Chatham University Men's Basketball

Brian Baudinet enters his first season with Chatham in 2025-26. Baudinet, who becomes the third head coach in program history, joins Chatham after serving as assistant coach at UMBC since 2022.  Prior to UMBC, Baudinet was the Head Boys' Basketball Coach and Assistant Director of Admissions at Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. In four seasons at Canterbury, he tallied a record of 87-19, including a 32-3 record in the Tri-State League, and received NEPSAC Class B Coach of the Year honors in 2018-19 and 2019-20. Baudinet led Canterbury to a NEPSAC Class B Championship in 2019-20 with a 25-2 record, the best in school history. Baudinet's Canterbury team closed out the 2019-20 season with a school-record 19 consecutive wins. Baudinet brought Canterbury to at least the semifinals of the NEPSAC Class B Playoffs each season, including three consecutive NEPSAC title games. Baudinet was an assistant coach at Duquesne University from 2014-2017, where he assisted in recruiting, player development and strength and conditioning programs. He helped the Dukes reach 17 wins in a season for just the seventh time in a 40-season span.  Baudinet also brings NBA affiliate experience to Chatham, having served as Assistant Coach and Video Analyst with the Tulsa 66ers, the G-League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. In Tulsa, Baudinet created individual player development plans and coached NBA players like Andre Roberson, Reggie Williams, Dominic McGuire, Mustafa Shakur, Grant Jarrett, Ben Uzoh and Larry Owens. Baudinet began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. where he coached from 2010-2013. He then moved on to an assistant position at American International College in Springfield, Mass. where he coached through October of 2013. Baudinet was a four-year member of the UMass Amherst baseball program, where he was a two-time captain and earned Honorable Mention All-A10 honors during his senior season. Baudinet also holds the Atlantic 10 record for home runs in a game with four against George Washington on May 2, 2010. He graduated from UMass Amherst in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Prior to UMass, Baudinet played one season on the University of Rochester basketball team.

Olivia Barkley '19 returns to the Cougar Den for her first season as an assistant coach in 2021-22 after a two-year playing career for Chatham (2017-2019).  "I am really excited to have Liv back home," Cougar head coach David Saur said. "Liv started every game as a senior, during my first year here at Chatham. She will bring a tremendous understanding of what we do and how we do it. In addition, she brings an uplifting spirit and a work ethic that helps create relationships that are so needed in college basketball within your own team and on the recruiting trail. All of that starts within our staff, and I am excited that she wanted to be back here with us as we continue to take the next steps as a program."

Doug Caputo enters his fourth season as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach in 2025-26. He is intimately involved in recruiting, on-court coaching, practice planning, opponent scouting, player development and game planning. Caputo helped the Cougars secure their second and third PAC Championships (2023, 2025) and second and third automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. Previously, Caputo spent 2 years as an Assistant Basketball Coach at Westminster College. Caputo had a stellar four-year playing career at John Carroll University. Caputo was a three-time All-OAC selection at forward. In his junior year, Caputo was a member of the 2015-16 OAC Championship Team. Caputo was also a part of two John Carroll teams that made appearances in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. Caputo served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Cardinal Mooney High School and was an assistant coach at Cleveland Cavaliers Academy for two years. Caputo graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from John Carroll in 2017 and is the co-host of The Rising Coaches Podcast.