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Greg Curley

Greg Curley

  • Title:
    Head Coach
  • Phone:
    814-641-3521
  • Email:
    curleyg@juniata.edu
  • Juniata Record:
    291-274 (23rd Season)
  • Career Record:
    Same
  • Alma Mater:
    Allegheny '95

Heading into his 23th season at the helm of Juniata men's basketbal in 2023-24, Greg Curley has amassed the most wins of any coach in program history. Curley took over the post of head coach for Juniata men's basketball prior to the 2001-02 season. This season, the Eagles will look to continue the high level of success Juniata has achieved under Curley's tutelage. 

In 2017-18, Juniata went 23-6 and was 10-3 in the Landmark Conference. The Eagles qualified for both the Landmark and ECAC Tournaments. They reached the Landmark Conference Championship and the ECAC Quarterfinals. Curley and his staff were named the 2018 Landmark Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the Eagles to their best season in program history. The team earned its first-ever national ranking, appearing at #23 in the D3Hoops.com national rankings. Along with Curley being named Coach of the Year, seniors Marcus Lee and Seth Brewer were named to the All-Conference First Team. Brewer helped the team become one of the best scoring defenses in the country before being named Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year. 

In 2015-16, Juniata went 16-11 and was 9-7 in the Landmark Conference. The Eagles qualified for both the Landmark and ECAC Tournaments. Sophomore Marcus Lee was selected to the Landmark First Team.

In 2013-14, the Eagles finished 18-10 and won their second ECAC South region title by defeating Hood College 82-67. Senior Jeremy Hays was named to the Landmark First Team.

In 2012-13, the Eagles set a new program record for wins in a season (21), capping off the year with the first-ever Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South region title for men's basketball. Juniata knocked off No. 1 seed Albright College 91-80 in double-overtime to finish the year 21-9. Three Eagles earned All-Landmark honors. The 2012-13 season marked Juniata's sixth winning season under Curley and the Eagles' fourth .500-or-better campaign in the last six seasons.

The 2011-12 campaign proved to be among the most successful in Juniata history. The Eagles posted a then-program-best 19-10 record on their way to a third conference tournament championship game appearance in the last six seasons. Juniata finished the year by reaching the ECAC South Region Tournament semifinals for the second time since Curley took the reigns.

Curley, along with assistants Nick Hager and Keith Black, was named 2012 Landmark Coaching Staff of the Year, while senior Dan Sekulski and junior Alex Raymond earned All-Landmark honors.

Curley has the second-highest winning percentage of any men's coach at Juniata, and in 2010 he eclipsed Juniata legend Arnold "Doc" Greene for the most coaching victories in men's basketball history. He entered the 2013-14 campaign with a Juniata and career record of 157-158 over 12 seasons. During Curley's 12 years as the Juniata head coach, the Eagles have enjoyed some of the most successful seasons in the program's recent history.

In 2006-07, Curley was named the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year as he guided Juniata to a then-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.

The Eagles nearly matched all those achievements in 2007-08, posting a 17-11 record, reaching the Landmark Conference title game against the University of Scranton, and earning an ECAC South Region tournament bid.

Juniata has posted winning records in six of Curley's 12 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."

In addition to guiding the men's basketball program, Curley was named Juniata's Director of Athletics on May 17, 2011. He was responsible for the development and operation of Juniata's 24 varsity sports, as well as its intramural sports program, for 11 years.

Curley is no stranger to Juniata, having worked here for three seasons (August 1996 to July 1999) as an assistant men's basketball 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, Curley returned to his alma mater, Allegheny College, as an assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach for the men's basketball program.

A native of State College, Pa., 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 Coast 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 Jen, daughter Kiera and son Kaden. 

"I enjoy everything about Division III athletics," said Curley. "Student-athletes in Division III are committed to excellence in every aspect of their lives - 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.
 
 

  • 291-274 overall record - Most wins in program history 

  • 104-118 Landmark Conference overall record 

  • 34-50 MAC Commonwealth regular season record 

  • Seven Landmark Conference Tournament Appearances - 2007-08, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 

  • 5-8 Landmark Conference Tournament Record 

  • Five Landmark Conference Tournament Final Appearances - 2007-08, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2017-18, 2022-23 

  • One MAC Tournament appearance - 2006-07 

  • 1-1 MAC Tournament Record 

  • Nine ECAC Tournament Appearances - 2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2022-23 

  • 10-8 ECAC Tournament Record 

  • 16-17 postseason record 

  • Two-time Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year - 2011-12, 2017-18 

  • One-time MAC Commonwealth Co-Coach of the Year - 2006-07 

  • One NABC All-District Selection - 2017-18: Marcus Lee (2nd)  

