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Assoc. Head Coach Orlando Vandross .......14
Assistant Coach Brian Daly .....................14
Assistant Coach Ross Condon ..................15
Dir. of Basketball Ops. Adam Fisher ........15
Student-Athlete Support Services ...........16
Athletic Training ...................................17
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Support Staff ........................................20
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Patrick Chambers, a rising star
in college basketball as one of the
top assistant coaches in the country
while working at Big East member
Villanova, was officially handed the
reigns of the Boston University men’s
basketball program on April 8, 2009,
becoming the program’s 24th head
coach in its 101st season. During his
five-year tenure with the Wildcats, he helped produce four
NCAA Sweet 16 appearances and a berth in the 2009 Final
Four.
“We were very deliberate during our search process in
deciding the type of person and the caliber of coach who
we wanted to lead our program,” commented Assistant Vice
President and Director of Athletics Lynch. “We narrowed our
national pool of candidates by determining who would provide
our student-athletes with the best experience, be the best fit
for Boston University and offer us the best opportunity to win
our conference and advance to the NCAA tournament.
“Each time and every way we looked at it, we arrived at
the same conclusion: Patrick Chambers is the best person and
the right coach to lead BU basketball to greatness,” he added.
“I see our athletic engine being well-oiled, but in order to
reach our goals and expectations and take full advantage
of the promise that each one of us on campus believes we
have as a program, we need to add what I consider a booster
to our engine. I see men’s basketball’s success providing
that booster. This hire has wide-ranging implications for our
program and arguably is one of our most impactful decisions
that the department has made in the last 15 years.”
Following the likes of Rick Pitino, Mike Jarvis and current
Detroit Pistons head coach John Kuester in starting his head
coaching career at Boston University, Chambers is excited
about joining Terrier Nation.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead a
program with the type of rich basketball tradition of Boston
University,” said Chambers. “There is a long line of incredible
coaches that have coached here, and I’m privileged to be
named with those guys. I have a great appreciation for
institutions that offer outstanding academics and athletics,
and that defines BU. I understand the demands and the
standards that are set forth, and we look forward to keeping
them at a high level. Our guys are in good shape and they
will get their degrees under our leadership.”
“My vision for BU basketball is we are going to play hard,
we are going to play tough and we are going to play physical
for 40 minutes,” said Chambers. “A style that fans will say,
`Man, do they give it up for each other.’ And the other team is
going to say, `I don’t want to see them ever again.’
While at Villanova, the team posted a 126-45 record
(.737 winning percentage) in the last five seasons, including
a 2008-09 mark of 30-8, setting the school’s single-season
win total. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA tournament all
five years Chambers was on staff and posted a 56-28 (.667)
conference record in the formidable Big East.
Villanova has consistently peaked in March as well as any
other program recently, achieving an 11-5 mark in the last
five NCAA tournaments and is one of just three programs
to have advanced to the Sweet 16 four times in that span
(Memphis and North Carolina are the others). Villanova won
at least 22 games each of the last five years, and its 2009
senior class set a school record with 126 career victories.
Chambers’ responsibilities at Villanova included recruiting,
on-court teaching and player development. He began on
the staff of 2009 Big East Coach of the Year Jay Wright in
May 2004 as the director of basketball operations. He was
quickly promoted after one season
to assistant coach, a role he held
for three years until being named
associate head coach in June 2008.
Prior to his first start in
coaching, Chambers joined the
Philadelphia University basketball team without a
scholarship in 1990 and would leave the team as the starting
point guard and the school-record holder for assists. Currently
seventh all-time in steals, he helped spark the team to four
NCAA Division II Sweet 16 appearances and two Elite Eight
finishes.
Following graduation with a degree in marketing in
1994, Chambers entered the coaching community with a
one-season stint (1995-96) as an assistant at Delaware Valley
(Pa.) College. In 1999, he became the top varsity assistant
at Episcopal Academy and would remain at the high school
through 2004.
During his tenure there, he returned to his alma mater and
served as a special assistant (2001-04) to his former college
coach, Herb Magee, who in March surpassed Dean Smith on
the NCAA men’s all-time wins list to move into the No. 3
spot with 880 victories. In his role, Chambers assisted the
coaching icon with player development off the court while
designing off-season workouts and scouting opponents.
The 38-year-old Chambers is married to the former
Courtney Sullivan. Their first child, Grace, was born in
November of 2008.
TH E CH AM BE R S FILE
Birthdate: Dec. 13, 1970
Hometown: Newton Square, Pa.
