Honor Roll
Joe DeSantis is the second all-time leading scorer at Fairfield, netting 1,916 points during his collegiate career. He holds the Stags' record for free throw percentage (.849) and ranks second for career points and career assists (622). DeSantis also set the Stags' single season free throw percentage record of .892 during the 1976-77 season. He was an AP All-American Honorable Mention in 1979, First Team All-New England in 1978-79 and UPJ First Team All-New England in 1979. In 1978, DeSantis helped lead the Stags to an overall record of 22-5, a victory over the then #14 nationally-ranked The College of Holy Cross and a berth in the National Invitational Tournament. He was selected in the second round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets. DeSantis played professionally in the Italian Basketball Federation and the Continental Basketball Association. In addition, he served as an assistant coach for his alma mater for seven years (1981-88), during which the Stags won the MAAC title twice and qualified for the 1986 and 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. DeSantis is now in his third season with the Stags Radio Network.