Head Coach Matthew St. Croix
Matthew St. Croix, a Watertown native, most recently served as the head men´s basketball coach at Jefferson Community College. He led Jefferson to a 19-11 records last season and a sport in the NJCAA Region III final eight.
St. Croix enjoyed a successful four-year playing career at St. John Fisher College, winning three Empire 8 titles and made two NCAA tournament appearances. As a senior, St. Croix was a starting point guard on a team that went 21-4 and lost in the NCAA Division III "Sweet 16." He also played lacrosse at Fisher and graduated as the school´s all-time leading scorer in goals and assists.
After his playing career was over, St. Croix started his coaching career at St. John Fisher. As head assistant coach there, the team compiled a two-year record of 55-7. In the 2005 season, the Cardinals finished 28-1. They finished the regular season 28-0 as the only undefeated team in the nation in Division I, Division II, or Division III.
While at Fisher, St. Croix was also the head coach of the men´s junior varsity basketball team, leading the Cardinals to an undefeated record. "We are thrilled to welcome a coach of Matthew St. Croix's caliber," says Athletic Director Gary Broadhurst. "His enthusiasm for the sport and his dedication to the success of our student athletes is very clear. It's going to be another great year for the Hawks."
Assistant Coach Andre Peterson
Assistant Coach Andre Peterson joins MVCC after three successful seasons as an assistant coach with the Utica College Pioneers. His responsibilities at MVCC will be working with the post players, raising their performance several levels as he did with Utica College. Prior to coming to UC, Peterson coached a year as the junior varsity and assistant varsity coach for Potsdam High School, which reached the Final Four in the New York State playoffs. While with UC, the Pioneers won the Empire 8 Conference and qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Peterson was a four-year starter for SUNY Potsdam where he finished his playing career as the fourth all-time scorer with over 1,500 points at the college and second all-time for the SUNY Athletic Conference. He was also fourth all-time in rebounding for the SUNY AC which earned him First-Team All SUNY AC three consecutive years and Second Team All-Eastern Region for Division III colleges in the NCAA. He is also a graduate of Monticello High School where he finished second all-time in scoring and rebounding with 1,200 points and 900 rebounds
