Gennaro L. "Jerry" DeGregorio (born February 20, 1962) is an American basketball coach. He was the former head basketball coach of the

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, where he coached the

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, DeGregorio grew up in the

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section of

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. DeGregorio earned a

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from St. John's University of

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in 1988 and took master's-level classes at

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and

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Career

DeGregorio began his coaching career in 1985 as an assistant coach for

. In 1988, DeGregorio became an assistant coach for St. Thomas Aquinas College. After taking a year off to attend a

graduate program, DeGregorio became an assistant coach for Mattatuck Community College in 1990 and then head coach for the college in the 1991–92 season. From 1993 to 1997, DeGregorio was head boys' basketball coach and athletic director at St. Thomas Aquinas High School of

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. Although he never played a game for the Saints, future NBA player

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attended Aquinas. It was widely believed that DeGregorio recruited Odom not to play basketball, but to ensure that he could receive a high school diploma. He moved to Rhode Island in 1997 as top assistant to

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, shortly after

transferred from

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. Harrick abruptly left for

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after the 1998-99 season, and DeGregorio was named head coach. Just days later, however, Odom announced he was entering the 1999 NBA Draft. In rapid succession, four prospective recruits dropped URI from their lists, another was ruled ineligible, and a key reserve was lost to academics. With a decimated roster, DeGregorio's first team struggled to a 5-25 record, worst in school history. DeGregorio's second season was little better, at 7-23, but DeGregorio resigned after the season. In 2001, the

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of the NBA hired DeGregorio as an assistant coach and director of player development. DeGregorio served in that position until 2003, when he began working as an independent skill development coach for many star NBA players. In 2004, the

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of the

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hired DeGregorio as assistant coach. He joined the

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in 2011 as an assistant coach. In 2018, He joined the

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as Director of Quality Control.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Degregorio, Jerry 1962 births Living people American men's basketball coaches American sportspeople of Italian descent Basketball coaches from Connecticut Basketball coaches from New York (state) Fayetteville Patriots coaches Golden State Warriors assistant coaches High school basketball coaches in the United States Hofstra Pride men's basketball coaches Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States Los Angeles Clippers assistant coaches People from Narragansett, Rhode Island Rhode Island Rams men's basketball coaches Sportspeople from the Bronx Sportspeople from New Britain, Connecticut St. John's University (New York City) alumni