Education: Philadelphia University ‘94 (B.S. in Marketing)
Experience:
Delaware Valley (Pa.) College
Assistant Coach, 1995-96
Episcopal Academy
Assistant Coach, 1999-2004
Philadelphia University
Special Assistant for Men’s Basketball, 2001-04
Villanova University
Coordinator of Basketball Operations, 2004-05
Villanova University
Assistant Coach, 2005-08
Villanova University
Associate Head Coach, 2008-2009
Boston University
Head Coach, 2009-
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Five NCAA tournament trips
• Four Sweet 16 appearances
• Two Elite Eight appearances
• One Final Four trip
• Philadelphia U. starting
point guard and career assist
leader
Pat Chambers with wife
Courtney and daughter
Grace.
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Director of Athletics Mike Lynch introduces Pat
Chambers as the 24th BU men’s basketball coach
at a press conference held April 8, 2009, at the
Francis D. Burke Club Room in Agganis Arena.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT
PAT CHAMBERS
“Patrick Chambers is enthusiastic, passionate and is a great communicator. He has a great
combination of X’s and O’s knowledge and communication skills with respect to the players and
helping them reach their full potential. He led our coaching staff and our players to a magical
season, and we are all excited to follow him as the new head coach of the Boston University
Terriers.” - Jay Wright, Villanova head coach
“I think Pat’s past record speaks for itself. He’s been with Villanova for five years and been to
five NCAA tournaments while working his way up. He’s put in his time and dues. You add in his
five years of college experience with four years at the high school level plus his playing experience and you have yourself a good man. Congratulations to BU on making this hire.” - Dan
Dougherty, head coach of Episcopal Academy and former Villanova assistant coach (‘66-’71)
“Patrick becoming a head coach does not surprise me. When he played for me, he led the NCAA
one season in assist/turnover ratio because he performed like a coach on the floor. He always
knew exactly what I wanted to run when I wanted to run it and directed the team with the ball
in his hands. I know he’ll be a very successful head coach at Boston University.” - Herb McGee,
Philadelphia University head coach
“I’m thrilled for Patrick. I got to hang out with him and Jay for two years watching them coach
at Villanova. I admire the way he loves the game and loves the kids. I think he’ll be a phenomenal coach for BU. It seems like a real good match. Not every assistant gets an opportunity,
but I think he was a big part of Villanova’s success. I’m hopeful that it will continue at BU.”
- Larry Brown, Charlotte Bobcats head coach and Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinee
“Pat Chambers is one of the smartest, hardest-working assistant coaches whom I have ever
come across. He had an important role in helping Villanova reach the Final Four, and I know he
will do a great job helping the Terriers reach great heights in the years to come.” - Seth Davis,
Sports Illustrated writer and CBS Sports studio analyst
“Pat Chambers distinguished himself as a tireless recruiter and savvy coach while at Villanova.
As a former Wildcats beat writer, I saw Pat help Jay Wright build Villanova into a national
program by bringing top players to the university and establishing the program’s identity as a
hard-nosed, tenacious team. Boston University is lucky to count one of the top up-and-coming
coaches as its own.” - Dana O’Neil, ESPN.com writer and former Philadelphia Daily News sports
reporter
“Pat is clearly one of the bright, young coaches in college basketball. He played a very
important role in the success in Villanova’s program in recent years. He studied under one of
the best coaches in the country in Jay Wright. Like Jay, he has a great way with people. He
has the makings of a personality trait that’s helped him very well with recruiting and will help
him relate to his players and everybody else associated with the BU program. I think he’s an
excellent choice by any standard that you would want to judge somebody who stepped into the
great coaching tradition of BU basketball because Pat has all the characteristics you would be
looking for.” - Sean McDonough, ESPN play-by-play broadcaster
“Pat Chambers was a terrific hire for BU. He’s a guy who has learned from one of the elite
coaches in the country in Jay Wright and possesses some of the same attributes that have
made Wright successful. Pat has the work ethic, knows how to deal with players and also can
coach. He’s not afraid to get into a player when he has to, but will also give them a pat on the
back when necessary. He may not be a “New England” guy, but he has recruited the area and
the prep schools and was, in my opinion, a quality choice for BU.” - Jeff Goodman, FoxSports.
com senior writer
“Patrick Chambers joins an excellent group of head coaches in the America East Conference. His
addition will help the conference continue its positive growth in men’s basketball. He inherits a
program with great tradition in our conference and follows a line of accomplished head coaches
at Boston University. We welcome him to the America East Conference and look forward to his
success in leading the Terriers.” - Patrick Nero, America East commissioner
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Orlando Vandross enters his 13th season on the Boston University men’s basketball staff and third as associate head coach.
