Day was a two-sport athlete at West Chester University, where he competed in football and track and field. He was a member of two of West Chester's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles in 1992 and 1994, and was an all-conference sprinter earning ECAC and PSAC honors after setting a conference record in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes.[5]
Coaching career
Day began his coaching career at his high school alma mater Archbishop John Carroll High School, serving as an assistant girls varsity coach and head junior varsity coach. He then moved into the college ranks to become an assistant football coach at Widener University from 1998 to 2002, and an assistant on the women's basketball team starting in 1999. In 2000, Day was elevated to head women's basketball coach at Widener, compiling a 31–44 overall record in three seasons, leading the Pioneers to its first winning record in 17 seasons.[5][6]
In 2003, Day accepted an assistant coaching position on the women's basketball staff at Duquesne, and would have subsequent assistant coaching stops at La Salle, Saint Joseph's, Indiana, and Penn.
On May 11, 2016, Day was named 8th head women's basketball coach at Vermont, replacing Lori Gear McBride.[7] On April 2, 2018, Vermont announced it was "reviewing certain aspects of the women’s basketball program" focused on Day's verbal interactions with players.[8] On April 26, 2018, Day resigned from his position as head coach of the Catamounts after two seasons and would be replaced by assistant coach Alisa Kresge on an interim basis for the 2018–19 season.[3] Upon taking an assistant coaching position at La Salle on May 8, 2018, the Burlington Free Press reported that Day will receive $142,800 in severance pay, and the investigation into his conduct was "discontinued, and no report has been or will be issued." according to a University of Vermont spokesperson.[9][4]
Personal life
Day and his wife have five children. His father-in-law is former NBA referee Joey Crawford.[10]
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
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
References
^"Chris Day Hired as Next Head Coach of UVM Women's Basketball Program". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
^"UVM hires Penn's Chris Day as women's basketball coach".
^"Report: UVM women's basketball coach under investigation".
^Abrami, Alex. "UVM to pay severance to Chris Day; ex-coach gets new job at La Salle". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
^"In The Community: Beautiful Day for basketball in Vermont".
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chris, basketball, chris, women, college, basketball, coach, former, head, coach, university, vermont, women, basketball, team, currently, assistant, coach, salle, chris, daycurrent, positiontitleassistant, coachteamla, salleconferenceatlantic, 10biographical,. Chris Day is a women s college basketball coach and former head coach of the University of Vermont women s basketball team 1 2 3 Currently he is an assistant coach at La Salle 4 Chris DayCurrent positionTitleAssistant CoachTeamLa SalleConferenceAtlantic 10Biographical detailsAlma materWest ChesterCoaching career HC unless noted 1995 1999Archbishop Carroll PA asst 1999 2000Widener asst 2000 2003Widener2003 2004Duquesne asst 2004 2005La Salle asst 2005 2012Saint Joseph s asst 2012 2013Indiana asst 2013 2016Penn asst 2016 2018Vermont2018 presentLa Salle asst Head coaching recordOverall40 65 381 Contents 1 College career 2 Coaching career 3 Personal life 4 Head Coaching Record 4 1 NCAA DIII 4 2 NCAA DI 5 References 6 External linksCollege career EditDay was a two sport athlete at West Chester University where he competed in football and track and field He was a member of two of West Chester s Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles in 1992 and 1994 and was an all conference sprinter earning ECAC and PSAC honors after setting a conference record in the 200 meter and 400 meter dashes 5 Coaching career EditDay began his coaching career at his high school alma mater Archbishop John Carroll High School serving as an assistant girls varsity coach and head junior varsity coach He then moved into the college ranks to become an assistant football coach at Widener University from 1998 to 2002 and an assistant on the women s basketball team starting in 1999 In 2000 Day was elevated to head women s basketball coach at Widener compiling a 31 44 overall record in three seasons leading the Pioneers to its first winning record in 17 seasons 5 6 In 2003 Day accepted an assistant coaching position on the women s basketball staff at Duquesne and would have subsequent assistant coaching stops at La Salle Saint Joseph s Indiana and Penn On May 11 2016 Day was named 8th head women s basketball coach at Vermont replacing Lori Gear McBride 7 On April 2 2018 Vermont announced it was reviewing certain aspects of the women s basketball program focused on Day s verbal interactions with players 8 On April 26 2018 Day resigned from his position as head coach of the Catamounts after two seasons and would be replaced by assistant coach Alisa Kresge on an interim basis for the 2018 19 season 3 Upon taking an assistant coaching position at La Salle on May 8 2018 the Burlington Free Press reported that Day will receive 142 800 in severance pay and the investigation into his conduct was discontinued and no report has been or will be issued according to a University of Vermont spokesperson 9 4 Personal life EditDay and his wife have five children His father in law is former NBA referee Joey Crawford 10 Head Coaching Record EditNCAA DIII Edit Statistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonWidener MAC Commonwealth Conference 2000 2003 2000 01 Widener 7 17 3 11 N A2001 02 Widener 10 15 4 10 N A2002 03 Widener 14 12 6 8 5thWidener 31 44 413 13 29 310 Total 31 44 413 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 championNCAA DI Edit Statistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonVermont America East Conference 2016 2018 2016 17 Vermont 9 20 6 10 7th2017 18 Vermont 8 22 5 11 7thVermont 17 42 288 11 21 344 Total 17 42 288 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 championReferences Edit Chris Day Hired as Next Head Coach of UVM Women s Basketball Program University of Vermont Athletics Retrieved 2022 04 09 UVM Athletics uvmathletics com a b Chris Day resigns after two seasons with UVM women s basketball a b Chris Day Named Associate Head Coach for Women s Basketball La Salle University La Salle University a b Chris Day Profile NCAA Statistics stats ncaa org UVM hires Penn s Chris Day as women s basketball coach Report UVM women s basketball coach under investigation Abrami Alex UVM to pay severance to Chris Day ex coach gets new job at La Salle The Burlington Free Press Retrieved 2022 04 09 In The Community Beautiful Day for basketball in Vermont External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Day basketball amp oldid 1135686948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
