SUNY-New Paltz Women's Basketball

Sewards 11th season as the head coach of the State University of New York at New Paltz womens basketball program. In just 10 years, Seward has cemented a tradition of winning that is unprecedented in the history of Hawk womens basketball. Seward compiled a 17-11 record his first year at the helm and achieved marks above .500 in each of his subsequent six campaigns. In addition, he is the only coach in program history to achieve at least 100 wins, as Seward eclipsed the 100-win mark on Feb. 4, 2012, at The College at Brockport. Seward led the Hawks to their first-ever State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title in 2013 and, subsequently, their first NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament appearance. On his career, he is 174-96 overall and has mentored 10 All-SUNYAC players, including the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year in 2008. The Hawks have appeared in the SUNYAC Women's Basketball Tournament in nine of 10 seasons under Sewards watch, winning their first title in 2012-13 and their second title in 2015-16. Seward won his first SUNYAC Coach of the Year award in 2012-13, as well as the 2013 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year award, which made him an automatic finalist for National Coach of the Year. The Hawk Center has been friendly to New Paltz since its opening in 2006. Seward, whose career at the College began in the first year of the facility's operation, has guided the program to a 89-24 mark on the Hawk Center hardwood, which works out to an .788 winning percentage. The 2015-16 campaign saw the Hawks repeat their 2012-13 success as New Paltz (21-7, 14-4 SUNYAC) clinched its second SUNYAC title and made its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Juniors Kit Small and Courtney Irby were named to the All-SUNYAC First and Second Teams, respectively, while senior Goldie Harrison was named the SUNYAC Tournament MVP.  New Paltz enjoyed a 12-win improvement from 2013-14 to 2014-15, as the Hawks finished the 2014-15 campaign at 18-9 overall (13-5 SUNYAC). Kit Small and Shannan Walker each were honored with All-SUNYAC recognition following the conclusion of the season, and the Hawks continued their winning ways at home, going 11-1 at the Hawk Center. 2012-13 was a magical year for the Hawks, who won their first SUNYAC Championship and made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. A 24-4 overall record set a new program record, as well as a 16-2 SUNYAC record. The Hawks also set a program record by opening their season with an unprecedented 15-game winning streak. Seniors Alex McCullough and Maliqua Fisher were named to the All-SUNYAC First and Second Teams, respectively, and Fisher was dubbed SUNYAC Tournament MVP. 2011-12 marked the sixth straight year that New Paltz made the SUNYAC Tournament, as the Hawks went 18-9 (15-3 SUNYAC). Three players were cited on the three All-SUNYAC teams. Success continued for the Hawks in 2010-11, as New Paltz went undefeated in the Hawk Center in SUNYAC play. The blue and orange secured the No. 3 seed in the 2011 SUNYAC Tournament, downing SUNY Oswego in the quarterfinals before succumbing to SUNY Oneonta in the semifinals. During the 2009-10 season, the Hawks achieved a pivotal milestone when they reached the SUNYAC championship game for the first time in program history. The team assembled a record of 18-10 and boasted a 13-5 mark in conference, earning the No. 3 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament. After winning a quadruple-overtime thriller against the No. 2 seed, Oneonta, in the semifinals, Sewards squad punched its ticket to the championship bout.  The 2008-09 campaign was a banner year for the program, as it won a record 13 games in SUNYAC play and went 17-8 overall. Sewards team gained two All-SUNYAC selections for the second straight year and qualified for the conference tournament for the third time in as many seasons. The 2007-08 campaign saw the Hawks go 19-8, which serves as the program-record total for wins in a single season. New Paltz landed multiple All-Conference honorees after the Hawks jumped from a 10-6 record in conference to a 12-4 mark in 2007-08.  New Paltz went 17-11 in 2006-07, which included a miracle comeback victory against SUNY Geneseo on Feb. 20, 2007. The Hawks trailed by 12 with 43 seconds remaining in regulation and wound up tying the score at 71 with five ticks left on the clock. New Paltz would then prevail, 85-77, in overtime for the improbable triumph.  Prior to New Paltz, Seward spent five seasons as the assistant womens basketball coach to Mary Ellen Burt at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. During the five-year period, Union compiled an overall record of 98-38. This was the most successful five-year run in the history of the Union Dutchwoman program.  Before coaching at Union, he spent two years as the head coach of the Northern Lites 17-and-under national AAU team. He coached the open womens basketball team at the Empire State Games for five years (2004-08), which culminated in a gold-medal performance in 2008. He founded and directs the Real School of Basketball for boys and girls ages 8 to 15 in Amsterdam, N.Y.  Seward has also been on the staffs for the Union, Siena, and the Fulton-Montgomery Community College basketball camps. He was the head coach of Amsterdam High Schools freshman girls team as well as an assistant for the varsity squad.  In 2005, he was an assistant on the Union womens lacrosse staff, helping lead the team to the Liberty League title and the NCAA tournament.  Seward earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Siena College in 2001.  