Chris Gerlufsen joins the Hartford men's basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2006-07 season.

He spent the past five years as an assistant at The Citadel on head coach Pat Dennis' staff. He joined the staff in 2000 as a graduate assistant coach and worked his way to the top assistant spot by the 2003-04 season. While at The Citadel, he had on-floor coaching responsibilities with the guards and wings and coached five 1,000-point scorers and two freshmen of the year. He also acted as the recruiting coordinator and assisted in scheduling.

A 1998 graduate of Randolph-Macon in Ashland, VA, Gerlufsen played for Hal Nunnaly, who won over 400 career games. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was a starting guard for two and one-half seasons and served as the team captain his junior and senior seasons. Gerlufsen ranked ninth all-time in steals for the Yellow Jackets and was a member of the team that was ranked third nationally in scoring defense. He helped Randolph-Macon to the NCAA Division III Tournament twice, once in 1996 and again in 1998.

Coaching is in Gerlufsen's blood, as his father served as the head basketball coach at the University of Massachusetts and Shepherd College (WV), winning two conference championships.