Nick Macarchuk

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Nick Macarchuk
Current position
TitleHead coach
Biographical details
Born (1941-06-26) June 26, 1941 (age 81)
Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1963 Fairfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1972St. Thomas More HS
1972–1977 Providence (assistant)
1977–1987 Canisius
1987–1999 Fordham
1999–2005 Stony Brook
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
America East regular season (1985)
2x Patriot League regular season (1991, 1992)
2x Patriot League tournament (1991, 1992)
Awards
America East Coach of the Year (1984)
Patriot League Coach of the Year (1991)
Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1999)

Nick Macarchuk (born June 26, 1941) is a former men's college basketball head coach. He was the head coach at Canisius, Fordham, and Stony Brook. [1] [2] [3]

He was honored with the 1987 Norwich Native Son Award. [4]

Macarchuk earned A-10 coach of the year in 1999 when he coached the Fordham to a 1216 (511) record after going 1665 in the prior 3 seasons as the team tried to adjust to scholarship athlete competition in the A-10 after moving from the non-scholarship Patriot League. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Canisius (Independent)(1977–1979)
1977–78 Canisius 7–19
1978–79 Canisius 12–14
Canisius:19–33 (.365)0–0 (–)
Canisius (ECAC North)(1979–1987)
1979–80 Canisius 13–146th
1980–81 Canisius 11–15T–6th
1981–82 Canisius 19–87–2T–2nd
1982–83 Canisius 11–173–67th
1983–84 Canisius 19–119–52nd
1984–85 Canisius 20–1013–31st NIT First round
1985–86 Canisius 21–814–42nd
1986–87 Canisius 16–1212–64th
Canisius:130–95 (.578)82–55 (.599)
Fordham (MAAC)(1987–1990)
1987–88 Fordham 18–159–53rd NIT First round
1988–89 Fordham 14–158–64th
1989–90 Fordham 20–1310–64th NIT Second round
Fordham:52–43 (.547)27–17 (.614)
Fordham (Patriot League)(1990–1995)
1990–91 Fordham 25–813–31st NIT Second round
1991–92 Fordham 18–1311–31st NCAA first round
1992–93 Fordham 15–169–53rd
1993–94 Fordham 12–159–52nd
1994–95 Fordham 11–176–85th
Fordham:81–69 (.540)48–24 (.667)
Fordham (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1995–1999)
1995–96 Fordham 4–232–1412th
1996–97 Fordham 6–211–1512th
1997–98 Fordham 6–212–1412th
1998–99 Fordham 12–155–119th
Forhdam:28–80 (.259)10–54 (.156)
Stony Brook (Independent)(1999–2001)
1999–00Stony Brook 6–23
2000–01 Stony Brook 17–11
Stony Brook:23–34 (.404)0–0 (–)
Stony Brook (America East Conference)(2001–2005)
2001–02 Stony Brook 6–225–119th
2002–03 Stony Brook 13–157–97th
2003–04 Stony Brook 10–205–138th
2004–05 Stony Brook 12–176–127th
Stony Brook:41–74 (.357)23–45 (.338)
Total:374–428 (.466)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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