Easton Bazzoli
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Gannon |
| Conference | PSAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 23, 1995 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2013–2017 | Cedarville |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2018 | Union (TN) (graduate assistant) |
| 2018–2023 | Union (TN) (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Gannon (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Gannon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–10 (.853) |
| Tournaments | 4–1 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Easton Bazzoli is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Gannon Golden Knights men's basketball team.
Early life and playing career
Bazzoli grew up in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania and attended Seneca Valley Senior High School.[1] He averaged 15.5 points and 4.0 assists as a senior and was named the Butler County Player of the Year. Bazzoli played college basketball at Cedarville University. He averaged 10.8 points during his senior season with the Yellow Jackets.[2]
Coaching career
Bazzoli began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Union University in 2017. He was promoted to an assistant coaching position in 2018.[3]
Bazzoli was hired as an assistant coach at Gannon in 2024 by Jordan Fee.[4] He was hired as the head coach at Gannon on April 2, 2024, after Fee resigned to take an assistant coaching position at Florida Atlantic.[5] The Golden Knights went 27–7 in Bazzoli's first season as head coach as the team won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West division and the PSAC tournament.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Gannon | 27–7 | 17–3 | 1st (West) | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Gannon | 31–3 | 19–1 | 1st (West) | NCAA Division II | ||||
| Gannon: | 58–10 (.853) | 36–4 (.900) | |||||||
| Total: | 58–10 (.853) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Clark, Jerry (May 4, 2013). "Division II school right fit for Bazzoli". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ "Bazzoli named Assistant Basketball Coach at D2 Gannon". HoopDirt.com. April 22, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ Santa, John (February 2, 2025). "Going all in: Seneca Valley product Easton Bazzoli reaffirms Gannon men's basketball team's place among Division II's elite in first season as head coach". Pittsburgh Union Progress. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ Reisenweber, Tom (April 6, 2024). "New Gannon men's basketball head coach Easton Bazzoli to keep high-scoring system in place". Erie Times-News. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ Reisenweber, Tom (April 2, 2024). "Gannon Promotes Easton Bazzoli to Head Coach". Erie Times-News. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ Fenner, Michael (March 17, 2025). "Bazzoli, Gannon men on brink of return trip to NCAA elite eight". YourErie.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.