Saint Joseph's College Men's Tennis

Shammas was named Head Mens and Womens Tennis Coach at Saint Joseph's College in October of 2014.    Shammas guided the men's team to a 7-6 record in his first season with a 1-5 mark in GLVC play. On the women's side, the Pumas posted a 2-10 overall record. The men's team posted one of the highest GPAs (3.78) in the GLVC this season as all six members on the team received Academic All-GLVC honors in the spring.  Shammas comes to SJC after three year stint as the head coach at Shelbyville High School winning Sectional Titles in each season with the boys and girls programs. He also served as the girls soccer coach at Shelbyville from 2007-10.   Prior to his time at Shelbyville, Shammas was a tennis and soccer coach at Southwestern High School. Shammas guided the girls team to three Mid-Hoosier Conference Championships and three County Championships.   At both posts, Shammas was honored multiple times by his peers as Coach of the Year.   Basem S. Shammas is a member of the United State Professional Tennis Association. He still serves as the Director of Tennis for the Shelby Parks and Recreation Department, a position he has held since 2009.   A native of Kuwait, Shammas earned his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Evansville in 1981. He currently lives in Edinburgh, Indiana and his son Sammir is a sophomore on the SJC tennis team.