During his tenure, his responsibilities have included coordination
of recruiting, practice and game planning, on-floor coaching,
scheduling, compliance, advising and counseling.
Since arriving at Boston University prior to the 1997-98 season, he has helped coach and groom nine First Team All-America
East conference honorees along with five Second Team and nine
Third Team recipients. Furthermore, under his watch, the Terriers
have had four league Rookies of the Year – including the last three awards – and a Defensive Player of the Year (Shaun Wynn, 2004). In total, he has made four postseason trips,
including one to the NCAAs and three to the NIT between 2002-2005.
Prior to his start at BU, Vandross served as an assistant coach at Massasoit Community
College for one season. His responsibilities there included recruiting, scouting, and game
and practice preparation. He additionally spent considerable time advising his student-athletes on academic, personal and professional placement issues.
Vandross spent the 1995-96 academic year at Brockton High School, in Brockton,
Mass. Serving as an assistant coach with the boys’ varsity team, he compiled scouting
reports and helped his players develop fundamental skills and concepts of team play.
He also has been extensively involved in the sport at the state and AAU levels. At the
1996 Bay State Games, he served as the head coach of the Men’s Coastal Region team.
In addition to player instruction, Vandross spent considerable time during the months
leading up to the tournament hiring a staff, selecting players and developing a weekly
schedule. He also spent the 1993 and 1994 seasons as head coach of the South Shore
Tigers AAU team.
A 1992 graduate of American International College in Springfield, Mass. with a B.S.
in marketing, Vandross played for the Yellow Jackets’ basketball team, helping the team
win 55 games in his final three seasons. Currently 13th on the AIC all-time scoring list,
Vandross is third on the career assists list with 597.
Vandross, his wife Deirdre, and twins Madison and Darius reside in his hometown of
Brockton.
Brian Daly joins the Terriers as a first-year assistant coach for
the 2009-10 season after working the sidelines the past four years
as the head coach of the Monsignor Bonner High School boys’
varsity team in Philadelphia.
A former Division I college basketball player at St. Joseph’s,
he will be involved in all BU basketball operations, assisting with
recruiting efforts, practice and game planning, on-the-floor coaching, scouting, compliance, academic advising and counseling.
While at his high school alma mater, Monsignor Bonner, he
guided the team to the Catholic League playoffs in each of his four seasons with the team
after they had been left out the previous five seasons. He increased the team’s winning
percentage in each of his first three seasons.
During his time there, he developed players like McDonald’s All-America nominee and
current Virginia Cavalier, Jeff Jones. As a sign of respect by his peers, he was elected
President of the Coaches Association for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
A four-year letterman at St. Joseph’s (1988-92) playing under then-assistant and now
head coach Phil Martelli, he first started his coaching career as an assistant at Monsignor
Bonner. Named Philadelphia Player of the Year his senior year in high school and eventually inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame, he coached at his high school alma mater between 1996-2002 before serving as an assistant at Division III member Arcadia University
for the 2002-2003 season.
While working for the first time at the collegiate level, he continued his studies at St.
Joseph’s and earned his master’s in education. Following graduation, he became the junior
varsity head coach at Penncrest H.S. for three seasons, setting the stage for his return to
Bonner as varsity head coach in 2005.
Daly and his wife, Tracie, have three children - Ryan (11), Colin (10) and Keri (8)
– and reside in Cambridge.
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FIRST SEASON • VILLANOVA ‘07
F I R S T S E A S O N • P EN N S TAT E ‘ 0 6
ADAM FISHER
Ross Condon joins Boston University first-year head coach
Adam Fisher joins first-year head coach Patrick Chambers on
Patrick Chambers’ staff for the 2009-10 season as an assistant
the Boston University staff for the 2009-10 season as the director
coach. Condon is responsible for assisting with all aspects of the
of basketball operations after working alongside the former Vil-
men’s basketball program, including recruiting, game and practice
lanova associate head coach the past two seasons as a graduate
preparation, scouting and player development.
manager on the Wildcat squad.