  • One D3Hoops.com All-Region Selection - 2007-08: Brian Cannon (2nd) 

  • One D3Hoops.com Player of the Week - 2013-14: Jeremy Hays 

  • One Landmark Conference Player of the Year - 2017-18: Seth Brewster (Defensive Player of the Year) 

  • 18 Landmark Conference All-Conference Team selections - 2022-23: Chase Husted (1st) 2021-22: Chase Husted (2nd) 2020-21: Chase Husted (2nd), Cameron Keck (2nd) 2018-19: Brandon Martinazzi (2nd) 2017-18: Seth Brewer (1st), Marcus Lee (1st) 2016-17: Marcus Lee (1st) 2015-16: Marcus Lee (1st) 2013-14: Jeremy Hays (1st) 2012-13: Brian Scholly (1st), Jeremy Hays (2nd), Kevin Stapleton (2nd) 2011-12: Alex Raymond (2nd), Dan Sekulski (2nd) 2008-09: Jeff Berkey (2nd) 2007-08: Brian Cannon (1st), Kyle Ortiz (2nd) 

  • 15 Landmark Conference Player of the Week selections - 2022-23: Chase Husted (2x), 2021-22: Chase Husted 2020-21: Chase Husted (Rookie of the Week), Evan Eisenhart (Rookie of the Week) 2018-19: Brandon Martinazzi 2017-18: Marcus Lee (2x) 2013-14: Kevin Stapleton 2010-11: Jeremy Hays, Dan Sekulski 2009-10: Jeff Berkey 2008-09: Jeff Berkey 2007-08: Brian Cannon, Jeff Berkey 

  • Five MAC Commonwealth All-Conference selections - 2006-07: Brian Cannon (1st), Chris Jasiota (2nd) 2005-06: Tommy McConnell (2nd) 2003-04: Jeff Lau (2nd) 2002-03: Craig Biller (2nd)  

  • Six Landmark Conference Scholar Athletes - 2022-23: Nick Rigby 2019-20: Jake Holspple 2018-19: Brandon Martinazzi: 2017-18: Marcus Lee 2013-14: Brian Scholly 2009-10: Jeff Berkey 

  • Four College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Men’s Basketball Team selections - 2022-23: Ross Conway, Mason Hardy, Chase Husted, Nick Rigby 

  • 93 Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll honorees - 2022-23: Kohl Bernarding, Nick Rigby, Kade Anzulavich, Dino Brown, Evan Eisenhart, Gabe Guidinger, Mason Hardy, Chase Husted, Michael Montecalvo, Kyle Ruggery, Tim Smith 2021-22: Kohl Bernarding, Dino Brown, Ross Conway, Calvin German, Jacob Goodman, Gabe Guidinger, Mason Hardy, Chase Husted, John Kelly, Tyler Lapetina, Michael Montecalvo, Nigel Omotosho, Lukas Pierson, Nick Rigby, Kyle Ruggery, Tim Smith 2020-21: Kohl Bernarding, Andrew Bithell, Nate DaCanal, Cameron Keck, John Kelly, Griffin LaCarte, Nick Rigby 2019-20: Andrew Bithell, Nate DaCanal, Cameron Keck, Griffin LaCarte,Nathan Markey 2018-19: Andrew Bithell, Nate DaCanal, Jake Holsopple, Brandon Martinazzi 2017-18: Brandon Martinazzi, Jake Holsopple, Marcus Lee, Seth Brewer 2016-17: Trevor Cline, Dennis Fisher, Marcus Lee, Brandon Martinazzi 2015-16: Trevor Clune, Dennis Fisher, Marcus Lee, Nate Ogle, Damon Rickens 2014-15: Trevor Clune, Brandon Drenning, Dennis Fisher, Nate Ogle 2013-14: Colin Cameron, Brian Scholly, Kevin Snyder, Kevin Stapleton 2012-13: Nate Higgins, Alex Raymond, Brian Scholly, Kevin Snyder, Kevin Stapleton 2011-12: Austin Ankney, Tim Burguson, Pat Cassidy, Jeremy Hays, Nate Higgins, Brian Scholly, Dan Sekulski, Kevin Snyder, Kevin Stapleton 2010-11: Austin Ankney, Tim Berguson, Dan Sekulski 2009-10: Austin Ankney, Jeff Berkey, Jason Greensburg, Bruce Knowles, Mike McCarry, Dan Sekulski, Andy Wolfe 2008-09: Jeff Berkey, Bruce Knowles 2007-08: Jeff Berkey, Garrett Bull, Kyle Opitz 

  • Three MAC Commonwealth All-Academic Team Honorees - 2002-03: Mike Holtje 2001-02: Brian Dietrich, Shane Crendall