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Contact Coach Basti: Basti comes to College Hill to take the role as the top assistant to the Leopard lacrosse program. For the past three seasons, Basti served as an assistant at Fairfield University in his second stint with the Stags. Involved in day-to-day operations of the program, Basti worked as assistant offensive coordinator, while overseeing the face-off men and game tape breakdown. In 2005, Fairfield worked to a #15 national ranking on its way to being the Great WEstern Lacrosse League champions. This past season, the Stags reached a program-best #12 ranking. Prior to Fairfield, Basti served as the head coach at Eastern Connecticut State University from 2002 to 2004. While directing the Warriors, Basti posted a 22-9 career record while winning two Little East Conference Championships and two NCAA Tournament berths. During Basti's first go-around with the Stags, he helped Fairfield to a MAAC regular-season championship, to go along with two ECAC Tournament crowns. He was also a member of the 1996 and 1997 MAAC Championship teams. He also worked as an assistant coach at Sacred Heart University, where he was in charge of face-offs and the defensive unit from 2000 to 2002. Basti graduated from Fairfield in 1999 with a double-major, Politics and History. He also completed work on minors in Economics and Communications. He earned his Master's Degree in Education/Social Studies, from Fairfield in 2002. Basti was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and now lives in Easton, Pa. |
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