Condon arrived in Boston after spending two years as the
“We are thrilled to have Adam Fisher join our family,” said
director of basketball operations for Radford University working
Chambers. “His dedication, commitment and enthusiasm are
under 2009 Big South Coach of the Year Brad Greenberg. Condon
evident in his work every day. He will play an important role in
played an important role in the biggest turnaround in league his-
building this program.”
tory, which included a Big South Championship and the Highlanders’ trip to the 2009 NCAA
While earning his master’s degree in education leadership, Fisher worked under two-
Tournament. Radford finished the year 21-12 (15-3 Big South) after posting a 10-20 (5-9)
time Big East Coach of the Year Jay Wright, serving as an assistant recruiting coordinator
record the previous season.
while helping in film exchange with opponents and conference members. During his tenure
A walk-on member of Villanova’s basketball team, Condon played three seasons under
there, the Wildcats reached the Sweet 16 in 2008 and then won the East Regional in 2009
Chambers, who was an assistant coach at the time. While with the Wildcats, Condon was
to reach the Final Four with a school-record 30 wins.
part of a squad that captured the 2005-06 Big East regular season title and made three
Fisher also assisted the director of basketball operations and worked as the assistant
straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Sweet 16 in 2005 and the Elite
camp coordinator in the summers of 2007 and 2008. When Wright was named the head
Eight in 2006.
skipper of the 2007 U.S. Pan America team, Fisher assisted him and the squad with various
Condon played his high school basketball at The Potomac School in McLean, Va. He
duties during tryouts and the prelims.
completed his career there by leading the private school to the VIS championship, earning
The Jamison, Pa., native came to Villanova from nearby Penn State, from which he
all-state honors his senior season.
graduated with a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology in 2006. For three seasons as head
Following his junior year at Villanova, Condon was selected to represent the United
student manager and then one season as a graduate manager, Fisher assisted with player
States at the World Maccabi Games in Australia, where he contributed to a team gold
workouts, handled administrative duties and helped with team travel.
medal.
During the summers, he also worked at several basketball camps, including those at
An exemplary student-athlete at Villanova, Condon was a three-year selection to the
Wake Forest, Maryland, Penn State, Georgetown and with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Big East All-Academic Team, while also serving as the men’s basketball team’s representa-
Fisher resides in Brighton.
tive to the university’s student-athlete advisory committee.
A Springfield, Va., native, he earned his bachelor’s in business administration from Villanova in May of 2007.
Condon resides in Brighton.
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JOE BIANCO
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
FIRST SEASON • VILLANOVA ‘09
F I R S T S E A S O N • M T. ST. MARY’S ‘06
Joe Bianco joins the Terriers staff in his first season as
Paul Chambers joins the Terriers staff as administrative assis-
administrative assistant. His duties will include video breakdown,
tant. His duties include assisting in team travel, scout preparation
assisting in on-campus recruiting and film exchange. Bianco, who
and student-athlete development. Originally from Media, Pa., he
was born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., received his degree in finance from
earned his degree in communications at Mount St. Mary’s Univer-
Villanova University. During his time there, Joe served as head
sity in Emmitsburg, Md. Prior to his arrival, he has worked summer
manager for the Wildcats basketball team under Head Coach Jay
basketball camps at WSBC, 5-Star, and West Chester University.
Wright. The Wildcats reached four NCAA tournaments, including a
This past summer at Boston University, he served as the assistant
trip to the 2009 Final Four.
director of the Pat Chambers Basketball Camp.
LOGAN SEWARD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICES
JOE NICASTRO
VERMONT ‘01 • BOSTON UNIVERSITY ‘03
B OW D OI N ‘ 0 1 • B O S TO N U N I V E R S I TY ‘ 0 9
DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE
Logan Seward is in her fourth year as the assistant director of
Joe Nicastro was promoted to the Director of Compliance for
student-athlete support services. She serves as the coordinator of
Boston University’s Department of Athletics in July 2009.
the CHAMPS/Life Skills program while also providing academic as-
He has worked at BU since 2003 and is responsible for
sistance for men’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s
educating, monitoring and enforcing NCAA rule compliance for
swimming and diving, wrestling, men’s crew and softball. In
department staff members, administrators and student-athletes.
addition, Seward is the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)
In addition, Nicastro certifies and monitors initial and continuing
advisor.
eligibility for more than 500 student-athletes and acts as the
Prior to coming to BU, Seward spent three years at Northeast-
Athletics liaison with numerous departments on campus, including
ern University, where she served as the senior academic coordina-
the Office of Admissions, the Office of Financial Assistance and
tor. While there, she provided academic support for numerous teams. She acted as an
the Office of Student Accounting Services. He oversees all aspects of the administration of
advisor for SAAC and was responsible for the Northeastern study hall program. Additionally,
sports camps and clinics for the department, and plays a leading role in working with the
she served as a mentor and assisted the director in developing the Student-Athlete Mentor
NCAA and the department’s conference offices in rules education and compliance matters.
