coaching Experience c
In September 2011, Kanaskie was inducted into the IUP Athletics Hall of Fame for his role in the revival of the IUP basketball program. o Year School, Position
Prior to his tenure at IUP, Kanaskie served as the head coach at nearby Lock Haven University for three years (1986-88). He inherited a Bald Eagle m 2012-p Navy, Associate Head Coach program that was 18-84 over the previous four seasons and in his first year set a school record for wins with 15. His LHU team reached the NCAA Tour - 2010-11 Penn State, Associate Head Coach nament a year later and earned the school's first-ever national ranking. He was named PSAC Coach of the Year twice at LHU, giving him a total of four 2004-09 Penn State, Assistant Coach PSAC coaching awards. 1997-03 Drake, Head Coach The Mechanicsburg, Pa., native began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina and served on the Gamecock 1989-96 Indiana, Pa., Head Coach staff for five seasons. Kanaskie was an All-State basketball player at Cumberland Valley High School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree from 1986-88 Lock Haven, Head Coach La Salle University in 1980 and a Master of Business Administration from South Carolina in 1985. While at La Salle, he earned All-Big Five and All-East 1981-85 South Carolina, Assistant Coach Coast Conference honors, was an academic All-American, and left as the school's ninth all-time leading scorer. He was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Record as Head Coach: 269-243 (18) Warriors. Kurt has two sons, Kevin and Kyle, and a daughter, Kristin. Kevin was a standout guard at Middle Tennessee State from 2006-09, while Kyle is cur - Playing Experience rently a starter on the State College Area High School basketball team. Year School 1977-80 La Salle • All Big Five & All-ECC • Drafted by Golden State Warriors in 1980 Draft (8th rd.; 162nd pick)
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. Assistant Coach | Penn State (2006) | First season at Navy S T T D.J. Black is entering his first year as an assistant coach of the Navy basketball program in 2011-12. Black At a Glance Black comes to Navy after spending the last four seasons (2008-11) at Penn State as the video coordinator and, most recently as the director of bas - Born June 1, 1983 R ketball operations. Black will serve as an assistant coach at Navy. Hometown Chicora, Pa.
O He helped lead the Nittany Lions to a spot in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and the 2009 NIT Championship. High School Karns City After earning a degree in health and physical education from Penn State in 2006, Black stayed on staff as the assistant video coordinator where he College Penn State (2006) P P created scouting tapes and assisted in film exchange. Black also spoke at local schools with former Director of Basketball Operations Eldon Price. Degree B.S., Health & Phys. Ed. S Black began his collegiate playing career at Penn State-Altoona where he led the team to the school's first ever AMCC playoff. He finished his career
Y as a walk-on, practice team player at Penn State as he helped the Nittany Lions reach the 2006 NIT. Coaching Experience Black moved to East Stroudsburg University as an assistant coach under Jeff Wilson in 2007 where he helped coach two all-conference post players V V Year School, Position in Chris Bach and Channon Easley. The Warriors made their third straight playoff appearance and had a record of 18-10 while riding a 13-game win streak, 2012-p. Navy, Assistant Coach A the second longest in school history. Black's responsiblities included on-court coaching, recruiting, player development, scouting and film exchange. 2009-11 Penn State, Video Coordinator Black has also been involved as a coach or director in various basketball camps at Penn State, East Stroudsburg, Duke, Wake Forest, Saint Francis,
N 2008 East Stroudsburg, Assistant Coach
. Blair Academy and numerous Hoop Group Elite camps. 2007 Penn State, Asst. Video Coord. Black is currently working on completing a masters degree in exercise science from East Stroudsburg University. w w Playing Experience w Year School 2002-04 Penn State-Altoona w • Led Penn State-Altoona to first AAMC Playoff appearance. 2006 Penn State • Member of 2006 Penn State NIT team.
