Fairfield

Official Name: 
Fairfield University
Nickname: 
Stags
Mailing Address: 

North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06430-7524

Website: 
www.fairfieldstags.com
Telephone: 
(203) 254-4000
Fax: 
(203) 254-4117
Enrollment: 
3,300
Arena: 

Alumni Hall
Capacity: 2,479
Year Opened: 1959

School Colors: 
School Color: Cardinal Red
Conference: 

Metro Atlantic Athletic (since 1982)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1986, 1987, and 1997
0-3 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1960, 1961, and 1962
2-4 record (.333)

NIT Appearances: 

(5) 1973, 1974, 1978, 1996, and 2003
1-5 record (.167)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Fred Barakat (11 years from 1971-81, 160-128 record, .556)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Tony George (2,006 points from 1983-86)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Drew Henderson (1,080 from 1990-93)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

George Groom (41 points as junior vs. Assumption on 3/6/72)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

George Groom (41 vs. Assumption, Mass.)
March 6, 1972 (junior/21.2 ppg)

1

2

Total

Fairfield

107

107

Assumption

121

121

Fairfield

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Barnes

4-12

3-7

11

Bogad

5-13

2-3

12

Bradley

7-13

5-6

19

Duffy

3-8

4-6

10

Groom

18-38

5-8

41

Phelan

0-1

0-0

0

Romano

0-0

0-0

0

Ryan

1-3

2-5

4

Wells

4-5

2-3

10

Totals

42-93

23-38

107

Percentages

.452

.605

Assumption

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Arsenault

1-2

0-0

2

Bourque

0-0

0-0

0

Boylan

12-21

5-7

29

Burgess

8-9

6-7

22

Crochowalski

6-9

1-1

13

Klofas

0-0

0-0

0

Pederson

0-1

0-0

0

Scott

4-6

2-4

10

Shea

3-8

2-2

8

D. Small

6-11

9-11

21

J. Small

2-5

0-0

4

Smith

6-18

0-0

12

Erali

0-0

0-0

0

Killilea

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

48-78

25-32

121

Percentages

.615

.781
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Joe Dunn

1

1949

9-14

.391

1949

9-14

Bob Noonan

1

1950

5-16

.238

1950

5-16

Jim Hanrahan

8

1951-58

82-79

.509

1954, 1955

12-8

George Bisacca

10

1959-68

151-87

.634

1962

20-5

Jim Lynam

2

1969-70

23-29

.442

1970

13-13

Fred Barakat

11

1971-81

160-128

.556

1978

22-5

Terry O'Connor

4

1982-85

45-68

.398

1983

13-15

Mitch Buonaguro

6

1986-91

72-103

.411

1986

24-7

Paul Cormier

7

1992-98

86-111

.437

1996

20-10

Tim O'Toole

8

1999-2006

111-120

.481

2004

18-11

Ed Cooley

5

2007-11

92-69

.571

2011

25-8
  • All-Time W-L Record: 837-825 (.504) from 1949 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Fairfield (CT) moved up to major-college status in 1965.