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 Kevin Jaskiewicz, who served as the interim coach last season, was the choice after a national search.
Jaskiewicz, who was an assistant coach with Coast Guard for three seasons under Pete Barry, has had success coaching at every level of college basketball. He has been part of the Coast Guard coaching staff that won back-to-back New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament championships in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Bears won a school-record 24 games and advanced all the way to the Elite 8 in 2007-2008.
“After a comprehensive national search that produced over 113 applicants, Kevin emerged as the top candidate on the basis of his basketball coaching experience, ability to recruit, and his commitment to teaching and mentoring cadets,” said Dr. Ray Cieplik, Coast Guard Academy Director of Athletics.
“He has great personal values, and relishes the role of being a teacher and coach. Those attributes cannot be underestimated at a service academy that produces the country’s leaders,” said Cieplik. “The Superintendent approved the search committee’s recommendation, and we are thrilled to add Kevin to our staff”.
Jaskiewicz was an assistant under head coach Glen Miller at Connecticut College from 1993-1999, building the team that made back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in 1997-1998 and 1998-99 and advanced to the Final Four in 1999 after compiling a perfect 24-0 record in the regular season. The Camels posted a record of 85-20 during Jaskiewicz’s final four years at Connecticut College.
He then coached with Miller at Brown University for seven seasons, 1999-2006, where the duo led the Bears to four straight winning seasons for the first time in the over 100 year history of Brown basketball.
The Bears finished in second place in the Ivy League twice in that four year period. The 2002-2003 team made the school’s first ever trip to the NIT and finished 17-12.
The 1988 graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University began his coaching career as head coach at UConn-Avery Point from 1988-1991 before becoming an assistant coach at Keene State from 1991-1993.
“It is a great honor to be selected to teach and coach at one of the nation’s elite institutions,” said Jaskiewicz. “I am looking forward to continuing the tradition of Coast Guard basketball, a tradition which is based on hard work and sound fundamentals.”
The Bears, who were 7-16 overall and 4-8 in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), return three starters next season.
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