Program.
Nicastro previously was the department’s Coordinator of Compliance.
Seward earned a master’s degree in education from BU in 2003. While working on her
He earned his bachelor’s degree in 2001 from Bowdoin College, where he majored in
education, she served as a graduate intern/sports psychology consultant for the Terrier div-
Economics and had a minor in Government and Legal Studies. A four-year starter at second
ing program. She conducted individual sessions and provided team workshops concentrat-
base for the varsity baseball team, Nicastro was a tri-captain as a senior and received the
ing on the mental side of competition. She also served as an academic mentor to 13 at-risk
Francis S. Dane Trophy for exemplifying high qualities of character, sportsmanship and
student-athletes at Northeastern.
enthusiasm for the game of baseball. He also was a member of Bowdoin’s Student-Athlete
Seward is a 2001 graduate of the University of Vermont. She was a four-year letter
Advisory Committee.
winner on the Catamount swimming and diving team and served as captain her senior year.
A native of Gloucester, Nicastro graduated in 1997 from Governor Dummer Academy and
Seward competed on the one- and three-meter diving boards, and dove in the 2001 ECAC
was a three-year letter winner on the varsity football, ice hockey and baseball teams.
Championships. She earned America East Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or better) accolades each
Nicastro earned his MBA with a concentration in Strategy & Business Analysis from
season and was inducted into the Golden Key National Honor Society. She graduated with
BU’s Graduate School of Management in January 2009. He lives in Framingham with his
a degree in nutritional science with a focus on sports nutrition. She also earned a minor in
wife, Kristin.
coaching.
Seward is a native of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where she graduated from Saratoga
Springs High School in 1997. She and her husband, Will, reside in Quincy, Mass.
On Sunday, Oct. 4, every member
of the Boston University men’s
basketball team, including the
coaching staff, volunteered at the
American Cancer Society’s “Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer
Walk” at the Hatch Shell on the
Charles River Esplanade. They took
on various responsibilities, including registration, at the event that
helped raise more than $3.1 million with 40,000 walkers coming
out to support the organization.
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CANISIUS ‘00 • KENTUCKY ‘02
M A S SAC H U S E T T S ‘ 9 5 • O H I O S TAT E ‘ 9 9
Eric Gahan was named an Athletic Trainer at Boston University
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School,
in August 2008. He is responsible for providing sports medicine
Dr. Pecci completed his residency at the UCLA Family Medicine
care to all Terrier student-athletes and will work again this year as
Residency Program and then went on to do a fellowship in sports
the primary athletic trainer for the men’s basketball team.
medicine at Ohio State University.
Gahan most recently worked as an Athletic Trainer at the
Dr. Pecci is a clinical faculty member in family medicine at
Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in 2007 and 2008.
Boston Medical Center. In addition, he works in conjunction
Prior to this position, he was a Senior Athletic Trainer at the
with the orthopedic department at Boston Medical Center, seeing
University of Mississippi, working with baseball (2003-05) and
patients in their clinic each week.
football (2005-07). He also served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer
Dr. Pecci is active in medical student and residency teaching,
at St. Bonaventure during the 2002-03 school year.
and works as the director of the sport medicine and orthopedic curriculum for the BMC
A native of Ilion, N.Y., Gahan graduated from Canisius College in 2000 with a bach-
family medicine residency.
elor of science degree in athletic training. He earned a master of science degree in athletic
He is a team physician for Boston University athletics, and has covered many large-
training from the University of Kentucky in 2002, and is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
scale athletic events including the Bay State Games, the 1998 Transplant Olympics, Nike
and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
National Indoor Track and Field Competition, and the Columbus (Ohio) Marathon.
Dr. Pecci is board certified in Family Medicine as well as Sports Medicine.
T HE TE R R I E R ATH L ET IC T R AI N I N G R O O M
The goal of the sports medicine unit is to provide the student-athlete with the best
care possible. This high quality of care is facilitated through the affiliation with the
Boston University School of Medicine and the Boston Medical Center.
The Sports Medicine staff is comprised of three team physicians, two of whom are
orthopedic surgeons and the other a family practice physician, as well as an orthopedic
fellow and a family medicine fellow. All of the team physicians specialize in sports
medicine, an interdisciplinary subspecialty of medicine that deals with the treatment
and preventive care of athletes, both amateur and professional.
