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Steve Masiello is in his first year on Rick Pitino's
men's basketball staff as an assistant coach.
Masiello was an assistant the past four years at
Manhattan, including the last two as head coach
Bobby Gonzalez's top assistant. During his four
years there, the Jaspers compiled an 83-36 record
(.697) with two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Championships, a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances
and one visit to the NIT. In 2003-04, Manhattan
produced a 25-6 mark, won the MAAC Championship with
a league-record 16 wins and advanced to the NCAA
Tournament second round after a 75-60 victory over
fifth-seeded Florida.
Prior to connecting with the Manhattan coaching
staff, Masiello served as the Administrative
Assistant under Tulane Head Coach Shawn Finney for
one year (2000-01).
A 2000 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a
degree in Communications, Masiello joined the
Wildcats' basketball team as a walk-on during
Pitino's final year at Kentucky (1996-97) as the
Wildcats lost in the national championship game. He
played an additional three years at UK under Tubby
Smith, earning a scholarship his senior season, and
was a member of the Wildcats' 1998 NCAA Championship
team. He was the Wildcats' co-captain as a senior in
1999-2000.
Masiello hails from White Plains, N.Y. and attended
Archbishop Stepinac High School. He moved to the
Harvey School in Katonah, NY as a junior, when he
averaged 19.9 points and six assists in helping
Harvey win the New England Prep School Athletic
Association Championship. He scored 38 points, and
nine assists and grabbed three rebounds in the
championship game to earn MVP honors. He was among
the nation's high school scoring leaders his final
year at Harvey, averaging 34.5 points and eight
assists. He was a ball boy for the New York Knicks
when Pitino was head coach there. He is single. |
