Bert DeSalvo is entering his first full year as head coach of the Southern Connecticut State University women’s basketball program in 2014-2015. DeSalvo brings extensive collegiate coaching experience at the Division I, II and III levels to the Owls’ program.
DeSalvo’s previous head coaching experience includes a successful four year run as head women’s basketball coach at Penn State-Beaver for four seasons. He compiled a 99-26 (.792) record and qualified for the USCAA National Tournament in all four campaigns. The Lady Lions finished as the National runner-up in 2011. He also led the program to an undefeated regular season during that season.
DeSalvo captured the PSUAC Regular Season Championship in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and three consecutive PSUAC Post-Season Conference Titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010. He received the PSUAC Coach of Year award in 2008 and the Beaver County Hall of Fame Recognition Award as women’s basketball Coach of Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010. DeSalvo also served as the Assistant Director of Athletics and programmed intramural and club sports events and activities.
From PSU-Beaver, DeSalvo served as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Division II Clarion (Pa.), where he was also the recruiting coordinator.
His first collegiate coaching experience was as an assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. He was responsible for all scouting reports and game plans for the Division I program.
DeSalvo then moved on as the lead assistant women’s basketball coach role at Division III MacMurray College, where he handled many duties including academic monitoring, budgeting, scheduling and travel.
His additional coaching experience includes stops as the girls’ varsity head coach at Chariho (RI) High School, junior varsity head coach for boys’ basketball at South Kingstown High School (RI), founder and head coach for the South County Flash girls’ basketball AAU program and the boys’ head coach at Rocky Hill Middle School.
DeSalvo is also the founder of Full Court Consulting, a program that helps record performance and stats for basketball. In this role, he has worked with various Division II, Division III, JUCO and high school coaches around the country. He has also previously worked as a basketball analyst for Krossover software that allows coaches and players to break down plays.
DeSalvo received a bachelor’s of arts from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s of science from Duquesne University, along with additional coursework towards a master’s degree from the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.
DeSalvo resides in New Haven with his wife, Becky, and daughter, Amara.
