Tom Abatemarco (born October 3, 1949) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant for the Iona Gaels of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Abatemarco has previously been a head coach at Lamar, Drake and Sacramento State. He was also an assistant to Jim Valvano on the 1983 national champion NC State team and spent time as a professional assistant in the Women's National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Iona |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 3, 1949 |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Dowling |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1975 | NYIT (assistant) |
| 1975–1977 | Iona (assistant) |
| 1977–1978 | Davidson (assistant) |
| 1978–1979 | St. John's (assistant) |
| 1979–1981 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 1981–1982 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 1982–1986 | NC State (assistant) |
| 1986–1988 | Lamar |
| 1988–1990 | Drake |
| 1991–1994 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1994–1997 | Rutgers (assistant) |
| 1997–2000 | Sacramento State |
| 2003–2008 | Sacramento Monarchs (assistant) |
| 2003–2004 | Utah (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Reno Bighorns (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Loyola Marymount (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Florida Gulf Coast (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Iona (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–121 |
Abatemarco's best season as a head coach came with Lamar in the 1987–88 season where the team won 20 games. He then moved to Drake, but his tenure there was short. After a player revolt in his second season he resigned his post on February 20, 1990.[1]
In 2020, Abatemarco was hired by Rick Pitino as an assistant at Iona, marking his 21st coaching stop.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Abatemarco resigns; assistant fired at Drake". The Pantagraph. February 21, 1990. p. 11. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Men's basketball: Rick Pitino lands first commitments at Iona in Chavez, Myers".
