Greg Herenda

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American basketball player and coach

Born (1961-04-02) April 2, 1961 (age 64)
North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.

1980–1983Merrimack College

1985–1989Merrimack (asst.)

1989–1994Holy Cross (asst.)

Greg Herenda
Biographical details
Born	(1961-04-02) April 2, 1961 (age 64) North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1980–1983	Merrimack College

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1989	Merrimack (asst.)
1989–1994	Holy Cross (asst.)
1994–1997	Seton Hall (asst.)
1997–1999	Yale (asst.)
1999–2005	East Carolina (asst.)
2006–2007	Elgin CC
2007–2008	Cabrini
2008–2013	UMass Lowell
2013–2022	Fairleigh Dickinson
2022–2025	Elon (asst.)

Head coaching record
Overall	230–243 (.486)
Tournaments	1–2 (NCAA Division I) 0–4 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NE-10 tournament (2010) NEC regular season (2019) 2 NEC tournament (2016, 2019)
Awards
NABC District 18 Coach of the Year (2016)

Greg Herenda (born April 2, 1961) is an American basketball coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach at Elon.^[1] He is the former head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team.^[2] and previously served as the head coach at UMass Lowell.^[3]

Coaching career

Herenda grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey^[4] and played high school basketball at St. Peter's Preparatory School.^[5]

After playing at Merrimack College, where he set the single game record for assists in a game with 22, Herenda joined the Warriors coaching staff, where he stayed for four seasons before joining the staff at Holy Cross. He also had stints as an assistant with Seton Hall, Yale, and East Carolina before landing his first head coaching job at Elgin Community College in 2006–07.

In his one and only season with ECC, Herenda guided the team to an 18–11 record, helping the squad reach the Region IV District B Junior College Championship game for the first time in school history. After a one-year stop as the head coach of Division III Cabrini College, Herenda was hired at UMass Lowell, where he led the team to a 21–8 record and second-place finish in the Northeast-10 Conference. It sparked a run of four-straight appearances in the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, averaging 19 wins per season in his first five years at the helm.

On April 24, 2013, Herenda accepted the head coaching job at Fairleigh Dickinson, replacing Greg Vetrone. In his third year with Fairleigh Dickinson, Herenda coached a team that started no upperclassmen, (four sophomores and one freshman) to the school's first Northeast Conference Championship since 2005.^[6] This coaching performance earned him NABC District 18 Coach of the Year honors.^[7] Herenda and Fairleigh Dickinson parted ways following the 2021-22 season, in which the team went 4-22.^[8]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Elgin C.C. Spartans (Illinois Skyway Conference) (2006–2007)
2006–07	Elgin CC	18–11	N/A	N/A
Elgin CC:		18–11 (.621)	N/A
Cabrini College Cavaliers (Colonial States Athletic Conference) (2007–2008)
2007–08	Cabrini	12–14	N/A	N/A
Cabrini:		12–14 (.462)	N/A
UMass Lowell River Hawks (Northeast-10 Conference) (2008–2013)
2008–09	UMass Lowell	21–8	16–6	2nd	NCAA Division II Round of 64
2009–10	UMass Lowell	20–12	13–9	7th	NCAA Division II Round of 64
2010–11	UMass Lowell	20–10	14–8	6th	NCAA Division II Round of 64
2011–12	UMass Lowell	19–11	13–9	4th	NCAA Division II Round of 64
2012–13	UMass Lowell	15–13	10–12	8th
UMass Lowell:		95–54 (.638)	66–44 (.600)
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference) (2013–2022)
2013–14	Fairleigh Dickinson	10–21	6–10	8th
2014–15	Fairleigh Dickinson	8–21	3–15	T–9th
2015–16	Fairleigh Dickinson	18–15	11–7	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Four
2016–17	Fairleigh Dickinson	11–19	9–9	T–5th
2017–18	Fairleigh Dickinson	13–18	9–9	T–6th
2018–19	Fairleigh Dickinson	21–14	12–6	T–1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2019–20	Fairleigh Dickinson	11–19	9–9	T–5th
2020–21	Fairleigh Dickinson	9–15	8–10	8th
2021–22	Fairleigh Dickinson	4–22	5–13	T–8th
Fairleigh Dickinson:		105–164 (.390)	72–88 (.450)
Total:		230–243 (.486)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "Taylor Announces Addition of Greg Herenda To Coaching Staff" (Press release). Elon Phoenix. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
↑ "FDU chooses Greg Herenda as new head men's basketball coach". April 24, 2013.
↑ "UMass Lowell - Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
↑ Pelzman, J.P. "FDU's Greg Herenda makes believers of his players, then leads them to NCAAs", The Record (Bergen County), March 12, 2016. Accessed March 29, 2016. "When Greg Herenda was a teenager growing up in North Bergen, he and his brother Bill and their friends would play on an outdoor court across the street from their house."
↑ Hague, Jim. "Tasty Tidbits: North Bergen native Herenda tabbed as new FDU hoops coach; Union City baseball team recovers from slow start" Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, Hudson Reporter, April 28, 2013. Accessed March 29, 2016. "Herenda, who grew up in North Bergen, playing basketball at St. Peter’s Prep and later Merrimack College, said that it was tough to leave Lowell."
↑ "Men's Basketball vs Wagner on 3/8/2016 - Box Score".
↑ "#NECMBB Lands 10 on NABC All-District 18 Teams, Herenda Named Coach of the Year". northeastconference.org. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
↑ Carino, Jerry (April 25, 2022). "Greg Herenda is out as Fairleigh Dickinson basketball head coach". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

v t e UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball head coaches
Jim Stone (1975–1976) Tony Ramano (1976–1983) Don Doucette (1983–1988) Stan Van Gundy (1988–1992) Gary Manchel (1992–2001) Ken Barer (2001–2008) Greg Herenda (2008–2013) Pat Duquette (2013– )

v t e Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball head coaches
Dick Holub (1949–1966) Jack Devine (1966–1969) Al LoBalbo (1969–1980) Don Feeley (1980–1983) Tom Green (1983–2009) Greg Vetrone (2009–2013) Greg Herenda (2013–2022) Tobin Anderson (2022–2023) Jack Castleberry (2023– )

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