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Aaron GOODMAN w Assistant Coach | Boston U (1997) | Sixth season at Navy w . N
Aaron Goodman enters his sixth season as an assistant coach for the since been broken). Navy was also one of the most-improved teams in the
Goodman At a Glance A Navy men's basketball program in 2011-12. country on the defensive end, ranking in the top 50 nationally in scoring Born May 30, 1975 V The Mids were a young squad in 2010-11 as five freshmen saw signif - defense. Hometown Kensington, Va.
icant action en route to an 11-20 record. Then-freshmen J.J. Avila and Isa - In Goodman's first season (2005-06), the Mids continued their rebuild - High School Walter Johnson Y iah Roberts were both named the Patriot League All-Rookie Team with ing process, posting a 10-18 record, despite the majority of the team being College Boston U. (1997) S Avila earning the school's first conference Rookie of the Year honor since freshman and sophomores. The squad continued its offensive improve - Degree B.A., International Relations David Robinson won the CAA's Rookie of the Year honor in 1984. In ad - ment, leading the Patriot League in points per game in all games played. P dition, junior guard Jordan Sugars was named to second-team all-Patriot Prior to coming to Navy, Goodman spent the previous five years as the Coaching Experience O League, making him the fourth different guard in the last four years to be top assistant at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. Year School, Position named all-Patriot League. While at Marymount, Goodman was the lead recruiter for the Saints, R 2007-p Navy, Assistant Coach
In 2009-10, Goodman helped the Midshipmen to a 13-17 overall record who competed in the NCAA Division III Capital Athletic Conference. Good - T 2001-06 Marymount, Assistant Coach and a fourth-place finish in the Patriot League at 7-7. The Mids were once man was also in charge of scouting, scheduling and managed the fundrais - S again near the top of the Patriot League in scoring and the Mids' three- ing account that recorded a 300 percent growth from the previous year. . guard attack of Chris Harris, Jordan Sugars and O.J. Avworo were among Goodman was also in charge of player development with an emphasis on c the highest-scoring guard trios in the country, averaging over 44 points per post play, managing an operating budget and team travel and oversaw an o
game between them. Navy finished in the top three in five different cate - academic program that resulted in the highest team GPA in school history. m gories in the Patriot League while ranking 21st and 98th nationally in three- Prior to his time at Marymount, Goodman was the head junior varsity pointers made per game and free throw percentage, respectively. and assistant varsity basketball coach at Sandy Spring Friends School in Three years ago, Goodman helped the Midshipmen to a 19-11 overall Olney, Md., as well as a junior high PE teacher. During his time at Sandy record, equaling the most wins for the Navy program since the 1999-00 Springs, he helped guide the squad to the most wins in five years and season. On the court, the team continued to flourish, leading the league in planned and implemented a new PE / health cirriculum. scoring again and ranking high nationally in field goal percentage defense Before that, Goodman was a results manager at Ntercept Communi - and free throw percentage while starting essentially a four-guard lineup for cations in Washington, D.C., in 2000-01 and was a field representative the second straight season. from 1998-99 for Congresswoman Connie Morella. Four years ago, Navy finished second in the Patriot League with a 16- Goodman has also been active in basketball camps in the region, serv - 14 record, the program's best mark since 2001. With its four-guard lineup ing as the assistant director at Marymount's camps from 2002-2006, and that flourished offensively, the Mids were the top-scoring team in the Pa - worked at the Eastern Invitational (2002-present), Coach Morgan Woot - triot League, while forcing the most turnovers and creating the most steals ten's Basketball Camp (2004-present), the Chuck Driesell Basketball Acad - in the conference defensively. He has helped shape guards Kaleo Kina emy (2002) and a camp at Catholic University (2002). and Chris Harris into all-Patriot League performers, while helping Romeo Goodman is a 1997 graduate from Boston University with a Bachelor of Garcia earn all-Patriot League Rookie Team accolades. The Mids set Arts degree in International Relations. He sported a 3.1 GPA and spent school records a year ago in three-pointers made and free throw percent - the fall of 1995, studying overseas at Schiller International University in age, and forced the third-most turnovers in school history. Navy finished the Heidelberg, Germany, focusing on German language studies. year ranked in the top 50 nationally in scoring offense, three-pointers made, Goodman is single and resides in Annapolis. free throw percentage and steals per game. In 2006-07, the Mids finished last season with a 14-16 record, their best record in six years. Navy accomplished that with a strong freshman class and talented upperclassmen. Under Burke's guidance, guards played a huge role in Navy's turnaround, as the Mids set school records for three- pointers made and attempted, as well as free throw percentage (all have