Contact Jamie Seward at ext. 3923 or   Jamie Seward Head Women's Basketball Coach The 2016-17 campaign marks Jamie Sewards 11th season as the head coach of the State University of New York at New Paltz womens basketball program. In just 10 years, Seward has cemented a tradition of winning that is unprecedented in the history of Hawk womens basketball. Seward compiled a 17-11 record his first year at the helm and achieved marks above .500 in each of his subsequent six campaigns. In addition, he is the only coach in program history to achieve at least 100 wins, as Seward eclipsed the 100-win mark on Feb. 4, 2012, at The College at Brockport. Seward led the Hawks to their first-ever State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title in 2013 and, subsequently, their first NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament appearance. On his career, he is 174-96 overall and has mentored 10 All-SUNYAC players, including the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year in 2008. The Hawks have appeared in the SUNYAC Women's Basketball Tournament in nine of 10 seasons under Sewards watch, winning their first title in 2012-13 and their second title in 2015-16. Seward won his first SUNYAC Coach of the Year award in 2012-13, as well as the 2013 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year award, which made him an automatic finalist for National Coach of the Year. The Hawk Center has been friendly to New Paltz since its opening in 2006. Seward, whose career at the College began in the first year of the facility's operation, has guided the program to a 89-24 mark on the Hawk Center hardwood, which works out to an .788 winning percentage. The 2015-16 campaign saw the Hawks repeat their 2012-13 success as New Paltz (21-7, 14-4 SUNYAC) clinched its second SUNYAC title and made its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Juniors Kit Small and Courtney Irby were named to the All-SUNYAC First and Second Teams, respectively, while senior Goldie Harrison was named the SUNYAC Tournament MVP.  New Paltz enjoyed a 12-win improvement from 2013-14 to 2014-15, as the Hawks finished the 2014-15 campaign at 18-9 overall (13-5 SUNYAC). Kit Small and Shannan Walker each were honored with All-SUNYAC recognition following the conclusion of the season, and the Hawks continued their winning ways at home, going 11-1 at the Hawk Center. 2012-13 was a magical year for the Hawks, who won their first SUNYAC Championship and made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. A 24-4 overall record set a new program record, as well as a 16-2 SUNYAC record. The Hawks also set a program record by opening their season with an unprecedented 15-game winning streak. Seniors Alex McCullough and Maliqua Fisher were named to the All-SUNYAC First and Second Teams, respectively, and Fisher was dubbed SUNYAC Tournament MVP. 2011-12 marked the sixth straight year that New Paltz made the SUNYAC Tournament, as the Hawks went 18-9 (15-3 SUNYAC). Three players were cited on the three All-SUNYAC teams. Success continued for the Hawks in 2010-11, as New Paltz went undefeated in the Hawk Center in SUNYAC play. The blue and orange secured the No. 3 seed in the 2011 SUNYAC Tournament, downing SUNY Oswego in the quarterfinals before succumbing to SUNY Oneonta in the semifinals. During the 2009-10 season, the Hawks achieved a pivotal milestone when they reached the SUNYAC championship game for the first time in program history. The team assembled a record of 18-10 and boasted a 13-5 mark in conference, earning the No. 3 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament. After winning a quadruple-overtime thriller against the No. 2 seed, Oneonta, in the semifinals, Sewards squad punched its ticket to the championship bout.  The 2008-09 campaign was a banner year for the program, as it won a record 13 games in SUNYAC play and went 17-8 overall. Sewards team gained two All-SUNYAC selections for the second straight year and qualified for the conference tournament for the third time in as many seasons. The 2007-08 campaign saw the Hawks go 19-8, which serves as the program-record total for wins in a single season. New Paltz landed multiple All-Conference honorees after the Hawks jumped from a 10-6 record in conference to a 12-4 mark in 2007-08.  New Paltz went 17-11 in 2006-07, which included a miracle comeback victory against SUNY Geneseo on Feb. 20, 2007. The Hawks trailed by 12 with 43 seconds remaining in regulation and wound up tying the score at 71 with five ticks left on the clock. New Paltz would then prevail, 85-77, in overtime for the improbable triumph.  Prior to New Paltz, Seward spent five seasons as the assistant womens basketball coach to Mary Ellen Burt at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. During the five-year period, Union compiled an overall record of 98-38. This was the most successful five-year run in the history of the Union Dutchwoman program.  Before coaching at Union, he spent two years as the head coach of the Northern Lites 17-and-under national AAU team. He coached the open womens basketball team at the Empire State Games for five years (2004-08), which culminated in a gold-medal performance in 2008. He founded and directs the Real School of Basketball for boys and girls ages 8 to 15 in Amsterdam, N.Y.  Seward has also been on the staffs for the Union, Siena, and the Fulton-Montgomery Community College basketball camps. He was the head coach of Amsterdam High Schools freshman girls team as well as an assistant for the varsity squad.  In 2005, he was an assistant on the Union womens lacrosse staff, helping lead the team to the Liberty League title and the NCAA tournament.  Seward earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Siena College in 2001.  Contact Jamie Seward at ext. 3923 or