Head Coach - Greg Curley
"Juniata College and Juniata College basketball are both committed to excellence. Student-athletes who participate in the men's basketball program at Juniata strive for excellence in the classroom, on the court and socially in the Juniata College community. We are constantly pushing to be at our best and settle for nothing less." - Juniata Men's Basketball Coach Greg Curley
Greg Curley, a native of State College, Pa., took over the post as the Juniata men's basketball coach prior to the 2001-02 season.
During his five years as the Juniata head coach the Eagles have enjoyed some of the most successful seasons in the program's recent history. He holds a career record of 72-81 in six seasons which already ranks him as the third winningest coach in the history of Juniata men's basketball. He has the second-highest winning percentage of any men's coach at Juniata.
In 2006-07 Curley was named the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year as he guided Juniata to a program-record 17 victories. The Eagles finished 17-12 and reached the Commonwealth Conference Championship game for the first time in program history. The Eagles also reached the ECAC South Region Tournament Semifinals after posting the program's first postseason win in the quarterfinals.
Juniata has posted winning records in three of Curley's six seasons, with back-to-back 13-12 records in his second and third campaigns. Those two seasons marked the first time since the late '80s that the Eagles have had consecutive winning seasons. Under his direction Juniata has adopted the philosophy of being the "hardest working team in basketball."
Curley also serves as an Assistant Director of Athletics at Juniata, a position he assumed in the summer of 2005. In that role he serves as the director of NCAA compliance, as well as managing Juniata’s indoor facilities.
Curley is no stranger to Juniata, having worked here for three seasons (August 1996 to July 1999) as an assistant coach. He was responsible for all aspects of recruiting throughout the Northeast. In addition, he worked as a resident director and a summer conference assistant.
He left Juniata in July of 1999 to become the assistant men’s basketball coach and head golf coach at Penn State-Behrend. Before the start of the 1999-2000 basketball season, he returned his alma mater, Allegheny College, as an assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach for the men’s basketball program.
Curley graduated from Allegheny College in May of 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in English. He was a four-time Allegheny College Scholar-Athlete, and earned four varsity letters on the men’s basketball team. He was a member of the 1992-93 North Coach Athletic Conference championship team and played in the 1995 NAIA-NCAA Senior All-Star Game. Curley was elected as a team captain and received the Glen Thompson Award for Leadership as a senior.
He earned a master’s degree in Sports Administration from Penn State University in December 1997.
Curley’s coaching career began in 1995 when he served as the graduate assistant coach at Allegheny for the 1995-96 season. One year later, he became the assistant at Juniata.
Curley resides in Huntingdon with his wife Jenn.
"I enjoy everything about Division III athletics," said Curley. "Student-athletes in Division III are committed to excellence in every aspect of their lives, including academically, athletically and socially. I want members of my program to be committed to excellence and that is exactly what I see when I look at the current Juniata program."
Coach Curley can be reached at curleyg@juniata.edu.
Assistant Coach - Brad Litchfield
Brad Litchfield joined the Juniata College Men’s Basketball staff in the summer of 2007. Prior to his arrival at Juniata, Litchfield was an assistant coach at Lycoming College for the 2006-07 season under Head Coach Don Friday. At Lycoming, Litchfield was involved in the day to day operations in the basketball office including recruiting, film breakdown, scouting, practice and game preparation, and player development.
Litchfield is a 2006 graduate from Dickinson College where he graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. On the court, Litchfield was named Team MVP twice and served as Team Captain his senior year. He was an All-Conference selection and finished his career with 1,332 points, good for 5th all time in school history. Litchfield also holds Dickinson Basketball records for 3-pointers made in a game and 3-pointers made in a career.
A product of a basketball family, Litchfield played high school basketball for his father, John Litchfield, who was a Head Coach in the Lock Haven and Williamsport Areas for more than 25 years. He also serves as an individual shooting and ball handling instructor for elementary, junior, and senior high students in the Huntingdon area.