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R Chet GLADCHUK O Director of Athletics | Boston College (1973) | 11th season at Navy P P
S In his 11th year as Director of Athletics, Chet Gladchuk has overseen vancement of the department, most specifically in the sport of football. Ad - Gladchuk At a Glance
Y a renaissance of the Naval Academy athletic program. His administrative ditionally, he was recognized by the Secretary of the Navy for his contri - College Boston College (1973) leadership has helped lead the program to one of the most succesful peri - butions and service to the Navy and the Naval Academy with the Superior Degree Business Management V V ods in school history. Public Service Award to the Department of the Navy. Grad School Massachusetts (1974) A In 2010-11, Navy won 63 percent of its contests and claimed the over - Gladchuk has been able to parlay Navy’s athletic success into an ex - Master’s Sport Admistration all series against Army for the 18th time in the last 19 years. Navy pro - clusive television deal with CBS ports Network that has increased Navy’s Family N
. duced nine All-Americans, 11 conference athletes of the year, nine television exposure both in the United States and internationally. CBS Wife Kathy conference coaches of the year and 11 conference championships. Sports Network, the first 24-hour college sports network, televises every Son John w w The Mids also excelled in the classroom, ranking No. 4 in the country in Navy home and select neutral site football games (excluding Notre Dame Daughter Katie
w graduation rate for student-athletes (among Football Bowl Subdivision and Army which are televised nationally by CBS), as well as other Mid - Daughter Christie schools) and all 24 of Navy’s NCAA sponsored varsity sports rank above the shipmen men's and women's athletic events, original programming and Daughter Julie w national average in the Academic Progress Report, including five teams with documentaries centered on the storied Navy athletic program. The long- perfect scores. Navy had five Academic All-Americans, four Patriot League term, multi-media agreement includes internet streaming, broadband and Experience Scholar Athletes of the Year and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship win - video-on-demand rights and high definition rights. A major part of the Year School, Position ner. Six of the top 15 Naval Academy graduates and 28 of the top 100 grad - agreement was that all home football games would be played on Saturday 2001-p Navy, Director of Athletics uates in the Class of 2011 were involved with varsity or club athletics. for the convenience of the Navy alumni. Navy sports are seen all over the 1997-01 Houston, Director of Athletics The football team had another successful season in 2010, posting a 9- world with the international distribution of Navy programming, especially 1990-97 Boston College, 4 record and playing in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. to the troops serving abroad. Navy’s contract with CBS Sports Network Director of Intercollegiate Athletics The Mids beat Army for a series-record ninth-consecutive year and de - runs through 2018. / Intramurals and Recreation feated Notre Dame for the third time in four seasons. Gladchuk has also added radio giants WBAL (1090 AM) in Baltimore 1987-90 Tulane, Athletic Director Other teams who flourished in 2010-11 included the women’s basket - and WFED (1500 AM, 1050 AM, 820 AM) in Washington D.C./Northern 1985-87 Syracuse, Assoc. Athletic Director ball team winning the Patriot League Championship and advancing to the Virginia to Navy’s radio network. 1978-85 Massachusetts, NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history; the rifle team placed WBAL Radio, which is also the home of the Ravens, is Maryland's dom - Director of General Physical Ed. / seventh at the NCAA Championship; the women’s lacrosse team advanced inant and most powerful radio station. Since 1925, generations of Mary - Assistant & Assoc. Athletic Director to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season; intercollegiate landers have turned to WBAL Radio for news, weather, thought-provoking 1974-78 New Hampton Prep sailing placed ninth at the ICSA Nationals; the baseball team won the Pa - discussions and sports. As Maryland's only 50,000-watt AM station, Director of Athletics / Football Coach triot League Regular Season and Tournament