Chris Casey

Chris Casey
Casey in 2018
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamFairfield
ConferenceMAAC
Record24–13 (.649)
Biographical details
Born (1963-10-15) October 15, 1963 (age 60)
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 (assistant)
2006–2010St. John's (assistant)
2010–2013LIU Post
2013–2019Niagara
2019–2023Fairfield (assistant)
2023–presentFairfield
Head coaching record
Overall177–213 (.454)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA D2)
2–1 (CBI)
0–1 (CIT)

Chris Casey (born October 15, 1963) is an American head college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team. 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 took over the head coach position after former head coach Jay Young stepped down as head coach on October 16, 2023.[3] Casey was the interim head coach through the whole of the regular season, but was named head coach on March 12, 2024.[4]

  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. ^ "Fairfield Removes Interim Tag and Names Chris Casey Head Coach of Men's Basketball".