Brian Rosario Named Women’s Basketball Coach
April 26, 2016
CHANDLER, AZ. – Chandler-Gilbert Community College has named Brian Rosario head coach of the women’s basketball program, becoming just the thirdin its 21-year history. Rosario comes to Chandler-Gilbert after spending the last three years as head coach of the Indiana Elite 17U-Team Indiana and the previous 12 years as an assistant at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Cornell University, University of the Cumberlands (KY), and McNeese State University.
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“I am honored and grateful to be named head coach at Chandler-Gilbert,” said Brian Rosario. “I want to thank Ed Yeager and the selection committee for their confidence in me and for the opportunity to build on the successes of Coach[Cee Cee] Yancy. I look forward to re-establishingCoyotesWomen’s Basketball as a premiere program that develops basketball players, graduates strong student-athletes, and generates opportunities for those student-athletes to advance to a 4-year program.
“I specifically want to thank Kathy Marpe, Bridget Martin, Melissa Irvin, Dayna Smith, Julie Wilhoit, Lynn Flanagan, Damon Bailey, and Matt Seifers, all of whomhelped in my professional development and growth as a coach. I look forward to continuing their teachings with a program that the Chandler-Gilbert community can be proud of.”
In his five years at Loyola Marymount from 2007-2012, Rosario was in charge of post player development, scheduling, game and practice planning, and all aspects of recruiting. During his time, he developed and mentored All-West Coast Conference players Alex Cowling, Renahy Young, Candice Nichols, and Hazel Ramirez. Under his tutelage, Cowling left the school as the all-time leading scorer in West Coast Conference history.
Prior to LMU, Rosario spent two seasons at Cornell University and developed Ivy League Rookie of the Year and eventual Player of the Year and AP All-American, Jeomi Maduka. He was part of a two-year successful campaign that would see Cornell’s Ivy League record climb from 1-13 to 9-4 and an Ivy League finish from last to third place. The year after Rosario’s departure, Cornell won the 2008 Ivy League Championship and was the League’s representative in the NCAA Tournament.
Before Cornell, Rosario spent four years at the University of the Cumberlands (previously Cumberland College), where he was in charge of scheduling, player development, recruiting, and game and practice prep. During those four years, Cumberlands had an overall record of 85-38 winning two Mid-South Conference Championships and climbing as high as fourthin the NAIA Division I rankings. Cumberland started the 2003-04 season with 21 straight wins and finishing that campaign 28-4. He developed two all-conference players, Jennifer Nagy and Catherine Gandy, and two NAIA All-Americans, Jamie Walker and TenilleCann.
During his brief stint at McNeese State, Rosario was in charge of point-guard development, film exchange, and game and practice prep, and developed Southland Conference Honorable Mention Kelly Greig.
Rosario graduated from the University of San Diego in 1999 with a degree in business administration, where he was also a practice player for the women’s basketball program. Later, he earned a Master’s degree in Middle School Special Education from the University of the Cumberlands/Cumberland College in 2005.
Rosario is married to Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a member of the United States Public Health Services.