Head Coach Matthew St. Croix

Matthew St. Croix, a Watertown native, most recently served as the head men´s basketball coach at Jefferson Community College. He led Jefferson to a 19-11 records last season and a sport in the NJCAA Region III final eight.
St. Croix enjoyed a successful four-year playing career at St. John Fisher College, winning three Empire 8 titles and made two NCAA tournament appearances. As a senior, St. Croix was a starting point guard on a team that went 21-4 and lost in the NCAA Division III "Sweet 16." He also played lacrosse at Fisher and graduated as the school´s all-time leading scorer in goals and assists.

After his playing career was over, St. Croix started his coaching career at St. John Fisher. As head assistant coach there, the team compiled a two-year record of 55-7. In the 2005 season, the Cardinals finished 28-1. They finished the regular season 28-0 as the only undefeated team in the nation in Division I, Division II, or Division III.

While at Fisher, St. Croix was also the head coach of the men´s junior varsity basketball team, leading the Cardinals to an undefeated record. "We are thrilled to welcome a coach of Matthew St. Croix's caliber," says Athletic Director Gary Broadhurst. "His enthusiasm for the sport and his dedication to the success of our student athletes is very clear. It's going to be another great year for the Hawks."

Assistant Coach Jason Carpenter

Coach Jason Carpenter returns to MVCC after a 3 year stint as an assistant coach at Oneonta State. A native of Sauquoit, Jason was a 2 year member of the Men’s basketball team at MVCC. As a team captain he helped lead the hawks to two 20 win season in 2003 and 2004 . In 2004 Jason was part of the Mountain Valley Conference team and named NJCAA Academic All–American. After MVCC Jason went on to attend Oneonta State where he began his coaching career under the direction of Coach Vince Medici. In addition, Jason has also served as an assistant Coach with the Empire State games Central Open team. He as coached numerous scholarship players. Jason has served as Director of the MVCC summer basketball camp and has been a counselor at many camps across the country.