Catawba College

Bill Haggerty - Assistant CoachBill Haggerty is entering his 26th season as an assistant coach for the Catawba men’s basketballteam. In addition to his duties under coach Baker, Haggerty assists in the coorrdination and promotionof Catawba’s summer basketball camps, and has been active in securing basketball game sponsorships.Haggerty also serves as head coach for the Catawba cross country teams. Twice he hasguided the men to a tie for second place and has had a runner qualify for the NCAA II Nationals fourtimes. He is the first Catawba coach to be associated with two programs involved in NCAA Regionalsin the same year, as the men’s basketball team also made the NCAAs in 2000-01.Prior to his current position, Haggerty coached the women’sbasketball team at Catawba (1984-87), turning a near-winless situationinto a respectable program. Haggerty’s best year with theLady Indians was 1985-86, when he led Catawba to a 17-15record, setting 30 school records in the process. He joined coachSam Moir on the men’s basketball staff in July 1987. A 1979 Catawba graduate, Haggerty took thewomen’s basketball position at Catawba after serving as recreation director for JeffersonTownship, NJ. He was also assistant coach in basketball, football and softball at JeffersonTownship High School. He was born in New York City’s Bronx, but his family moved to OakRidge, NJ, during his childhood. Haggerty graduated form Jefferson Township High School, wherehe was a runner on a state championship cross country team and played basketball. He laterreturned to his former school to coach another cross country state champion.Before transferring to Catawba, Haggerty attended Morris County Community College in NewJersey, where he also ran cross country and earned All-America honors. He ran in numerousmarathons, including Boston and New York City. Haggerty earned a bachelor’s degree in physicaleducation at Catawba.Haggerty resides in Advance with his wife, Carolyn, who returned to school and graduatedfrom Catawba in 1994. Their family includes a daughter, Amanda, and her husband Jeff with childrenMaya and Jonah, a son, Jared, and his wife Amie, with a daughter Emma, and a son, Travis.Brian GravesAssistant CoachVolunteer Assistant CoachesBrian Graves begins his first season as an assistantcoach with the Catawba College men’s basketball programin 2012-13. He has returned to his alma mater after fouryear of playing professional basketball since his graduation.In 2011, he coached the junior varsity at HeritageHigh School to a 16-2 mark.Graves graduated from Catawba in 2007 with a degree in sports management.While at Catawba, Graves was a three-time All-South Atlantic Conference performerand was named All-Southeast Region as a senior. As a freshman he wasnamed to the SAC All-Tournament squad in helping the Indians to the title.Catawba advanced to the NCAA II Regionals in three of Graves’ four seasonsand he helped the team to conference championships during his sophomore andsenior seasons. Graves became a 1,000 point scorer in his career, currently ranking22nd with 1,387 points. He stands third all-time with 600 assists and sharesthe school mark with 15 assists in one game. Graves produced the second highestassist season as a senior with 203. He also ranks third all-time in steals.After graduation, Graves played in Germany with the Grevenbroich Elephantsand helped the team move from the Regional League to the 2nd Division. He wasnamed All-League both years. Graves also spent a year with the Vermont FrostHeaves of the PBL and most recently was team MVP in 2011-12 with the VirginiaTrue Hope Trailblazers.Graves, a native of Newport News, VA, currently resides in Salisbury. He hasa son, Brian Jr., born in June of 2011.- 8 -Freddie LynnGregory Tinsley