titles and participated in the WBAL's signal travels substantially further than any other station in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002; while the water polo, men’s state. Awards / Honors cross country, men’s swimming & diving, men’s indoor track & field, WFED Radio, which is also the home of the Washington Nationals, is 2005 Bobby Dodd A.D. of the Year women’s indoor track & field and women’s rowing all won conference titles. a 50,000-watt station that will air a minimum of 10 regular-season football Gladchuk’s efforts have been recognized on a national level as well, as games. WFED is your source for federal news covering both the Federal the Division IA Athletic Directors Association named him the 2005 Bobby Government and those who do business with the government. Dodd Athletic Director of the Year. The award is presented in recognition Since being introduced as the Academy's 28th Director of Athletics on of an athletic director’s support and commitment toward the successful ad - Sept. 4, 2001, Gladchuk has pressed forward on numerous fronts with en -
# 41 # NAVY MEN’S BASKETBALL ergy and vision. From the hiring of Paul Johnson and Ken Niumatalolo management highlight the list of renovations. Gladchuk has worked 2010-11 Navy Athletics as head football coaches to the renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Me - closely with the city, county, state and neighborhood associations to en - Year in Review morial Stadium, Gladchuk has made improvements in several key areas sure proper communication and sensitivity to issues that benefit both the Overall Record 301-174-8 (.631) that will prove more success on the athletic fields for years to come. Re - NAAA and community at large. The NAAA was awarded the Green Star N-Star Record vs. Army 11-11 (.500) cent head coaching hires such as Bill Roberts in men’s swimming, John award by former Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer for commitment to the en - Overall Record vs. Army 17-15 (.531) Morrison in women’s swimming, Paul Kostacopoulos in baseball, Keith vironment during the ongoing renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Conference Championships 11 Puryear in women’s tennis, Cindy Timchal, the all-time winningest Stadium. Conference Athletes of the Year 11 women’s lacrosse coach in NCAA history, Stefanie Pemper, one of the all- Gladchuk and the NAAA have also teamed up with the Naval Acad - All-Americans 9 time winningest Division III women’s basketball coaches, Dave Brandt, emy Foundation to raise over $75 million in private giving for facilities Conference Coaches of the Year 9 the all-time winningest soccer coach in NCAA history, Larry Bock, the all- such as the Brigade Sports Complex (hockey and tennis), Max Bishop Academic All-Americans 5 time winningest coach in collegiate volleyball history, Ed DeChellis, the Stadium (baseball), varsity squash courts, various team locker rooms and PL Scholar-Athletes of the Year 4 2009 Big Ten Basketball Coach of the Year at Penn State, and Rick Sow - a number of practice facilities. Graduation Rate 4th ell, who was a two-time America East Coach of the Year. Other highlights during Gladchuk’s tenure at the Naval Academy in - During Gladchuk’s tenure at the Naval Academy, he has seen the Mid - clude the recent renegotiation of the Army-Navy contract which resulted National Honors shipmen win 75 conference titles, produce 137 All-Americans and 48 Ac - in over $46 million to the two schools over the next eight years, schedul - ademic All-Americans. ing Maryland, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Army at M&T Bank Stadium • Football finished 36th in the nation in the Gladchuk has also worked tirelessly to bring back school spirit, work - in Baltimore to promote Navy football in the community, negotiating the final Associated Press college football poll ing in conjunction with school officials to encourage midshipmen to at - extension of the Navy-Notre Dame football game television contract with and played in an eighth-straight bowl game. tend events for all sports. CBS through 2018 and negotiating bowl deals with the Houston, Emerald, • Water polo finished the season ranked 15th He has embraced the local community and alumni base, and is an Poinsettia, Meineke Car Care, EagleBank, Texas, Armed Forces and Mil - in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Poll. often-requested speaker, visiting areas all over the country as he shares itary Bowls. • Offshore sailing won the McMillan Cup, the the vision of the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Athletic Asso - Gladchuk is heavily involved with NCAA and Patriot League commit - big-boat national championship for the New England and Mid-Atlantic districts. ciation. tees. He recently was selected to serve on the NCAA Leadership Coun - w Gladchuk’s biggest impact on the Naval Academy has been the $42 cil, which is one of