Men's Basketball

Tom O'Shea
	Basketball (M) - Head Coach Vermont '86 11th season toshea@smcvt.edu 802.654.2675

Entering his 11th year as the head coach of the Purple Knights in 2007-08, Tom O'Shea has established himself as one of the premier coaches in the storied history of Saint Michael's College basketball.

Since taking the reins of the program on March 24, 1997, O'Shea has guided the Purple Knights to a 149-137 record, two NCAA Tournament appearances, an ECAC Championship, two Northeast-10 titles, and the first three-straight 20-win seasons in the history of the program. O'Shea has also coached an NE-10 Player of the Year, All-American and Saint Michael's Athletics Hall of Famer (Todd Roberts), an NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year (Brian Miles), two NE-10 Freshmen of the Year (Jared Chandler and Mike Keating).

O'Shea enters the 2007-08 season just 10 victories shy of matching the program record of 159 wins, held by the legendary George "Doc" Jacobs. O'Shea has also coached more games than anyone else in program history, and is coming off of a 16-13 season in 2006-07.

O'Shea led Saint Michael's in undoubtedly one of the best seasons in the program's history in 2000-01. O'Shea guided a heavily talented Purple Knights squad to a school-record 27-4 mark, the Northeast-10 Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles, and the NCAA Division II "Sweet 16" Tournament, where they fell to the only undefeated team in the country, Adelphi University.

In 1999-00, his team posted a 20-9 record and won the ECAC Division II Championship. The Purple Knights finished one game out of first place in the Northeast-10 Conference.

O'Shea guided the Purple Knights to a then-school record 25 wins and an appearance in the NCAA Regional Semifinals in 1998-99. He was named NE-10 Coach of the Year, and the New England Coach of the Year by the New England College Basketball Coaches Association. O'Shea led the Purple Knights to a 16-13 record and an ECAC Tournament appearance in his first season. His two-year record of 41-22 is the best record for any SMC mentor in his first two seasons as men's basketball coach.

O'Shea served as an assistant to Tom Crowley at Saint Michael's for seven seasons before being named to the head coaching position. As an assistant, he was responsible for all aspects of the program, including on-floor coaching, recruiting and scouting opponents.

"I have found Tom O'Shea to be a true educator who brings desirable balance to the program," stated former President Marc A. vanderHeyden during the 1997 press conference announcing O'Shea's appointment. "Tom has been responsible for recruiting scholar-athletes for the team already, and clearly his good judgement in these matters is validated by a perfect record of graduation for our men's basketball team."

O'Shea came to Saint Michael's in 1989 after spending one season as an assistant under Bob Tipson at neighboring Champlain College, formerly a junior college national power.

He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Vermont and earned his master's degree in education from his alma mater in 1990. While at Vermont, he played under both Bill Whitmore and former long-time Catamount head coach Tom Brennan. He also spent one season as a graduate assistant under Brennan.

A hard-working guard, he was awarded the Sunderland Award as Vermont's outstanding senior-athlete, and was also honored as the first recipient of the Tom O'Shea Award, which is given annually to a Vermont player who exhibits the strongest commitment and dedication to the Catamount program.

Joe Krupinski
	Basketball (M) - Assistant Coach Springfield '97 seventh season jkrupinski@smcvt.edu 802.654.2722

Joe Krupinski returns to the sidelines for his seventh season on the Saint Michael's men's basketball staff in 2007-08, and his third as the squad's top assistant coach. He deals with all aspects of the Division II program, including recruiting, film exchange and on-the-floor coaching, and help the Purple Knights to a 16-13 season in 2006-07.

Krupinski joined the Purple Knights program after a two-year stint at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., where he was the top assistant for the Engineers' program. He helped guide RPI to the ECAC Division III Semifinals and the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association finals in 2000-01.

Prior to his arrival at RPI, Krupinski was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Springfield College, from 1997-99. He was involved with the recruitment of student-athletes, on-the-floor coaching and was the team's liaison with both Admissions and the sports information office.

While at Springfield, Krupinski helped guide the Pride to a 26-2 record and a No. 5 national ranking in the 1997-98 season, both marks tops in program history. The following season, Springfield compiled a 19-8 record, finishing second in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament. Krupinski also recruited the first two Rookies of the Year in the newly-created NEWMAC.

"I'm pleased that Joe is joining our coaching staff," said Head Coach Tom O'Shea upon Krupinski's arrival in June of 2001. "He has been an extremely active and successful recruiter in the Northeast while coaching at Springfield College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has been associated with successful programs throughout his coaching career, and I am looking forward to working with him."

At Springfield, he earned a bachelor's degree in sports management in 1997 and went on to receive his master's degree in education in 1999.

Ari Shapiro-Miller
	Basketball (M) - Assistant Coach Massachusetts '04 second season ashapiromill@smcvt.edu

Ari Shapiro-Miller joins the Saint Michael's men's basketball staff for his second season as an assistant coach in 2007-08. Shapiro-Miller help lead the Purple Knights to a 16-13 season in his first year with the program in 2006-07.

Shapiro-Miller, a graduate student at Saint Michael's who is pursuing his Master's degree in psychology, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in Sport Management. While in Amherst, Shapiro-Miller worked under head men's basketball coach Steve Lappas as the team's film manager. His responsibilities included scouting, producing edit tapes, and managing the team's video editing technology.

Shapiro-Miller, whose father, Ronald Miller, is a Professor of Psychology at Saint Michael's, was a standout basketball player at nearby Champlain Valley Union High School. He earned a McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention nomination in 1999-2000 and went on to play collegiate basketball at Hamilton College in 2000-01.