HARVEY NAMED MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH, 
ATHLETICS COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR AT SALEM STATE 

SALEM, MA, - Chris Harvey, who recently served as an assistant coach at Tufts University and head coach at Lasell College, has been named the 18th head coach in the history of Salem State College men's basketball program.  Harvey will also fill the role of compliance coordinator for all of the college's student athletes.

Harvey replaces Sean Doherty, who, after four seasons, departed in April to accept an assistant men's basketball coaching position at Quinnipiac University.

"Chris is well known in New England basketball circles after his tremendous success at Lasell College," said SSC athletic director Tim Shea.  "He is a proven recruiter and the perfect fit for our program."

Harvey, who has nine years of college coaching experience which includes five as a head coach, directed Lasell to three straight NCAA Division 3 tournament appearances while being chosen North Atlantic Coach of the Year each season.  Harvey averaged over 20 wins a season while guiding the Lazers to a program record 25 wins in 2003-04 and an ECAC tournament bid in 2005. 

Harvey's record of 104-36 (.743) ranks him in a tie for seventh among the winningest active coaches at the NCAA Division 3 level with a minimum of five years experience as a head coach.  The past two seasons Harvey served as an assistant coach at Tufts helping the Jumbos achieve a single season record 23 victories and NCAA Sweet 16 tournament appearance.

"Salem State has always been my dream job," said Harvey.  "The only thing missing from the men's basketball trophy case is a national championship.  I want to be a part of bringing that to the college.  It's an honor for me to be a part of the tradition of excellence that has been built at Salem State."

In addition to his coaching duties at Lasell, Harvey held the position of assistant athletic director for three years.  As assistant athletic director one of Harvey's primary responsibilities included academic monitoring.

Harvey, who is a 1994 graduate of Worcester State College, received his masters of education in 1998 from Boston University.  He began his college coaching career in 1998 when he served the Lasell program as an associate head coach for two seasons before taking over as head coach in 2000.

Chris Harvey can be reached as 781-750-8697 or 617-548-7856.