MAAC Basketball: Top 10 head coaches of the century (2000-20)

By Joey Loose | Jul 15, 2020

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 20: The Siena Saints celebrate a double overtime win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at University of Dayton Arena on March 20, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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PITTSBURGH, PA – MARCH 15: Head coach Jimmy Patsos of the Loyola Greyhounds (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /

7. Jimmy Patsos – Loyola MD (2004-2013), Siena (2013-2018)

There’s plenty to like about Patsos’ long coaching career, especially as his entire head coaching career has come in the MAAC. His career really began when he joined Gary William’s staff at Maryland in 1991. Patsos spent 13 years with the Terrapins, helping build and coach the team that won the national championship in 2002. Loyola offered him his entrance into head coaching two years later.

Patsos didn’t move mountains as a head coach at either Loyola or Siena, but he had a solid run with both schools. He led the Greyhounds to the NCAA Tournament in 2012, their first appearance in nearly two decades. After departing for Siena, he immediately led the Saints to the CBI title, though he couldn’t quite deliver a MAAC title. In all, he won 222 games during his time as a MAAC head coach, a very solid mark.

Even if he made just a single NCAA Tournament in his head coaching career, Patsos is still revered as a great MAAC head coach. His work with Maryland adds to his legacy, though I’m sure he would have liked a little more postseason success in his head coaching career. He built the Loyola program back into prominence; he just couldn’t quite get the job done with Siena before his firing.