Jun 30, 2009

" I CHOSE DIVISION II": FELICIAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH, STEVE FAGAN

Name: Steve Fagan   

School: Felician College

Position: Women's Basketball Coach

Where did you graduate from and when?  Pace University, 1993

Did you play a sport in college? Did you win any awards for your performance?

I played men's basketball. I graduated with the school single-season assist record.

Why did you choose to work at Felician College? Because of the Catholic tradition, and to work in the small Catholic private school atmosphere.

Similarly, why did you choose to work in Division II? To work with the type of athletes who are dedicated to athletics as well as academics.

What other jobs have you held before this current position?  I worked at Globe Institute of Technology as the Assistant Athletic Director and head women's basketball coach. I also worked at John Jay College as the equipment manager and head women's basketball coach

What is your favorite aspect of life at Felician? Because of the small size, getting to know all of the student-athletes in all of our sports.

Hobbies: Walking and hiking with my kids.

If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be and why?  Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Pat Riley. To learn from three of the best ever at leading and inspiring.

If you could be someone for a day, famous or not, who would you be and why? I just want to be myself.

If you had free tickets to any sporting event in the world, where would you go and why?  I would go to Yankee Stadium or Madison Square Garden - because of the tradition!

If you could be the President for a day, what would you do?  Focus on the amount of people homeless and hungry in our own country.

Most visited website:  FelicianAthletics.com

Describe yourself in one word: Respectful

Favorite Sports Team: New York teams

Favorite Athlete: John Stockton

Who is your Role Model and why? My parents. They showed what sacrifice is all about, raising five boys.

Most Exciting Sports Memory: Playing against Loyola Marymount when they had Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers.