Stephen Perretta

Stephen Perretta is the Assistant Coach for the Iona College Women's Basketball Team. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Coach for the Fairleigh Dickinson Women's Basketball Team from 2021-2023. He graduated from Villanova University in 2021 where he spent time as a Male Practice Plater for the women's program and is the son of former Villanova Women's Basketball Coach Harry Perretta. Stephen talks about growing up around the Villanova program, what it was like to have a Division 1 basketball coach as a father, his own basketball playing career, and wanting to be a coach at a young age. He describes his time as a student at Villanova, his involvement as a practice player, other jobs he did around the athletic program, and watching his father coach his last season at Villanova. Stephen discusses how he got a Graduate Assistant position for FDU, getting promoted to an Assistant Coach one year later, all of the hype around FDU Basketball during the 2023 NCAA Tournament, following Head Coach Angelika Szumilo to Iona College in the off season, and his excitement for the 2024 season.