the highest NCAA appointments an athletic director can • Wrestling finished 37th at the NCAA Cham - million renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium where under realize. The council helps set the Division I legislative agenda and ad - pionship. w his leadership the stadium was completely refurbished over a four-year vises the NCAA regarding major legislative issues being considered. The • The women’s basketball team competed in w time frame. The addition of 6,500 permanent seats on the sidelines and primary responsibility of the council is to identify those issues on the hori - the NCAA Tournament for the first time in in the end zones, 32 luxury boxes, dropping the field eight feet and mov - zon that can impact Division I and intercollegiate athletics as a whole and program history. . N ing the sidelines closer, two video scoreboards, a memorial plaza, up - spends much of its time planning for the future of Division I and helps set • The men’s swimming & diving team quali - fied three Midshipmen for the NCAA Cham - graded restroom and concession areas, a perimeter walking path, new the course for the future. Gladchuk is also on the NACDA (National As - A lighting, a new sound system, landscaping the grounds and storm water sociation of Collegiate Athletic Directors) Executive Committee and has pionship. V served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee in the Patriot League • Rifle placed seventh at the NCAA Rifle
and a member of the NCAA Olympic Sport Liaison Committee. Championship. Y • Men’s Gymnastics qualified two Midship -
Gladchuk came to the Naval Academy from the University of Houston, S where he had been the Director of Athletics since July 18, 1997. Recog - men for the NCAA Championship. P nized as one of the nation’s top leaders in intercollegiate athletics man - • Women’s Lacrosse advanced to the NCAA agement, he guided the Cougars to 19 Conference USA Championships, Tournament for a second-consecutive season. O while making significant strides in the academic success of their student- • Intercollegiate sailing placed ninth at ICSA R athletes, gender equity and fiscal management. Nationals. Before Houston, Gladchuk was the Director of Intercollegiate Athlet - • Baseball earned its first trip to the NCAA T Tournament since 2002 and made its ninth ics, Intramurals and Recreation for seven years at his alma mater, Boston S appearance in program history in the national College. Under Gladchuk, Boston College emerged as one of the NCAA’s . elite programs of the 1990s winning numerous Big East and NCAA Cham - tournament. c pionships. The school’s graduation rate for all student-athletes was over o
90 percent and the Eagles won the College Football Association’s Aca - m demic Achievement Award for the highest graduation rates among all Di - vision I schools in three of his last five years at Boston College. Gladchuk led the Alumni Stadium expansion effort, which resulted in a $35 million improvement to the football stadium. Prior to rejoining Boston College, Gladchuk served as AD at Tulane University from 1987-90. During his tenure, he directed the reinstatement of the Green Wave basketball program to Division I status. In addition, he oversaw the construction of new facilities for the athletics administra - tion as well as baseball, track and field and tennis teams after a $25 mil - lion athletics campaign was successfully completed. From 1985-87, he served as Associate AD at Syracuse University, head - ing operations, NCAA compliance, financial aid and facility operations. Gladchuk lettered in football at Boston College and graduated with honors in business management in 1973. He earned a master’s in sports administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1974, where he began his career in intercollegiate athletics, including serving for seven years as Director of General Physical Education, Assistant and As - sociate Athletic Director for the university. He also has served as Direc - tor of Athletics and head football coach for the New Hampton (Prep) School in New Hampshire prior to leaving for UMass. He and his wife, Kathy, have four children: John, a graduate of Loy - ola Marymount; Katie, a graduate of Boston College; Christie, a graduate of Trinity and Julie, a graduate of the University of North Carolina.
