Husson University Men's Basketball

Warren Caruso has served as the head coach for the Husson men's basketball program since 1994 and has led the Eagles to 16 conference championships and 16 NAIA/NCAA National Tournament appearances. Additionally, Caruso's teams have won 10 conference titles since 2009 and made 19 conference championships posting a 16-4 record in championship games. Additionally, Caruso has been named conference coach of the year seven times and Maine State coach of the year three times.  The winningest coach in North Atlantic Conference history, Caruso was inducted into the Husson Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. He has served 35 years as both a head and assistant coach for the Eagles and currently ranks top 10 in the nation in NCAA Division III wins and second in New England in wins by an active coach. Caruso was a four-year letter-winner and team captain with the basketball program. Caruso has recruited 23 of the 55 1,000-point scorers in program history and one 2,000-point scorer since taking over the helm of the Husson men’s basketball program. Additionally, Caruso has guided his teams to 15 20-win seasons, in­cluding three-in-a-row from 1996-97 to 1998-99, and five-in-a-row from 2012-13 to 2016-17 and has 29-winning campaigns during his tenure. A 1989 graduate from Husson, Caruso earned his bachelor of science public accounting and earned his master of science in business in 2003 and a master of science in human relations in 2018, both from Husson. Caruso has been a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches since 1990 and has served on the NABC National Congress since 2006. In 2008, Caruso served on the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Selection Committee for the ECAC New England Basketball Championship. Caruso is a past president of the Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association, an organization that serves college basketball in the State of Maine. In the past, he served on two national committees with the NAIA, Men’s Basketball Rating Committee and Men’s Basketball All-American Committee.  Born and raised in Bangor, Maine, Caruso enjoys being a part of the community where he grew up, went to school, works, and raised a family with his wife Nicole. They started dating in 1983 and married on Sept. 29, 1990. They have two children Nathan Richard Caruso 'DPT 21, born Feb. 29, 1996 and Luke Ballard Caruso born Mar. 23, 2001.   WARREN CARUSO'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS Season Overall NAC/MAC Finish Postseason 1994-95 23-9 9-3 3rd  Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 1995-96 17-13 10-2 2nd   Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals 1996-97 20-12 9-3 2nd  Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 1997-98 21-9 10-2 1st  Maine Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals 1998-99 22-8 13-1 1st  Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 1999-00 19-11 7-3 3rd  Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 2000-01 21-5 11-1 1st  Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 2001-02 18-9 11-1 1st  Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 2002-03 23-6 15-1 1st  Sunrise Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Sunrise Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 2003-04 16-11 13-5 T-2nd   North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2004-05 19-8 10-2 T-2nd  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals  2005-06 17-10 13-1 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2006-07 22-6 14-0 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 2007-08 18-11 10-3 2nd  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance 2008-09 16-12 11-3 T-1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Co-Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2009-10 16-12 9-5 T-3rd  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance 2010-11 21-7 12-2 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2011-12 15-13 13-5 4th  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance 2012-13 20-9 14-4 2nd  North Atlantic Conference Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2013-14 26-3 17-1 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2014-15 20-8 14-4 2nd  North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance 2015-16 21-7 15-3 2nd  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2016-17 21-7 16-2  1st North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2017-18 19-7 15-3 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2018-19 17-11 11-3 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2019-20 12-15 8-6  4th North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals  2020-21 10-0 - -  Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19  2021-22 15-10 9-3 1st  North Atlantic Conference East Division Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance   2022-23 13-13 11-3 2nd North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2023-24 23-6 11-3 1st North Atlantic Conference East Division Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance   2024-25 21-8 12-1 1st North Atlantic Conference East Division Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance   Totals 582-276  (.678) 352-79 (.817)  COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Two-time Maine Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1998 & 2002) Three-time Maine State Coach of the Year (2002, 2011 & 2016) Five-time North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2011, 2014 & 2025) 17 Conference Regular Season Championships Two Divisional Championship 16 Conference Tournament Championships Six NAIA National Tournament Appearance 10 NCAA National Tournament Appearances Nine NAIA All-American Selections Three NAIA Academic All-American Selections One D3hoops.com All-American Selection One College Sports Communicators Academic All-American Selection Eight College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Selections Two NAIA National Scholar Athlete Selection 39 Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State Selections 12 Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State Rookie Team Selections Two Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State Defensive Team Selections Two Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State All-Star Game Participants Two Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association State Rookie of the Year Selections Five Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association State Player of the Year Selections One Sunrise Scholar Athlete of the Year Selection 10 Conference Player of the Year Selections One North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year Selection Two North Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year Selections 68 All-Conference Selections Three New England Basketball Coaches Association Division III Senior All-Star Game Participants 29 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court Selections Five National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Selections Three Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference All-New England Selections One Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Division III Player of the Year Selection Five D3hoops.com All-Region Selections

