Chris Casey

Chris Casey (born October 15, 1963) is an American head college basketball coach. 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 the Interim head coach at Fairfield, after former head coach Jay Young stepped down as head coach on October 16, 2023.[3]

Chris Casey
Current position
TitleInterim Head Coach
TeamFairfield Stags
ConferenceMAAC
Biographical details
Born (1963-10-15) October 15, 1963
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 (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall153–200 (.433)

NCAA Division I head coaching record

NCAA DIII
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rutgers-Newark (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1998–2001)
1998–99 Rutgers-Newark 5–192–16
1999–00 Rutgers-Newark 8–163–15
2000–01 Rutgers-Newark 14–118–10
Rutgers-Newark: 27–46 (.370)
Total:27–46 (.370)

      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

NCAA DII
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
LIU Post (East Coast Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11 LIU Post 21–1016–52nd [4]NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2011–12 LIU Post 23–615–11st [5]NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2012–13 LIU Post 18–913–5T–1st [6]
LIU Post: 62–25 (.713)44–11 (.800)
Total:62–25 (.713)

      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

NCAA DI
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Niagara Purple Eagles (MAAC) (2013–2019)
2013–14 Niagara 7–263–1711th
2014–15 Niagara 8–227–13T–8th
2015–16 Niagara 7–255–1510th
2016–17 Niagara 10–236–149th
2017–18 Niagara 19–1412–63rdCIT First Round
2018–19 Niagara 13–196–12T–9th
Niagara: 64–129 (.332)39–77 (.336)
Fairfield (MAAC) (2023–present)
2023–24 Fairfield 0–00–0
Fairfield: 0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:64–129 (.332)

      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. "Bridgeport Defeats Men's Basketball in Back and Forth Contest, 67–65".
  5. "Men's Basketball Wins ECC Regular Season Title; Finishes off No. 18 UDC with 85–75 Win".
  6. "Men's Basketball Closes Out Regular Season with 75–67 Victory at Molloy".
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