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Justin LIVEZEY Shelby SCHOLZ Strength & Conditioning Coach Equipment Manager West Chester (1996) Kansas (2008) Eighth season at Navy Third season at Navy Justin Livezey enters his eighth season as the Navy men’s basketball strength and Shelby Scholz is in his third year as the Navy men’s basketball equipment manager, conditioning coach after spending two years as a strength and conditioning coach at after graduating from the University of Kansas in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Siena. pyschology and a minor in sports management. Livezey has been instrumental in helping improve Navy’s strength, flexibility and For the last year, Scholz worked in the University of Kansas equipment room, where conditioning, creating an offseason workout tailored to each player’s needs, and then he was in charge of supervising the student workers and assisting with the general fine-tuning the workouts during the season. equipment room needs. While at Kansas, he served as a team manager with the Upon graduation from West Chester (Pa.) with a degree in health and fitness (ki - women’s basketball team for three years, where he helped with equipment, game and nesiology), Livezey served an internship with the National Football League’s Tampa practice set-up, assisted with practice drills and edited film. He also helped run and Bay Buccaneers. In January of 2000, upon completion of his one-year internship, maintain the Bonnie Henrickson Basketball Camp. Livezey was named the head strength and conditioning coach for the St. Petersburg He served as the Highland Community College men’s basketball manager in 2002-03. Devil Rays, the “A” affiliate for Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. Scholz, and his wife, Miranda, reside in Annapolis. In the fall of 2000, Livezey accepted a position at Villanova where he served as the primary strength coach for baseball, field hockey, women’s soccer and women’s vol - leyball. He spent two years at Villanova before moving on to Siena. Chris FORMAN Livezey and his wife, Brandy, reside in Annapolis. m Sports Information Director o o Central College, Iowa (1998) c
. Adam PECINA Eighth season at Navy S Athletic Trainer Chris Forman enters his sixth year as the sports information contact for the Navy T T Texas (1998) men’s basketball team. He is in his eighth year overall as an assistant sports infor - R Fourth season at Navy mation director at Navy. He also serves as the men’s soccer, water polo, rifle, women’s tennis and sailing contact at Navy. O Adam Pecina is in his fourth year as an assistant athletic trainer at Navy. Pecina Forman came to Navy from the University of Massachusetts, where he was an as - P P will work with the men’s basketball program over the winter. sistant media relations director for two years. While at UMass, Forman worked for the
S Pecina spent the previous eight years at Wake Forest University, where he bagan Minutemen hockey, men’s lacrosse and men’s soccer teams. as an intern with the football team in 2000. He transitioned to a full-time position in Y 2002 and worked with the Demon Deacons’ women’s soccer and men’s tennis teams. Prior to his time at UMass, Forman was a sports information graduate assistant at V V On the international scene, Pecina served as a trainer for the USA Tennis and the St. Cloud State University (Minn.), where he served as the men’s basketball, women’s hockey and baseball contact. He served as the media coordinator of the 2001 NCAA A Modern Pentathlon teams at the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece, and served as the athletic trainer for the United States tennis and swimming teams at Division II North Central Regional men’s basketball tournament. N
. the 2003 Pan-American Games. Forman graduated in 1998 from Central College (Iowa) with a bachelor of science Pecina earned a bachelors of science degree in kinesiology from the University of degree in exercise science / health promotion. While at Central, he was a three-year w w Texas in 1998 and a masters degree from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2000. letterwinner on the Dutch basketball team. Following his graduation from Central Col - w Pecina resdes in Annapolis. lege, Forman was the Sports Editor at the Atlantic News-Telegraph in Atlantic, Iowa. Forman and his wife, Elle, reside in Annapolis, and are the parents of a girl, Ash - w Chris GROSSE lyn (born April 25, 2009). Marketing & Promotions Connecticut (2005) Third season at Navy Chris Grosse enters his third year at Navy after working at New Mexico State as an assistant director of marketing and promotions in charge of four sports. Prior to his time at New Mexico State, Grosse was a graduate assistant at Florida State University where he worked for two years (2006-08) while receiving his Masters in Sports Administration. While at Florida State, Grosse’s sport responsibilities were women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball and Olympic sports, while assisting with foot - ball and men’s basketball. Cmdr. Doug Capt. Robert Kevin Alex A.J. Grosse spent the 2005-06 year as an intern at the Naval Academy in the market - Brown, USN Brennan, USN Darby Kovensky Ramos ing and promotions department. Officer Rep. Officer Rep. Team Manager Team Manager Team Manager Grosse graduated from the University of Connecticut in the spring of 2005 with a bachelors’ degree in marketing. A native of Bedford, N.H., he currently resides in An - napolis.
