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J onathan Basti joined
the Hartford men’s lacrosse
coaching staff in the summer
of 2008 and serves as top
assistant under head coach
Peter Lawrence.
Basti has been instrumental in
helping Tim Fallon evolve into
one of the country’s top faceoff
specialists. In 2010, Fallon
was 207-of-333 (62.2-percent)
at the face-off X, ranking
first in the NCAA Division I
statistics. In addition, he led the nation in ground balls, scooping
up (9.4 per game) during his junior season while earning Division
I USILA All-American honors.
Prior to Hartford, Basti spent one season as the top assistant at
Lafayette College and the previous three years as an assistant
at Fairfield University.
“Jon brings a great deal of passion, experience, strong recruiting
ties, and a desire to restore the tradition at Hartford,” said
Lawrence at the time of the hiring. “I very much look forward to
working with Jon and anticipate him making a huge impact on
our student-athletes.”
hartford hawks men’s lacrosse
Basti served as defensive coordinator and face-off coach in
his one year at Lafayette. He was also heavily involved in both
recruiting and scouting. Lafayette finished with an overall record
of 4-9 in 2008.
A former player at Fairfield, Basti returned to his alma mater as
an assistant coach for the 2005 season. Involved in day-to-day
operations of the program, he worked as assistant offensive
coordinator and oversaw the face-off men. In 2005, Fairfield
ranked as high as 15th in the national rankings on its way to
a Great Western Lacrosse League championship. In 2007, the
Stags reached a program-best No.12 ranking.
Prior to Fairfield, Basti served as the head coach at Eastern Connecticut
State University from 2002-04. He posted a 22-9 career
record at ECSU while winning a pair of Little East Conference
championships and earning two NCAA Tournament berths. He
also worked as an assistant coach at Sacred Heart University
from 2000-02, leading the face-off and defensive units.
As a student-athlete at Fairfield, Basti helped the Stags to a
MAAC regular season championship and two ECAC Tournament
titles. He was also a member of the 1996 and 1997 MAAC
championship teams. Basti graduated from Fairfield in 1999
with degrees in politics and history and returned to complete his
Master’s Degree in education/social studies in 2002.
Basti and his wife, Megan, reside in East Haven, Conn.