Chris Casey
 Casey in 2018 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Fairfield |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Record | 29–17 (.630) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 15, 1963 |
| 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 (assistant) |
| 2006–2010 | St. John's (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | LIU Post |
| 2013–2019 | Niagara |
| 2019–2023 | Fairfield (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Fairfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 182–217 (.456) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA D2) 2–1 (CBI) 0–1 (CIT) |
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
| 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 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Fairfield | 5–4 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Fairfield: | 29–17 (.630) | 15–6 (.714) | |||||||
| Total: | 182–217 (.456) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Niagara University fires men's basketball coach Chris Casey".
- ^ "Niagara Announces Change in Leadership for Men's Basketball Program".
- ^ "Leadership Transition for Fairfield Men's Basketball".
- ^ "Fairfield Removes Interim Tag and Names Chris Casey Head Coach of Men's Basketball".
- ^ "Bridgeport Defeats Men's Basketball in Back and Forth Contest, 67–65".
- ^ "Men's Basketball Wins ECC Regular Season Title; Finishes off No. 18 UDC with 85–75 Win".
- ^ "Men's Basketball Closes Out Regular Season with 75–67 Victory at Molloy".