Assistant Coach
First Season
Massachusetts '02
Dan Paccione begins his first season as the top assistant coach
for the Red Storm lacrosse program.
Paccione spent the 2006 season at Stony Brook University where
he worked primarily with the face-off unit and wing players. He
also tutored the man-up personnel, which finished in the top-10 in
the country for goal percentage.
Prior to Stony Brook, Paccione worked on the Yale sidelines from
2004-2005, where his primary responsibilities included the face-off
and wing play personnel. During his tenure with the Bulldogs, the
face-off unit finished with one of the nation’s best winning
percentages at the X (663).
Paccione played lacrosse for the University of Massachusetts and
graduated in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree in sports
management. He led the Minutemen to two ECAC Championships in 2001
and 2002 and the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2002. In 2002, Paccione also
earned first team All-ECAC honors and the UMass offensive Most
Valuable Player award when he recorded 34 goals and 13 assists for
47 points,and won 86 of 156 faceoffs for a .548 winning
percentage.
After graduating from UMass, Paccione played for the New York
Saints of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He was also selected
by the Long Island Lizards as the 11th overall pick in the Major
League Lacrosse (MLL) draft. He played for the Lizards from 2002-03
and helped the team win the MLL Championship in 2003. In 2004,
Paccione played for the Philadelphia Barrage, another squad that
won the MLL Championship. The following season, Paccione suited up
for the Lizards again, and the team advanced to the MLL
Championship game. In 2006, Paccione joined his current team, the
Chicago Machine.