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STAFF DIRECTORY
Men’s Basketball 410-293-2627 Marketing & Promotions Rifle Ed DeChellis Head Coach dechelli Jon Starrett Sr. Assoc. AD / Corp. Sales starrett Bill Kelley Head Coach bkelley Jason Crafton Associate Head Coach crafton Christie Zaganiaczyk Asst. to Corporate Sales zaganiac Dan Earl Associate Head Coach earl Kris Whitacre Asst. AD / Marketing & Prom. whitacre Rowing - Heavyweight Kurt Kanaskie Associate Head Coach kkanaski Chris Grosse Assoc. Director / Marketing grosse Rick Clothier Head Coach clothier D.J. Black Assistant Coach black Melissa Denning Asst. Director / Marketing denning Rob Friedrich Sr. Associate Head Coach friedric Aaron Goodman Assistant Coach agoodman Nolan Barry Marketing Assistant barry Chris Allsopp Crew Maintenance allsopp Judy Hawkins Administrative Assistant jhawkins Photography & Video Rowing - Lightweight Sports Information 410-293-4517 Phil Hoffmann Director of Photography hoffmann Steve Perry Head Coach sperry Scott Strasemeier Associate AD sstrasem John McGuire Video Coordinator jmcguire Matt Spalluzzi Assistant Coach spalluzz Stacie Michaud Associate SID michaud Todd Green Asst. Video Coordinator tgreen Jeff Barnes Assistant SID barnes Rowing - Women’s Chris Forman Assistant SID forman Strength & Conditioning Mike Hughes Head Coach mhughes Justin Kischefsky Assistant SID kischefs Mike Brass Assoc. AD / Sports Performance brass Nicole Stimpson Assistant Coach nwilliam Matt Muzza Assistant SID muzza Kirk Woolfolk Dir. of Strength & Conditioning woolfolk Mark Leddy Director of Publications leddy Cliff Dooman Dir. of Olympic Sport Perf. dooman Sailing - Intercollegiate Joe Fondale Asst. Strength & Cond. Coach fondale Ian Burman Head Coach burman The Naval Academy Athletic Association’s main number is Becca Grizzard Asst. Strength & Cond. Coach grizzard Brendan Healy Assistant Coach healy 410-293-2700. Justin Livezey Asst. Strength & Cond. Coach livezey Ted Huebner Assistant Coach huebner All email addresses end with @usna.edu Rett Warren Asst. Strength & Cond. Coach rwarren Sailing - Offshore Administration Technology Jahn Tihansky Head Coach tihansky Chet Gladchuk Director of Athletics gladchuk Jason Sherman Asst. Network Administrator jsherman Pete Carrico Assistant Director carrico Dr. Tom Virgets Sr. Associate AD / Phys. Mission virgets Joe McGettigan Assistant Coach mcgettig Eric Ruden Deputy Director of Athletics ruden Ticket Office
Carl Tamulevich Sr. Associate AD / Team Support tam Matt Munnelly Assoc. AD / Ticket Operations mmunnell Soccer - Men’s w Robb Dunn Assoc. AD / Adm., Development rdunn Kaitlin Bailey Asst. Dir. of Ticket Operations bailey Dave Brandt Head Coach brandt Carla Criste Assistant AD criste Hannah Barber Asst. Dir. of Ticket Operations barber Derek Potteiger Assistant Coach potteige w Pat Phillips Assistant AD / Administration paphilli Craig Jocius Group Sales jocius Dustin Shambach Goalkeepers Coach shambach Joanne Setzer Team Support Coordinator setzer Tom Phelps Group Sales phelps Cheryl Holland Ricketts Hall Receptionist cholland Soccer - Women’s w Mary Mansfield General Counsel mmansfie Baseball Carin Gabarra Head Coach gabarra Tina Bradley Administrative Assistant bradley . Paul Kostacopoulos Head Coach kostacop Rob Blanck Assistant Coach blanck N Paula Roche Administrative Assistant proche Ryan Mau Assistant Coach mau Dustin Shambach Goalkeepers Coach shambach Margaret Pott Administrative Assistant pott Matt Reynolds Assistant Coach reynolds A Kerwin Belt Coordinator of Mail Services kbelt Sprint Football
Basketball - Women’s Mitchell Maury Head Coach maury V Athletic Admissions Stefanie Pemper Head Coach pemper
Dave Davis Sr. Associate AD / Admissions ddavis Jeff Harada Assistant Coach harada Squash Y DeDe Duncan-White Asst. AD / Acad. Supp. Serv. dunchanwh Maria Noucas Assistant Coach noucas Craig Dawson Head Coach cdawson
Mackie McCann Admissions Staff mmccann Alison Smith Assisant Coach smitha S Carol Alton Administrative Assistant calton Swimming - Men’s P Athletic Training Bill Roberts Head Coach robertsw Dr. Jeff Fair Assoc. AD / Sports Medicine fairjeff Cross Country - Men’s Joe Suriano Head Diving Coach suriano O Gretchen Benz Athletic Trainer benz Al Cantello Head Coach cantello Chris Maiello Assistant Coach maiello Jim Berry Athletic Trainer jberry R Leah Bradley Athletic Trainer lbradley Cross Country - Women’s Swimming - Women’s
Gregg Calhoon Athletic Trainer calhoon Karen Boyle Head Coach boyle John Morrison Head Coach morrison T Ray Chronister Athletic Trainer chronist Joe Suriano Head Diving Coach suriano Joe English Athletic Trainer jenglish Football Rob Lias Jr. Assistant Coach lias S Dee Jones Athletic Trainer djones
Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach niumatal .
