Dennis Masi begins his second season as an assistant coach with the Fairfield University women's basketball program. Masi will work with the Stags perimeter players, handle the team's community service efforts, play a role in recruiting, assist with practice and game planning, and play a role in the everyday operations of the program.
With over a decades worth of coaching experience, Masi will provide a veteran presence on the Stags bench. He spent the 2006-07 season at UMass-Lowell, where he was responsible for recruiting and travel. He spent the prior season as a member of Joe Frager's staff at Southern Connecticut State University. In working with the Owls post players, Masi helped the squad to a final ranking of 14, going 29-4, and advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.
Masi also has head coaching experience on his resume, spending six seasons at the helm of the women's basketball team at Southern New Hampshire University. In that capacity he was responsible for coordinating and directing all aspects of the Penmen, a Division II member of the Northeast-10 Conference.
In his first collegiate coaching position at the University of Hew Haven, Masi showed his willingness to do whatever it takes for the good of the program. Hired to be an assistant coach with the men's team, he coached both squads, when the women's program had an immediate need for an additional assistant. He coached for both teams, coordinating practices for both and game planning for both, as well as serving as the recruiting coordinator for the women's program. He helped recruit five all-Conference women's players, three of whom scored over 1,400 points, as well as a men's conference Rookie of the Year.
Masi attended Western Connecticut State University, where he earned a B.A. in Communications in 1991. He went on to earn an M.A. in Physical Education, with a concentration in Sports Management, in 1995 from Adelphi University.
A native of Milford, Conn., Masi currently resides in West Haven, Conn.