Kissy Walker has served as the head coach of the Husson women's basketball program since 1989-90 and has led the Eagles to 12 conference championships and 12 NAIA/NCAA National Tournament appearances. Walker has been named conference coach of the year 11 times, Maine State coach of the year three times, NAIA District V coach of the year twice and New England Women's Basketball Association Coach of the Year once. The winningest coach in program history and the longest tenured head coach for a single sport in Husson University Athletics' history, Walker has been inducted into the Husson Sports Hall of Fame, Maine Basketball Hall of Fame and New England Basketball Hall of Fame.  Walker has spent over 30 years on the bench for the Husson as both an assistant and head coach racking up the second most wins in the North Atlantic conference since the 2003-04 season, while taking over a program that holds the most victories in NCAA Division III women's basketball history with over 1,100 wins.  Additionally, Walker became just the 31st NCAA DIII women's basketball coach to surpass 600 career victories in 2025 and has accumulated 10 20-win seasons in her career while recruiting 20 of the programs 23 1,000-point scorers. Prior to being named as the head coach of the women’s basketball program, Walker served as an assistant coach for the Eagles after spending two years teaching physical education and coaching girls basketball, softball and gymnastics at the Holbrook Middle School in Holden, Maine. A 1986 graduate of the University of Maine Orono, Walker earned a bachelor of science in health and physical education and a masters degree in business administration from Husson in 2003. Additionally, Walker was a four-year letter winner and captain for the women’s basketball team at the University of Maine from 1983-86 Walker is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WCBA). As well as a former member of the Maine Association of Physical Education (MAPHERED), the Board of Directors for the Bangor Humane Society and is the former president of The Maine Sports Legends, which awards annual scholarships to Maine youths. A native of Santa Anna, Calif., Walker attended Cony High School in Maine. She and her son, Isaiah live in Orono, Maine.   KISSY WALKER'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS Season Overall WMAC/MAC & NAC Finish Postseason 1989-90 23-8 4-3 3rd Western Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 1990-91 22-7 6-2 2nd Western Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 1991-92 23-5 8-0 1st Western Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Western Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 1992-93 28-3 7-1 T-1st Western Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Co-Champions; Western Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament First Round Win; NAIA National Tournament Second Round Win; NAIA National Tournament Fabulous Four Appearance 1993-94 16-10 6-4 3rd Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals 1994-95 23-6 10-2 1st Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 1995-96 21-8 11-1 1st Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 1996-97 14-12 10-2 2nd  1997-98 20-8 10-2 2nd  Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 1998-99 14-14 9-3 2nd  Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance 1999-00 16-9 10-0 1st  Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 2000-01 16-11 8-4 2nd  Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 2003-04 23-6 17-0 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA National Tournament Appearance 2004-05 15-11 12-5 T-3rd  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals 2005-06 13-13 12-5 4th North Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals 2006-07 14-13 11-6 4th  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2007-08 16-11 11-3 3rd  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2008-09 18-8 13-1 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2009-10 19-9 14-0 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA National Tournament Appearance 2010-11 16-12 12-2 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA National Tournament Appearance 2011-12 16-11 15-3 T-2nd North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2012-13 8-17 8-10 6th  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals 2013-14 15-12 13-5 T-3rd North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2014-15 17-9 15-3 2nd  North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals 2015-16 21-7 17-1 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA National Tournament Appearance 2016-17 23-5 16-2 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA National Tournament First Round Win; NCAA National Tournament Second Round Appearance 2017-18 19-10 14-4 3rd North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance 2018-19 19-9 13-1 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA National Tournament Appearance 2019-20 19-9 14-0 1st  North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA National Tournament Appearance 2020-21 6-1 - - Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 2021-22 18-6 11-1 1st North Atlantic Conference East Division Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Runner-Up 2022-23 20-7 13-1 2nd North Atlantic Conference East Division Runner-Up 2023-24 17-10 11-3 2nd North Atlantic Conference East Division Runner-Up 2024-25 15-12 11-2 2nd North Atlantic Conference East Division Runner-Up Totals 603-309 (.661)  373-82 (.820)  COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Two-time NAIA District V Coach of the Year (1991 & 1992) One Western Maine Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1992) Three-time Maine State Coach of the Year (1992, 1993 & 1995) One Maine Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2000) Eight-time North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year (2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2020) One Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2017) One New England Women's Basketball Association Coach of the Year (2017) 12 Conference Regular Season Champions One Divisional Championship 12 Conference Tournament Championships Four NAIA National Tournament Appearances One NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinals Appearance Eight NCAA National Tournament Appearances Eight NAIA All-American Selections Two Kodak All-American Selections One Fast Break All-American Selection Two NAIA Academic All-American Selections One College Sports Communicators Academic All-American Selection Nine College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Selections Seven NAIA All-District Selections One NAIA District Rookie of the Year Selection Six Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-State Rookie Team Selections Two Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association State Player of the Year Selection Three MAIAW/MWBCA State Rookie of the Year Selections 30 MAIAW/MWBCA All-State Selections 67 All-Conference Selections 11 Conference Player of the Year Selections Three Conference Defensive Player of the Year Selections One Conference Team Sportsmanship Award Seven Conference Rookie of the Year Selections Three D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team Selections One Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year Selection Two Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference All-New England Selections Four New England Women's Basketball Association Senior All-State Game Participants Six New England Women's Basketball Association All-Region Team Selections One New England Women's Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Selections One Women's Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game Participant One Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American Two D3hoops.com All-Region Selection One North Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar Athlete Selection

Megan Patterson was announced as the Husson University cheer and dance head coach in August of 2023. COACHING TIMELINE: 2023-Present: Husson University (Cheer and Dance Head Coach) ATHLETIC CAREER: Patterson was a member of the Husson University cheer team from 2014-2019. She earned the program's Eagle Award in 2019 and earned honors from Husson from 2016-2020. Patterson was involved in All Star Cheer from 2004 to 2014. Patterson’s All-Star Team won the US Final in Orlando, Fla. in 2011 after competing against the best All-Star Teams across the country. PERSONAL: A native of Lisbon, N.H. Patterson graduated from Husson in 2020 with a bachelor's of science in psychology. She currently resides in Winterport, Maine with her husband Calvin and children Thomas and Mackexnzie.