“I had some really good staffs and those guys went on to Division One jobs too and I know I grew my experience and contacts over the last 10 years but I’m really excited about being back in the Big East.” “My experience and connections helped get good players at Northwest Florida and that’s what it’s all about,” said DeMeo, who grew up a few subway stops away from St. Funderburk (North Carolina State), Andres Feliz (Illinois) and Chris Duarte (Oregon) and he’s looking forward to mining any contact he can to secure talent for St.
DeMeo still keeps an eye on former stars D.J. His teams featured 40 players who would go onto Division One scholarships, including at schools like LSU, Florida State and Pittsburgh. In six seasons, the program rolled to a 170-27 (.863) record, went to the 2017 Final Four and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2016, 20. In just his second season, DeMeo led Northwest Florida to the 2015 junior college national championship. “After that I realized I wanted to become a head coach again,” DeMeo said, “and the best place to do that was in junior college.”ĭeMeo landed at Northwest Florida State and through his deep connections quickly elevated the Raiders to the top of the JUCO hoop world.
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After PC he moved to Central Florida for a season, became a head coach at Newbury College in South Carolina and then spent three seasons as an assistant at Hofstra. He brings a wealth of knowledge and I’m glad he’s on our team.”ĭeMeo’s path back to the Big East was a circuitous one. “He’s been very instrumental helping us navigate the recruiting in the Big East. “Steve is obviously a guy who’s very well-known in these parts,” Anderson said. John’s identified a coach who’s never had a losing record in 17 seasons as a major college head coach and he wisely filled out his staff with two assistants with deep Eastern ties in DeMeo and Van Macon. When long-time coach Mike Anderson was let go by Arkansas last spring, he appeared to be an unlikely candidate to land in New York City. “Everyone was awesome to me when we were there. “I loved my time at Providence,” said DeMeo, who has returned to the Big East as an assistant coach at St. The basketball road has taken DeMeo far and wide since 2008 but he’s always kept the Friars in his sights. It’s been that long since DeMeo sat alongside Tim Welsh and helped coach five Providence College teams to post-season tournaments in perhaps the toughest decade to ever navigate the Big East’s shark-filled waters. Seton Hall for poor shot selection.PROVIDENCE – When Steve DeMeo walks into the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Wednesday night for the first time in 12 years, he’ll still see an awful lot of familiar faces. But the Red Storm declined an NIT invitation, as the lawsuit alleges the team "simply did not want to play for" Anderson anymore after he told the team that he was going to kick Isaih Moore off the team at halftime of the Red Storm's March 6 game vs. John's finished the season 16-11 (10-9 Big East) and Anderson won Big East Coach of the Year. But, according to the lawsuit, Anderson responded coldly when the discussion turned to DeMeo's health.
The lawsuit alleges, DeMeo was "abruptly terminated" June 8 in the weeks after DeMeo and Anderson met for a performance review during which Anderson praised DeMeo's recruiting efforts.
But when DeMeo returned to the Red Storm's bench, he alleged that Anderson was "lax" in enforcing COVID-19 protocols. He continued to work, even while recovering in the hospital, according to the lawsuit. In July 2020, DeMeo was found to have an irregular heartbeat from a pre-existing heart condition and underwent surgery in late August. John's, DeMeo is seeking compensation for damages in relation to lost/future earnings and an award for "emotional pain and suffering and emotional distress" from the lawsuit, among other things. In the lawsuit, filed against Anderson and St. Besides claiming he was unlawfully terminated after requesting accommodations due to health problems, the lawsuit also alleges players on the Red Storm "nearly revolted" after Anderson lost control of the team late in the 2020-21 season and even threatened to not take the court in the second half of their last game of the regular season, an 81-71 victory vs. John's basketball assistant coach Steve DeMeo alleges that he was fired by head coach Mike Anderson for issues related to DeMeo's heart surgery in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.
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