Nick Macarchuk

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Nick Macarchuk
Current position
TitleHead coach
Biographical details
Born (1941-06-26) June 26, 1941 (age 82)
Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1963Fairfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1972St. Thomas More HS
1972–1977Providence (assistant)
1977–1987Canisius
1987–1999Fordham
1999–2005Stony 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 12–16 (5–11) record after going 16–65 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[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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 13–14 6th
1980–81 Canisius 11–15 T–6th
1981–82 Canisius 19–8 7–2 T–2nd
1982–83 Canisius 11–17 3–6 7th
1983–84 Canisius 19–11 9–5 2nd
1984–85 Canisius 20–10 13–3 1st NIT First round
1985–86 Canisius 21–8 14–4 2nd
1986–87 Canisius 16–12 12–6 4th
Canisius: 130–95 (.578) 82–55 (.599)
Fordham (MAAC) (1987–1990)
1987–88 Fordham 18–15 9–5 3rd NIT First round
1988–89 Fordham 14–15 8–6 4th
1989–90 Fordham 20–13 10–6 4th NIT Second round
Fordham: 52–43 (.547) 27–17 (.614)
Fordham (Patriot League) (1990–1995)
1990–91 Fordham 25–8 13–3 1st NIT Second round
1991–92 Fordham 18–13 11–3 1st NCAA first round
1992–93 Fordham 15–16 9–5 3rd
1993–94 Fordham 12–15 9–5 2nd
1994–95 Fordham 11–17 6–8 5th
Fordham: 81–69 (.540) 48–24 (.667)
Fordham (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1995–1999)
1995–96 Fordham 4–23 2–14 12th
1996–97 Fordham 6–21 1–15 12th
1997–98 Fordham 6–21 2–14 12th
1998–99 Fordham 12–15 5–11 9th
Forhdam: 28–80 (.259) 10–54 (.156)
Stony Brook (Independent) (1999–2001)
1999–00 Stony 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 6–22 5–11 9th
2002–03 Stony Brook 13–15 7–9 7th
2003–04 Stony Brook 10–20 5–13 8th
2004–05 Stony Brook 12–17 6–12 7th
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Nick Macarchuk :: Men's Basketball". 21 March 2005. Archived from the original on 21 March 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Nick Macarchuk Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Head Men's Basketball Coach Nick Macarchuk To Retire At End Of 2004-05 Season - Stony Brook University Athletics". Stony Brook University Athletics.
  4. ^ "Nick Macarchuk - 1987 Norwich Native Son". Norwich Rotary Club. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  5. ^ Hahn, Alan (June 11, 1999). "Macarchuk is a Contented Coach". Newsday. p. 88. Retrieved April 8, 2023.