Mark Amatucci

Mark Amatucci (born May 2, 1952)

Teams coached: Loyola Greyhounds
Loyola (MD) record: 85-116 (.423)
Overall record^: 85-116 (.423)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0

Awards:

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1991-1992 Washington College (asst)
1989-1991 Anne Arundel CC
1982-1989 Loyola (MD)

Mark Amatucci Facts

  • Mark Philip Amatucci
  • Born May 2, 1952
  • Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Alma Mater: Juniata College (BS, 1974)
  • Graduated from Calvert Hall College HS in Towson, MD and Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA
  • Started out coaching and teaching back at Calvert Hill, serving as head basketball coach there from 1975-82
    • Led his alma mater to a national high school championship in 1982 (34-0 record), garnering the attention of Loyola (MD)
  • Hired to be the Loyola head coach in 1982, coaching the Greyhounds for the next seven seasons
    • Went 85-116 overall, highlighted by four-straight 15+ win seasons; his 1983-84 team went 16-12, which was a 12-win improvement over the previous season, and Amatucci was named 1984 NEC COY
    • Resigned in 1989 following two-straight losing seasons, amidst disagreements with the new AD and a NCAA probation
  • Spent two years as the head coach at Annee Arundel CC (MD) and one as an assistant under Tom Finnegan at Washington College (MD)
  • Returned to Calvert Hall for another tenure as head coach (1993-2007) and as the school’s counselor (1993-2021)
    • Calvert Hall named its basketball court after Amatucci, as the school’s all-time winningest coach
    • Won 389 games and coached 50+ future D-I college players, including future NBA players Juan Dixon, Duane Ferrell, Gary Neal and Jack McClinton

Mark Amatucci Coaching Tree

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only