The athletic training staff includes seven full-time athletic trainers and four
graduate assistant athletic trainers who are responsible for the daily health care and
well being of the university’s student-athletes. All of the athletic trainers on staff are
nationally certified, licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and recognized by
the American Medical Association as allied health care professionals. Rounding out the
sports medicine team are a series of medical specialists including optometrists, nutritionists and sports psychologists. By utilizing the vast network of medical professionals
available in the metropolitan Boston area, the Terrier student-athletes have access to
high-quality healthcare.
In addition to working with the student-athletes, the sports medicine staff serves
as clinical instructors and adjunct faculty for Sargent College’s athletic training education program. There are more than 90 athletic training students in this major. The three
athletic training professors also interact with the student-athletes as adjunct clinical
athletic trainers.
The sports medicine staff provides health care at four on-campus venues. The main
athletic training facility is located in the Case Athletic Center. In Agganis Arena, the
state-of-the-art Anthony Dougal Athletic Training Area is used for medical care and
rehabilitation for ice hockey, basketball and swimming and diving student-athletes.
There are also satellite facilities in the Fitness & Recreation Center Pool and in the Track
& Tennis Center.
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GLENN HARRIS
HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE ‘94 • APPALACHIAN STATE ‘96
Supervising all strength and conditioning programs for the
Terriers’ 23 varsity teams, head coach Glenn Harris and his staff
aim to improve an athlete’s size, speed, strength and power using the latest training techniques. During his tenure at BU, the
athletic department has won seven of the last eight America East
Commissioner’s Cups.
A 1994 graduate of Springfield College, Harris earned his master’s degree in exercise science from Appalachian State in 1996 as
a graduate assistant. At ASU, Harris assisted with all 19 varsity
teams, including the NCAA-tournament-bound football and women’s basketball programs.
Harris came to BU in May 1996, serving first as an assistant strength and conditioning
coach. In that role, he supervised the strength and conditioning regimens for the 1996-97
America East champion men’s basketball, field hockey and men’s soccer teams.
Since being named head strength and conditioning coach in 1997, Harris has had the
opportunity to train members of the USA women’s soccer team, USA women’s ice hockey
team, USA women’s lacrosse and professional athletes of Major League Lacrosse, the National Hockey League and the European Basketball League. In addition, he has conducted
classes with student athletic trainers, which emphasized the practical applications of
strength and conditioning research.
Harris has authored several articles involving strength and conditioning. Most recently
he published “Pre-Season Training for Basketball” which appeared in June 2009 on
StrengthCoach.com. He has also written “Pre-Season Conditioning for College Basketball”,
which appeared in the July 2000 issue of Perform Better’s News and Views Newsletter.
He co-authored “Training for Ice Hockey”, which appeared in the February 2000 issue of
Muscular Development. He also co-authored an article entitled “Short-Term Performance
Effects of High Power, High Force, or Combined Weight-Training Programs” in the February
2000 issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Other articles have been
published in the College Athletic Trainers’ Society newsletter and Strength and Conditioning
Journal.
Harris is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and
Conditioning Association and also holds a Club Coaching Certification by the U.S.W.
A native of Tewksbury, Mass., Harris, his wife Beth and son Owen reside in Stoneham,
Mass.
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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
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The Terriers’ strength and conditioning program has earned the reputation for
enhancing student-athlete athletic performance. Below are the statistics for Jeff
Pelage (middle, pg. 18) as he enters his second season at BU.
Category
Freshman Year
Body Weight
251
Body Fat %
11.8
Bench Press
250
Hang Clean
187
Pull-ups
10
Vertical Jump
29
185 Bench Press Reps
16
19
Sophomore Year
258
8.5
300
221
16
31
23
% change
2.8 increase
28.0 leaner
20.0 improvement
18.2 improvement
60.0 improvement
6.9 improvement
43.8 improvement
2009-10 BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
SUPPORT STAFF
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ARROCHELL
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WEINBERGER
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, FACILITIES
WESLEYAN ‘91 • ALBANY ‘00
B O S TO N U N I V E R S I TY ‘ 7 4 • B O S TO N U N I V E R S I TY ‘ 7 6
Less than two years after joining the Boston University
Alan Weinberger, whose involvement with the Boston
Department of Athletics, Drew Marrochello was promoted to the
University athletic program goes back nearly 40 years, is the
newly established position of Deputy Director of Athletics.
