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Assistant Coaches Jack Perri Associate Head Coach•Fifth Season • Bentley, 1998 Lenny Pitt Assistant Coach•Sixth Season • Adelphi, 1993 Jack Perri is currently set to begin is third season as the associate head coach at Long Island University and his ?fth season on the Blackbirds’ coaching staff overall. Perri was promoted to his current position in August 2007 and plays a vital role in recruiting, scouting and player development on Jim Ferry’s staff. Since joining the Blackbirds, Perri has helped the team steadily move up the ladder in the Northeast Conference. With Perri on the staff, LIU has posted consecutive seasons at or above .500 for the ?rst time in a decade. His presence has also seen six players earn NEC honors, including the 2008-09 rookie of the year, Julian Boyd. Before joining Ferry’s staff at LIU, Perri served as the head men’s basketball coach at Division III Rhode Island College in 2004-05. In his lone season at RIC, Perri took the Anchormen to the ?nal of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament after posting a 20-9 record. Under Perri’s direction, Rhode Island College captured the program’s ?rst Little East Conference co-regular season championship. For his efforts Perri was named the league’s Coach of the Year in his ?rst season at the helm. Following his graduation, the Manalapan, N.J., native moved to the sidelines as the top assistant coach at his alma mater, Bentley College, from 1998-2004. As the top assistant he was responsible for all aspects of recruiting and helped build a squad that went on to earn the No. 1 national ranking in 2004-05 and rose to the No. 2 ranking in 2006-07. During his time on the staff with the Falcons, he helped the team return to the NCAA Tournament for the ?rst time in eight seasons in 2002. Lenny Pitt returns for his sixth season on the Blackbirds’ sidelines. The Floral Park, N.Y., native handles a variety of tasks on the staff, including recruiting and team travel. Prior to joining Ferry’s staff at LIU, Pitt spent three seasons as an assistant coach at SUNY Old Westbury under Bernard Tomlin. While at Old Westbury, Pitt played an instrumental role in in the Panthers’ success from 2002-04. In three seasons at Old Westbury, Pitt and the Panthers posted three winning seasons and earned a pair of postseason tournament bids. The 2003-04 Old Westbury squad enjoyed the ?nest season in school history by closing the regular season with nine wins it its ?nal 10 games to surge to a 19-9 record and earned a trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Included among the accomplishments were eight-straight conference wins to cap a 12-2 record in the Skyline Conference and secure the top seed in the league tournament. The 2002-03 squad went 16-12 overall and earned the No. 4 seed in the league tournament with an 11-3 mark before eventually earning an invitation to the ECAC N.Y./N.J. Metro Region postseason tournament. Pitt’s coaching career began with a stint as the assistant coach at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village, N.Y., from 1996-2001. An advocate of half-court man-to-man defense, he also coached the Running Rebels AAU squad from 1998-2001. Pitt graduated from Adelphi University in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and earned a master’s in sports management in 1996. Prior to getting into coaching, Pitt worked as a marketing and basketball operations intern for the New York Knicks during the 1995-96 season and has also worked as an account representative for IKON Of?ce Solutions. Pitt and his wife, Jen, currently reside in Floral Park, N.Y., with their son Ayden. 2009-10 Long Island University Basketball A 1998 graduate of Bentley College, Perri was a two-year captain and helped the Falcons post four winning seasons, while playing in 99 career games. He was recruited to Bentley by Ferry, whom he subsequently replaced as assistant coach upon his graduation. Perri and his wife, Julie, currently reside in Brooklyn with their sons, Sean Patrick and Jackson Richard. 6 Long Island Blackbirds • 2009-10 Basketball • www.liuathletics.com