HAMILTON – Patrick Stasiak, a veteran coach with well-documented success at various levels of college basketball, has been named Colgate's assistant men's basketball coach and director of operations. 

Stasiak was Colgate's director of operations from 2018-21, helping the Raiders to a pair of Patriot League championships including the program's first in more than two decades in 2019. During his time in Hamilton, Colgate posted a 66-22 record with three regular season titles, two conference tournament championships, two NCAA tournament appearances, two players of the year, one defensive player of the year, one rookie of the year, and nine All-League selections. 

"It is great to be able to welcome back Pat to the Colgate University and Hamilton, NY communities," Langel said. "He did outstanding work to help us become a championship program in his time here, and in his few years away, he has been a part of programs with continued successes. I know that those experiences have helped him grow as a coach and will benefit Colgate Basketball and our student-athletes moving forward."

The Buffalo native rejoins Colgate after winning a conference championship as an assistant coach at SUNY Cortland for the past two years. In his second stint with the Red Dragons, Stasiak helped guide his teams to a 17-12 overall record with a SUNYAC championship, NCAA tournament bid, and two All-League players.

"I couldn't be more excited to be back at Colgate University," Stasiak said. "I want to thank SUNY Cortland and Coach Mo Kearney for preparing me to hit the ground running here in Hamilton. Colgate Basketball is full of tradition and I am excited to bring new energy into the coaching staff to help our team reach its potential."

Stasiak served two years (2021-23) as an assistant coach at Vassar College, where he was once again part of historic success. Vassar won its first Liberty League Championship and made its first NCAA tournament appearance in school history during the 2021-22 season, achieving an 18-9 overall record. He coached the 2021-22 Player of the Year and multiple All-Liberty League selections during his team in Poughkeepsie. 

Stasiak was previously an assistant coach in 2017-18, a student assistant in 2016-17, and served as a student team manager for three years from 2013-16 at SUNY Cortland. He has had successful coaching stints developing future college basketball players with additional experiences at LMC Athletics (2021-23), Hoop Group Elite (2015-18), and Cortland AAU Basketball Club (2014-15). 

A native of Williamsville, N.Y., Stasiak graduated from Cortland in 2017 with a degree in Childhood Education and a concentration in Social Science.