Adam Pecina Athletic Trainer pecina Chris Culton Assistant Coach culton Tennis - Men’s c Loren Shipley Athletic Trainer shipley
Justin Davis Assistant Coach jdavis John Officer Head Coach jco o Brian Simerville Athletic Trainer simervil Tony Grantham Assistant Coach agrantha John Moreland Assistant Coach moreland
Buddy Green Assistant Coach bgreen m Blue & Gold Membership Ashley Ingram Assistant Coach jingram Tennis - Women’s Robb Dunn Assoc. AD / Adm., Development rdunn Ivin Jasper Assistant Coach jasper Keith Puryear Head Coach puryear Steve O’Brien Assoc. AD / Developmen obriens Steve Johns Assistant Coach johns Alessandra Pedergnana Assistant Coach pedergna Sherrie Werner Blue & Gold Coordinator werner Keith Jones Assistant Coach kjones Margaret Pott Administrative Assistant pott Mike Judge Assistant Coach mjudge Track & Field - Men’s Danny O’Rourke Assistant Coach dorourke Stephen Cooksey Head Coach cooksey Business Office Dale Pehrson Assistant Coach pehrson Chris Campbell Assistant Coach campbelc Barbara Brozen Sr. Assoc. AD / Bus. Affairs brozen Napoleon Sykes Assistant Coach sykes Al Cantello Assistant Coach cantello Chauncey Winbush Associate AD / Bus. Affairs winbush Bryce McDonald Military Liaison bmcdonal Dave Larish Recruiting Coordinator dlarish Sarah White Senior Accountant swhite Andrew Thompson Military Liaison thompsoa Karlene Durisko Payroll & Benefits Manager durisko Shari Marra Administrative Assistant marra Track & Field - Women’s Nancy McMahon Accounts Receivable nmcmahon Lois Gareis Administrative Assistant gareis Carla Criste Head Coach criste Laura Bresnahan Accounts Payable lbresnah Karen Boyle Assistant Coach boyle Golf 410-757-3544 Steven Sarigiannis Assistant Coach sarigian Compliance Pat Owen Head Coach powen Loretta Lamar Assoc. AD / Compliance & SWA lamar Volleyball Gymnastics Larry Bock Head Coach bock Equipment Staff Dr. Sho Fukushima Head Coach sho Kait Kozak Assistant Coach kozak Greg Morgenthaler Asst. AD / Eq. Operations morgen Craig Holt Assistant Coach holt Steve Hinrichs Associate Director hinrichs Water Polo Daniel Boeckenhauer Assistant Director boeckenh Lacrosse - Men’s Mike Schofield Head Coach schofiel Derek Griesdorn Assistant Director griesdor Rick Sowell Head Coach sowell Mladen Stanicic Assistant Coach stanicic Bryan Harrod Assistant Director bharrod Ryan Wellner Assistant Coach wellner Tom Popp Assistant Coach Brian Maddox Assistant Director maddox J.L. Reppert Assistant Coach reppert Shelby Scholz Assistant Director scholz Mark Goers Director of Lacrosse Operations goers Wrestling Bruce Burnett Head Coach bburnett Facility & Operations Lacrosse - Women’s Brian Antonelli Assistant Coach antonell Allan Heinze Sr. Associate AD / Facilities heinze Cindy Timchal Head Coach timchal Mike Letts Assistant Coach letts Tom McKavitt Associate AD / Fac. & Maint. tmckavit Allison Fondale Associate Head Coach avalenti Bill Givens Associate AD / Ops. & Champs givens Kristin Waagbo Assistant Coach waagbo Tom Schemmel Assistant AD / Grounds tschemme Liz Schaffner Director of Lacrosse Operations schaffne
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