University of Connecticut Athletics
Sellers Named Director of Operations
9/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Storrs, Conn. (September 28, 2004)-- Patrick Sellers has been named the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at the University of Connecticut, it was announced Tuesday by head coach Jim Calhoun.
Sellers comes to Connecticut after spending the 2003-04 season as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts, where he served as a recruiter and aided in the development of Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Rashaun Freeman.
Patrick is the older brother of former Husky standout and team captain Rod Sellers, who played at UConn from 1989-1992.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Patrick join our basketball staff,” said Calhoun. “He brings a great deal of experience from working for two coaches in Steve Lappas and Howie that I have a tremendous amount of respect for. I have known Patrick and his family for over 15 years and have always been as impressed with Patrick as a person as I am with him as a basketball coach and former player.”
Sellers moved to UMass from his alma mater, Central Connecticut State University, where he spent four seasons with head coach Howie Dickenman, a former UConn assistant coach. Patrick helped the Blue Devils to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2000 and 2002, winning the Northeast Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championship in both of those seasons. During his time as an assistant coach at Central Connecticut, his responsibilities included recruiting, inside player development, scouting and assisting with on-court practices. He also served as a co-director of the Howie Dickenman Basketball School.
Prior to his time at Central Connecticut State, Sellers served as the head coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in New Britain, Conn. In his first season as the varsity head coach in 1998, Sellers led the Saints to a Northwest Conference Championship. His team also made back-to-back appearances in the state playoffs during the 1998 and 1999 seasons. Sellers originally joined the basketball staff at St. Thomas Aquinas in 1994 as the junior varsity coach and an assistant under head coach Jerry DeGregorio.
A 1991 graduate of Central Connecticut State with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Sellers served as the Blue Devils captain during his senior season, and was named East Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1991. He led the team in rebounding in both his junior and senior seasons, finishing his career with 581 rebounds, still good for 10th on the all-time list. He pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds as a senior against Maryland-Baltimore County and scored a career-high 17 points as a junior against George Washington.
