Chris Casey (born October 15, 1963) is an American college basketball coach. Most recently, he was the head coach of the Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team. On March 11, 2019, he was released.[1][2] He finished at Niagara with a six-year record of 64–129. He is currently an assistant coach at Fairfield.
![]() | |
Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Assistant coach |
Team | Fairfield Stags |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1963-10-15) October 15, 1963 (age 58) |
Playing career | |
1982–1986 | Western Connecticut State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1986–1988 | Central Connecticut (assistant) |
1988–1989 | Western Connecticut State (assistant) |
1989–1990 | St. Francis (NY) (assistant) |
1990–1998 | Saint Peter's (assistant) |
1998–2001 | Rutgers-Newark |
2001–2006 | Central Connecticut (asst.) |
2006–2010 | St. John's (assistant) |
2010–2013 | LIU Post |
2013–2019 | Niagara |
2019–present | Fairfield (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 153–200 (.433) |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rutgers-Newark (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1998–2001) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Rutgers-Newark | 5–19 | 2–16 | ||||||
1999–00 | Rutgers-Newark | 8–16 | 3–15 | ||||||
2000–01 | Rutgers-Newark | 14–11 | 8–10 | ||||||
Rutgers-Newark: | 27–46 (.370) | ||||||||
Total: | 27–46 (.370) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LIU Post (East Coast Conference) (2010–2013) | |||||||||
2010–11 | LIU Post | 21–10 | 16–5 | 2nd [3] | NCAA Tournament 1st Round | ||||
2011–12 | LIU Post | 23–6 | 15–1 | 1st [4] | NCAA Tournament 1st Round | ||||
2012–13 | LIU Post | 18–9 | 13–5 | T–1st [5] | |||||
LIU Post: | 62–25 (.713) | 44–11 (.800) | |||||||
Total: | 62–25 (.713) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Niagara Purple Eagles (MAAC) (2013–2019) | |||||||||
2013–14 | Niagara | 7–26 | 3–17 | 11th | |||||
2014–15 | Niagara | 8–22 | 7–13 | T–8th | |||||
2015–16 | Niagara | 7–25 | 5–15 | 10th | |||||
2016–17 | Niagara | 10–23 | 6–14 | 9th | |||||
2017–18 | Niagara | 19–14 | 12–6 | 3rd | CIT First Round | ||||
2018–19 | Niagara | 13–19 | 6–12 | T–9th | |||||
Niagara: | 64–129 (.332) | 39–77 (.336) | |||||||
Total: | 64–129 (.332) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball head coaches | |
---|---|
|