Fairfield Stags basketball
Fairfield Stags basketball history
Fairfield University (Bridgeport, CT)
Leo D. Mahoney Arena
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Current head coach: Chris Casey (2023-)
- Asst: Glenn Braica (2023-)
- Asst: Taj Benning (2023-)
- Asst: Mike Jarvis II (2024-)
- DBO: Matt Knezovic (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1986, 1987, 1997)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-3
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1973, 1974, 1978, 1996, 2003, 2011)
- NIT Overall Record: 2-6
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2024)
- CBI Overall Record: 2-1
- CIT Appearances: 5 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017)
- CIT Overall Record: 4-5
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1960, 1961, 1962)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 2-4
Conference Titles (Tri-State, ECAC, NEC, MAAC):
- MAAC Regular Season Championships: 3 (1986, 1996, 2011)
- Tri-State (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 3 (1960, 1961, 1962)
- MAAC Tournament Championships: 3 (1986, 1987, 1997)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- MAAC Player of the Year: 1 (Tony George, 1986)
Fairfield head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Chris Casey | 2023-Pres | 24-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Young | 2019-23 | 50-73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Johnson | 2011-19 | 116-147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Cooley | 2006-11 | 92-69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim O’Toole | 1998-2006 | 112-120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cormier | 1991-98 | 86-111 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Buonaguro | 1985-91 | 72-103 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O’Connor | 1981-85 | 45-68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barakat | 1970-81 | 160-128 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lynam | 1968-70 | 23-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Bisacca | 1958-68 | 151-85 | 3^ | 3^ | 0 |
| James Hanrahan | 1950-58 | 82-79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Noonan | 1949-50 | 5-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Dunn | 1948-49 | 9-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Fairfield program was at the Division II level; Fairfield moved up to Division I prior to the 1964-65 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.