Congratulations to Scott Faucher – Named Assumption Men’s Basketball Head Coach

WORCESTER, Mass. – May 14, 2019 – Assumption College President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. and Director of Athletics Jamie Marcoux are pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Faucher as the 17th head coach of the Assumption men’s basketball program. Faucher, a dynamic coach and rising star in the industry, comes to Assumption from Nichols College following a record-breaking season with the Bison.

“Today, I am pleased to mark the beginning of a new era in the storied history of the Assumption College Men’s Basketball program,” said Assumption College President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D.

Today, we look forward to a period of rebuilding under the enthusiastic leadership of Coach Scott Faucher.

Today, we look forward to a future of an Assumption College Men’s Basketball team that evolves into a competitive force in the NE-10 Conference, a force that draws upon its past to build for the future.  Student-athletes will choose to compete for a passionate coach who will treat his players as equals and with respect. Such is how one builds a competitive team that craves success on the court and in the classroom.”

Faucher was recently named to the 2019 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team by the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC),

Read the Assumption College announcement.

Tom O’Connor and Lee Dicklitch assisted with the search on behalf of Snodgrass Partners. O’Connor is a former collegiate basketball player and head coach who served as athletic director at four Division I institutions. He also served as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Committee.

Dicklitch is also a former collegiate player who currently serves as Assistant Athletic Director at Butler University. He has deep NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship experience including the administrative planning and support for eight Final Fours.

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