Assistant Athletics Director for Facilities. In his current position,
In this role, which he assumed in July 2007, Marrochello
he oversees the athletic facilities including Walter Brown Arena,
serves as the chief operating officer for the department, oversee-
Nickerson Field, the Case Gymnasium, Faneuil Pool, the BU Soft-
ing all of the daily operations, its 23 varsity sports and $20
ball Field and the Track and Tennis Center.
million budget. In addition, he has direct oversight of the
His responsibilities include scheduling of all athletic practices
business office, marketing and communications, facilities, game
and camps; coordinating all athletic game management; serving as
operations and equipment services. He coordinates all revenue
athletic liaison with the campus police department, catering for
generation for the department, including ticketing, facility rentals, fundraising initiatives
special events, parking services and facilities management; and scheduling and billing of
and new revenue streams.
facility rentals. Weinberger oversees the administration of all game contracts and coordi-
During his time at BU, Marrochello has had sport supervision responsibilities for
nates with sport assigners and officials for all teams’ competitions. In addition, he serves
women’s crew, women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and
as the event manager for all special events at the venues mentioned above and coordinates
wrestling. In total, he manages more than 40 coaches and staff while serving on the
all athletic banquets. He also is the sport administrator for softball.
department’s senior staff and strategic-planning committee.
Weinberger, who received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from BU in 1974 and
In addition, Marrochello assists in men’s and women’s basketball scheduling and
master’s of science in rehabilitation counseling from BU in 1976, was a two-year letterman
serves as the department’s liaison with the University for Agganis Arena, risk management,
as a goalkeeper for the Terrier men’s soccer team. He still holds the school record for saves
space management, the Dean of Students’ office and the BU Athletic Hall of Fame. He has
in a game with 34 in a 1-0 loss to Babson on Sept. 30, 1972.
served as the point person for numerous short- and long-term multi-million-dollar facility
While in graduate school, Weinberger first joined BU’s staff as a facilities assistant
projects, including the installation of a FieldTurf and track at Nickerson Field, plus multiple
while also teaching at night for the veteran’s program at Newbury College. Then, in 1976,
locker room and team meeting-area renovations. He spearheaded many details of the men’s
he moved into the newly created position of assistant facilities manager. He remained the
basketball head coaching search in March 2009 that landed Patrick Chambers, the associate
assistant until 1993, when he was promoted to the head position, and, three years later,
head coach of Final Four-bound Villanova, and oversaw the hiring of head coaches at BU
his title was changed to Assistant Athletic Director.
for women’s lacrosse, women’s rowing and men’s tennis.
In addition, Weinberger has taught in the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation in the
Marrochello currently serves as a member of the America East Conference’s Champion-
University’s Sargent College since 2004. The president of the Bay State Road Neighborhood
ships and Competitions Cabinet (CCC), the committee that screens legislation and advises
Association, he also serves as an advisor to a student activities club.
policy changes for championships and competition to the conference’s athletic directors.
Weinberger and his wife, Mary Beth, reside in Boston.
He is the past chairperson of the Women’s Soccer CCC and the current chairperson of the
Women’s Lacrosse CCC, and was nominated for the America East Strategic Planning and
Cost Containment committees.
He also has worked closely with the conference office on other levels, both as the
tournament director for the 2007 Men’s Basketball Championship that BU hosted at Agganis Arena and as the institution’s representative for implementing and enforcing all
conference standards for scheduling, facilities and marketing.
Before arriving at BU in August 2005 as Associate Athletic Director for Internal Affairs, Marrochello had served as athletic director at Hudson Valley Community College since
1997. He began working at Hudson Valley in 1993 as the college’s academic coordinator
and assistant director of athletics.
During Marrochello’s tenure as athletic director, Hudson Valley’s teams combined to
win 31 conference championships, 11 Region III titles and one national championship.
Ten of Hudson Valley’s 14 varsity teams won either a regional or conference championship
under his leadership. From 1997 to 2005, 40 Hudson Valley student-athletes garnered AllAmerican honors.
John Sokolski
Debbie Silvia
Amy Pacheco
Asst. Equip. Manager
Equipment Assistant
Admin. Assistant
Fran Brown
Andrew Habermehl
Eddie Wyrwicz
Manager
Manager
Manager
He served as president of the Mountain Valley Conference, commissioner of the
Northeast Football Conference and as a member of the national women’s basketball committee and the Region III board of directors. He also sat as the Region III chairman for ice
hockey, women’s basketball and softball.
Marrochello was named the 2003-04 Region III Athletic Director of the Year by his
peers at the 29 Region III colleges, and was awarded the 2005 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for
Professional Service.
Originally from Arlington, Mass., Marrochello has been involved in college athletics
for more than two decades as a student-athlete, coach and administrator. He received a
bachelor’s degree in government in 1991 from Wesleyan University, where he played four
seasons of varsity football and was captain his senior year. Marrochello earned his master’s
degree in Education Administration from the University at Albany, and coached football for
three years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and two years at Union College.
