Assistant Coach
Western Connecticut State ‘86
3rd Season At St. John’s
Brooklyn native Chris Casey is in his third season at St.
John’s, and in his first season as an assistant coach after serving
as St. John’s Director of Basketball Operations for two years.
Casey, who has an extensive background in college basketball and
coaching, is responsible for recruiting, opponent scouting, player
development, on-court instruction and practice and game
preparation.
Casey came to St. John’s from Central Connecticut State
University, where he spent three seasons as the Blue Devils' lead
assistant and recruiting coordinator. He was also responsible for
game preparation, player development and on-the-floor coaching at
CCSU.
During his tenure with the Blue Devils, the team won the 2002
Northeast Conference championship and earned a berth in the 2002
NCAA Tournament. In 2003, Casey was named an AFLAC National
Assistant Coach of the Year.
In his three years with Central Connecticut State, the team
averaged nearly 19 wins per year. The team’s league record during
those years was 40-16, and the Blue Devils advanced to two NEC
Championship games.
No Stranger To The Sidelines
At CCSU, Casey worked with forward Corsley Edwards, who was
selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2003
National Basketball Association Draft, the first ever selection for
a Blue Devil player. In addition, two student-athletes, Edwards and
Ron Robinson, were named the league’s player of the year during his
tenure.
Casey joined the staff at Central Connecticut State after
serving as the head coach at Rutgers University-Newark for three
seasons, from 1998-99 to 2000-01. In his third year with the
Raiders, he led the team to its second postseason appearance since
1985. The team matched the school record for victories in the
regular season and the Raiders qualified for the postseason ECAC
Tournament. For his efforts, Casey was named the New Jersey
Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
Prior to his time at Rutgers, Casey was an assistant basketball
coach at St. Peter's College for eight years. He served as the
team's recruiting coordinator and helped land seven all-conference
players and two players who were named the conference's Rookie of
the Year. St. Peter's qualified for the Division I NCAA Tournament
twice during his tenure, 1991 and again in 1995.
Casey has also made coaching stops at his alma mater, Western
Connecticut State, and St. Francis (N.Y.). In 1988-89, Western
Connecticut finished the season 25-3 and made a trip to the
Division III Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.
Casey is a 1986 graduate of Western Connecticut State University
with a B.S. in business administration. He earned his master's in
education administration from Central Connecticut State in
1993.
He played basketball for four seasons at Western and was a
two-time team captain. His team made an appearance in the ECAC
Tournament in his senior season.
Casey and his wife, Hope, have two daughters, Lauren (6) and
Jordan (4).
The Chris Casey File
Coaching/Operations Experience
1986-88 Central Connecticut State University,
Assistant Coach
1988-89 Western Connecticut State University, Assistant
Coach
1989-90 St. Francis College (N.Y.), Assistant Coach
1990-98 St. Peter’s College, Assistant Coach
1998-01 Rutgers University-Newark, Head Coach
2001-04 Central Connecticut State University, Assistant
Coach
2004-06 St. John’s University, Director of Basketball
Operations
2006-present St. John’s University, Assistant Coach
Playing Experience
• Western Connecticut State University (1984-88)
Personal
• Education: Western Connecticut State University (1988), B.S.
in business administration; Central Connecticut State University
(1993), M.S. in education administration
• Date of Birth: Oct. 16, 1963 in Brooklyn, N.Y.