Steve Fagan is in his first season as head women’s basketball coach at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Prior to John Jay Fagan, a native of Staten Island, N.Y., Fagan had served the past five seasons as head women’s basketball coach at Globe Institute of Technology. He posted a combined 89-43 record and guided the team to four National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region X championship games, all while serving as Assistant Athletic Director with the Knights.
Prior to his appointment at Globe Institute, Fagan, a 1993 graduate of Pace University, had served as assistant women’s basketball coach at St. Francis College (NY) from 1996-99 and Interim Head Coach in 1999-00, and while he was there the Terriers were a Top 25 Academic Team. Fagan has also served as head coach for St. Joseph’s by the Sea girl’s varsity team from 1993-96 and guided the Lady Vikings to the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) championship during the 1993-94 season.
During his collegiate days, Fagan was a member of the men’s varsity basketball team at Pace from 1990-92 and was the program’s single season assist leader with 148 during the 1990-91 season while playing point guard. Prior to Pace, Fagan attended Brooklyn College from 1987-89 where he was a member of its men’s varsity basketball team for two seasons.
Fagan attended high school at St. Joseph’s by the Sea where he was a member of its boy’s varsity basketball team from 1983 to 1987, where he was an All City CHSAA All-Star, a Daily News All-Star, as well as a Staten Island Advance All-Star.
In addition Fagan is an active member of the Women’s Basketball Coaching Association (WBCA).
He resides in New York City with his wife Larissa, two sons, Nathaniel (14) and Patrick (1), and one daughter, Natasha (12).
