Marist’s Giorgis, Saint Peter’s Mitchell Named “The Rock” MAAC Coaches of the Year
Atlantic City, N.J. (March 10, 2021) - The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced that Marist College’s Brian Giorgis and Saint Peter’s University Marc Mitchell are the 2020-21 Women’s Basketball “The Rock” MAAC Co-Coaches of the Year. The award is voted on by the league’s 11 head coaches.
This is the eighth time Giorgis has won the award, setting a MAAC record. One of the most dominant programs in conference history, Marist women’s basketball has transformed under the leadership of Giorgis. The Red Foxes’ all-time leader in wins, Giorgis has led the program to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, five NCAA Tournament victories and a Sweet 16 appearance.
In his 19th season as head coach, Giorgis led Marist to the program’s 13
th MAAC Regular Season title. The Red Foxes (15-3, 13-3 MAAC) enter the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championships as the number one overall seed, seeking a MAAC-leading 13th championship and the team’s first since 2014.
Mitchell is a first-time recipient of the “The Rock” MAAC Coach of the Year in just his third year as Saint Peter’s head coach. Over the course of three seasons, he’s overseen a turnaround of the Peacocks that finished their best regular season since the 2008-2009 season. Saint Peter’s also saw the selection of Taiah Thornton (First Team) and Kendrea Williams (Third Team) to the 2020-21 All-MAAC teams.
Saint Peter’s (11-14, 10-9 MAAC) enters the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championships as the number three seed. They have a first-round bye and will face Iona College in the quarterfinals.
Prior to his time with Saint Peter’s, Mitchell led the Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham women’s basketball team. Over nine season with the Devils, he became the Division III program's all-time winningest coach (187 wins), captured an unprecedented six straight Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Championships, and made six consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament.
About the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 8-13, 2021 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit
http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow
@MAACHoops on Twitter.
About Time Out for Black Lives
Time Out for Black Lives aims to inspire and educate youth, athletes, families and fans. The initiative has an interactive website where coaches and student-athletes from MAAC basketball programs contribute their time and resources to read children’s books in entertaining videos, all focusing on Black culture, history, music and myths. The program comes as part of the MAAC’s
United for Justice campaign that was announced over the summer. For more information, visit
timeoutforblacklives.com.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.