He and his wife, Monica, have three children: Olivia, Grace and Dominic.
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BU SPIRIT
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At each home game, Terrier Nation is entertained not only on
the court by the basketball players but also off of it by the
BU pep band and spirit squads. Led by director Chris Parks
in his 10th year, the band will rev up the fans with a wide
range of songs, while the dance team and cheerleaders dazzle
them with their acrobatic moves. Rhett can always be found
roaming through the crowd, which includes many passionate
fans wearing anything from a creative costume to their scarlet
and white gear.
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TERRIER PRIDE
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Friends of BU Men’s Basketball Donor Roster Fiscal Year 2009 (July 2008 - June 2009)
Friends of Men’s Basketball
Leadership Donors ($1,000+)
Leonard W. D’Errico (SED’53, SED’54)
Michael J. Sheehan (SED’72)
Kevin P. Donohue
Kenneth W. Sinclair (SMG’74)
973 Commonwealth Corporation
Elliot L. Driben
Hans A. Slade (SED’61)
John W. Alexander Jr. (SED’61)
Wilfred A. Duchesneau (DGE’64, CAS’66)
Mario Sottile (SED’56)
Ike Brown (SMG’76)
E & M Design
Barton Spaniak (SED’58, SED’59)
The Ike and Candy Brown Family Foundation
Steve Larry Ehretsman (COM’96)
Harold E. Supriano (CAS’59)
Thomas Eugene Chamberlain (ENG’61)
Michael A. Eruzione (SED’77)
Richard Lewis Taylor (COM’71)
John A. DiMarco
Richard G. Fecteau (SED’51)
W. Kevin Thomas (SED’56, SED’60)
Stephen DiMarco
Charles J. Fiorino (SMG’57)
Peter J. Topol (COM’88)
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Gardner
Eric R. Fishman (SMG’84)
Barbara E. Tornow
Fred G. Kantrowitz (CAS’70, MED’70)
Adam C. Florczak (SMG’64)
Lance C. Tucker (SED’75)
John Nicholas Landi (DGE’53, COM’55)
James N. Flynn (SMG’49)
Edgar Andres Velez (CAS’86)
John Terrence McGrath (GRS’89, GRS’95)
Victor Gathers (SED’73, SED74)
Caren A. Vondell (COM’92)
McLaughlin Foundation
Steven J. Goldman (ENG’91)
James H. Walsh III
Dennis Joseph McNichol (SMG’82)
Michael V. Gualtieri (CGS’77, COM’80)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Walsh
J. Kenneth Menges Jr. (SMG’79)
Robert W. Hawley Jr. (SMG’74)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Westbrook
John M. Holland
Allan J. Wilayto (DGE’71, CAS’73)
Friends of Men’s Basketball
Donors ($1-$999)
Mr. and Mrs. Clement D. Izzi
Julie Anne Zella (SED’82)
David E. Kress (SMG’66)
John T. Zevitas (SMG’57)
James Abromaitis
Jakub Jonasz Kudlacz (CAS’03)
Arma E. Andon (SMG’41)
Laurie G. Kuiper
Barnes & Noble College Bookstores
William F. Leamey (DGE’48, COM’51)
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Barrison
Charles B. Luce (SED’51)
Matthew Daniel Barzowskas (SMG’88)
Richard J. Lynch (SED’50)
William M. Berg (CAS’70, GRS’72, GRS’78)
Bruce W. MacLeod (SED’74, GSM’78)
Peter F. Broaca (SED’59)
Gani Manelli (CAS’87)
Brett William Brown (MET’83, MET’09)
Robert J. Matty
Lionel H. Buckley (SED’48, SED’53)
Gerald W. McClellan (DGE’72, CAS’74)
Donald L. Clarke (CAS’64)
Richard A. Moreshead (SMG’65)
Mark S. Cohen (SMG’58)
Harry V. Nelson III
Michael Joseph Costello (CAS’00)
Michael Pappas (DGE’58, CAS’60, SED’62)
Randolph Cross (SED’65)
Carl L. Pike (SMG’69)
Robert E. Cumings (SMG’59)
Randall W. Robinson (SMG’68)
Paul M. De Rosa (SED’75)
Stephen Vincent Rochette (COM’07)
Norman and Joan Dee (SED’59, SED’73)
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Schwartz
Norman E. Dee (CGS’54, SED’56, SED’59,
Matthew W. Shechtman (CAS’72)
SED’62, SED’70)
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