Chris Casey

American college basketball coach
Chris Casey
Casey in 2018
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamFairfield
ConferenceMAAC
Record24–13 (.649)
Biographical details
Born (1963-10-15) October 15, 1963 (age 60)
Playing career
1982–1986Western Connecticut State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1988Central Connecticut (assistant)
1988–1989Western Connecticut State (assistant)
1989–1990St. Francis (NY) (assistant)
1990–1998Saint Peter's (assistant)
1998–2001Rutgers–Newark
2001–2006Central Connecticut (asst.)
2006–2010St. John's (assistant)
2010–2013LIU Post
2013–2019Niagara
2019–2023Fairfield (assistant)
2023–presentFairfield
Head coaching record
Overall177–213 (.454)

Chris Casey (born October 15, 1963) is an American head college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team. 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 took over the head coach position after former head coach Jay Young stepped down as head coach on October 16, 2023.[3] Casey was the interim head coach through the whole of the regular season, but was named head coach on March 12, 2024.[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rutgers–Newark Scarlet Raiders (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)
LIU Post Pioneers (East Coast Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11 LIU Post 21–10 16–5 2nd [5] NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2011–12 LIU Post 23–6 15–1 1st [6] NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2012–13 LIU Post 18–9 13–5 T–1st [7]
LIU Post: 62–25 (.713) 44–11 (.800)
Niagara Purple Eagles (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (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)
Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 Fairfield 24–13 14–6 2nd CBI Semifinals
Fairfield: 24–13 (.649) 14–6 (.700)
Total: 177–213 (.454)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Niagara University fires men's basketball coach Chris Casey".
  2. ^ "Niagara Announces Change in Leadership for Men's Basketball Program".
  3. ^ "Leadership Transition for Fairfield Men's Basketball".
  4. ^ "Fairfield Removes Interim Tag and Names Chris Casey Head Coach of Men's Basketball".
  5. ^ "Bridgeport Defeats Men's Basketball in Back and Forth Contest, 67–65".
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Wins ECC Regular Season Title; Finishes off No. 18 UDC with 85–75 Win".
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Closes Out Regular Season with 75–67 Victory at Molloy".
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Men's basketball head coaches of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
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Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball head coaches
  • Charles McGrath (1905–1906)
  • John M. Reed (1906–1908)
  • Robert Yates (1908–1909)
  • Claude Allen (1909–1910)
  • Alfred Heerdt (1910–1911)
  • A. V. Barnett (1911–1915)
  • Tom Tracey (1915–1917)
  • John O'Shea (1917–1919)
  • John F. Blake (1919–1923)
  • Pete Dwyer (1923–1927)
  • William McCarthy (1927–1931)
  • John J. Gallagher (1931–1943)
  • No team (1943–1944)
  • Edward Flynn (1944–1946)
  • John J. Gallagher (1946–1965)
  • James Maloney (1965–1968)
  • Frank Layden (1968–1976)
  • Dan Raskin (1976–1980)
  • Pete Lonergan (1980–1985)
  • Andy Walker (1985–1989)
  • Jack Armstrong (1989–1998)
  • Joe Mihalich (1998–2013)
  • Chris Casey (2013–2019)
  • Greg Paulus (2019– )
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Fairfield Stags men's basketball head coaches