Entering his 13th year at Trinity, Head Coach Paul Assaiante and the men's squash team are coming off an eighth consecutive perfect season. With a final record of 19-0, the 2005-06 Bantams brought home an unprecedented eighth straight Potter Trophy with a 5-4 win at Princeton University in the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships.

Possessing a stellar career record of 202-10, Assaiante has guided the men's squash squad to the apex of the sport. Besides coaching squash, Assaiante has served as the director of athletic development at Trinity for four years, spearheading the College's effort to upgrade its athletic facilities. In a short time, Assaiante has played a pivotal role in the fund-raising efforts, which have already produced two new synthetic outdoor fields and the nation's premier squash facility for the College. In all, more than $7 million has been raised with ongoing projects that include a new boathouse, baseball and softball diamonds, and a community ice skating center.

Assaiante has also coached the Trinity men's tennis squad for 10 of the last 12 seasons, notching a 112-43 record with six NCAA appearances including the last two seasons. From 1999-2003, Assaiante coached both the United States Squash Team, which competed in the Pan American Games, and the USA Men's Team, which played in the World Championships. Twice named the United States Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, Assaiante was given the United States Squash Racquets Association (USSRA) President's Award in 2003-04 for his lifelong contribution to the sport. He was named one of Connecticut's top sports coaches of the 20th century by The Hartford Courant and recently earned an award from the Hartford Business Bureau for his outstanding contribution to sports in the city.

Assaiante is a 1974 graduate of Springfield College and holds a master's degree from Long Island University. His coaching experience includes stints at the United States Military Academy and Williams College. He was also a squash professional at the world-famous Princeton Club of New York and director of racquet sports at the Baltimore Country Club, the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y., and the Bellevue Athletic Club in Seattle, Wash.

Assaiante's professional athletic career was nothing short of spectacular. He was one-half of the U.S. national doubles championship duo in 1994 and captured the USSRA 50-and-over men's squash title in 2004. Assaiante also recently authored a book on tennis, Championship Tennis by the Experts.

Contact Information:

Paul Assaiante
Head Men's Squash Coach
Trinity College, Ferris Athletic Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 297-2121

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