Tom Abatemarco

Tom Abatemarco (born October 3, 1949) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant for the Iona Gaels of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Abatemarco has previously been a head coach at Lamar, Drake and Sacramento State. He was also an assistant to Jim Valvano on the 1983 national champion NC State team and spent time as a professional assistant in the Women's National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League.

Tom Abatemarco
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamIona
ConferenceMAAC
Biographical details
Born (1949-10-03) October 3, 1949
Playing career
1971–1974Dowling
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1975NYIT (assistant)
1975–1977Iona (assistant)
1977–1978Davidson (assistant)
1978–1979St. John's (assistant)
1979–1981Maryland (assistant)
1981–1982Virginia Tech (assistant)
1982–1986NC State (assistant)
1986–1988Lamar
1988–1990Drake
1991–1994Colorado (assistant)
1994–1997Rutgers (assistant)
1997–2000Sacramento State
2003–2008Sacramento Monarchs (assistant)
2003–2004Utah (assistant)
2008–2009Reno Bighorns (assistant)
2010–2012Colorado (assistant)
2013–2014Loyola Marymount (assistant)
2014–2015Tulsa (assistant)
2015–2018Florida Gulf Coast (assistant)
2020–presentIona (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall70–121

Abatemarco's best season as a head coach came with Lamar in the 1987–88 season where the team won 20 games. He then moved to Drake, but his tenure there was short. After a player revolt in his second season he resigned his post on February 20, 1990.[1]

In 2020, Abatemarco was hired by Rick Pitino as an assistant at Iona, marking his 21st coaching stop.[2]

References
  1. "Abatemarco resigns; assistant fired at Drake". The Pantagraph. February 21, 1990. p. 11. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Men's basketball: Rick Pitino lands first commitments at Iona in Chavez, Myers".
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