The Staff
Meet Our Coaches
Each team is led by a current or former college player or coach — assigned to one team only, so every athlete receives their full attention.
Matt Lee
Head Coach
National Champion Head Coach @ Herkimer College
Lee graduated from Herkimer in 1999 as a Generals player and came back in 2003 to run the program. Across 22 seasons he is 539–150, with the 2019 NJCAA Division III national title off a 31–1 season, eight Region III crowns and National Coach of the Year honors. He also serves as assistant athletic director, per Herkimer College Athletics.
Deacon Judd
Head Coach
Player @ Oswego State
A 6‑6 forward from Mohawk and Central Valley Academy, Judd took SUNYAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same freshman season at Oswego State. He started all 28 games as a sophomore at 18.1 points and 9.0 rebounds a night and repeated on the All‑SUNYAC first team, per Oswego State Athletics.
Matt Doyle
Head Coach
Assistant Coach @ Utica University
Doyle is a Whitesboro native and Westmoreland graduate who joined Sean Coffey's staff at Utica as assistant men's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator. A 6‑5 forward, he played at Cazenovia before finishing at Vermont State–Lyndon, where he averaged 10.8 points and 8.6 rebounds as a senior and scored 497 career points, per Utica University Athletics.
Luke Fredsell
Head Coach
Assistant Coach @ SUNY Oswego
Fredsell joined Jason Leone's staff at Oswego ahead of the 2026–27 season. Before that he spent a year as an assistant at Hartford and three seasons on Utica's staff through three straight Empire 8 titles and NCAA tournament berths. The Whitesboro native and Westmoreland graduate played four seasons at Lyndon — 82 games and 127 career threes — and graduated in sport management, per Oswego State Athletics.
Greg Gonyea
Head Coach
Assistant Coach @ Dolgeville
The Dolgeville native left Lyndon with 1,551 points in 87 games, more than any Hornet of the modern Division III era. He was NAC Rookie of the Year in 2023, led the conference at 20.8 points a game as a senior, captained the team three years, and won the 2026 NAC Man of the Year award, the conference's highest honor, per Vermont State–Lyndon athletics.
Tyrese Harris
Head Coach
Assistant Coach @ Wheaton College
Harris joined Wheaton's men's basketball staff ahead of the 2026–27 season after a year as Utica's top assistant. He captained Lyndon in all four of his seasons, playing 105 games and finishing with 507 points and 323 assists, then spent 2024–25 as Lyndon's graduate assistant. He arrived at college from Wiesbaden High School in Germany, where he also played soccer, per Wheaton College Athletics.
James Healy
Head Coach
Assistant Coach @ Herkimer College
Damien Call
Head Coach
Assistant Coach & Former Player @ Utica University
Call came out of Rome Free Academy and spent five years at Utica, opening with Empire 8 Rookie of the Year and closing past 1,000 career points. In his last season he was Empire 8 tournament MVP and an All‑ECAC second‑team pick, averaging 14 points a game, per Utica University Athletics.
Justin Mayers
Head Coach
Former Player @ Utica University
Mayers is a 6‑1 guard from Hastings‑on‑Hudson who was on the Utica roster from 2015–16 through his senior year in 2018–19. He played 22 games as a freshman with four starts, scoring 95 points and pulling down 64 rebounds, and put up a season‑high 14 against Medaille, per Utica University Athletics.
'Spud' Lee
Head Coach
Assistant Coach @ Herkimer College
Spud is head coach Matt Lee's son and played a season for him at Herkimer. A 6‑2 guard out of Utica and Whitesboro High School, he appeared in all 27 games as a freshman in 2022–23 with 14 starts, and was hired onto the Generals' staff in April 2025, per Herkimer College Athletics.
Matt Tobin
Head Coach
Varsity Boys Head Coach @ Richfield Springs
Greg Griffin
Head Coach
Former Player @ SUNY Geneseo
Griffin is a 6‑5 forward from Frankfort who came through Frankfort‑Schuyler High School. He played at Mohawk Valley Community College under Harley Fuller before moving to SUNY Geneseo, where he was on the Knights roster from 2022–23 through his senior year in 2024–25 while studying business administration, per SUNY Geneseo Athletics.
Logan Murphy
Head Coach
JV Boys Head Coach @ New York Mills
Dave Smith
Head Coach
Varsity Boys Head Coach @ Clinton High School
Devon Flynn
Strength & Conditioning
Assistant Director of Sports Performance @ Vassar College
Flynn joined Vassar as assistant director of sports performance in July 2026 after a year as Utica's head strength and conditioning coach. Before that he played there — a 6‑6 center from Red Hook who arrived by way of Hudson Valley Community College, captained the Pioneers, and earned degrees in exercise science (HVCC) and exercise and wellness studies (Utica), per Vassar College Athletics.
Michelangelo Spina
Executive Director
Head Coach, Siena Club Basketball
Levi Spina
Associate Executive Director
Player @ Utica University
Spina is a 5‑10 guard from Frankfort and Frankfort‑Schuyler High School, now in his graduate year at Utica while finishing an MBA. He played on the Pioneers side that won the Empire 8 and reached the NCAA tournament, and was a two‑time Center State Conference first‑team pick in high school, per Utica University Athletics.