Coach Chuck McBreen has turned the Roadrunner Program into a highly competitive play–off team after taking the reins at the start of the 1998-1999 season. He was the first ever full–time basketball coach at the college. McBreen is entering his 19th season at Ramapo, and his 21st season in the college ranks.
For ten of his 19 years at Ramapo, the program has been nationally ranked in the top 25. The team made eight straight appearances in the NJAC playoffs from 2000-2001 to the 2007-2008 seasons and again in 2009-2010 and 2011-2012.
In 2011-2012, the team went 18-9 overall and 7-6 in the conference, finishing #2 in the North Division. During the 2010-2011 season, McBreen led the Roadrunners to a 20-7 season and an 11-2 NJAC record, they finished #1 in the NJAC North Division and earned their ninth trip to the NJAC Tournament. The Roadrunners also earned their fourth bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament in which Ramapo hosted the opening round. The Roadrunners are the winningest four-year college basketball program in the state of New Jersey for Divisions I, II, and III over the past 19 years holding 317 wins and 169 losses (.652 winning %).
A native of North Bergen, NJ, McBreen accomplished one of his goals of qualifying for the post–season (ECAC) in just his second year. After winning the ECAC Metro Championship in 2003-2004, going 23-6 overall, McBreen led the Roadrunners to the college’s first ever NJAC Championship during the 2004-2005 season and posted the program’s second NJAC Championship in 2006-2007. That season, the Roadrunners defeated New Jersey City University, 83-81 in overtime, after falling behind by as many as 13 points in the second half. The team went 22-8 overall and 9-4 that year in conference play. In 2004-2005, Ramapo hosted the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight for the first time in school history.
The Roadrunners have posted ten Roadrunner Tip–Off Tournament Championships. McBreen has also taken his team across the country to Arizona, where they participated in the Phoenix Cactus Jam Fest, winning it for the first time in 2005-2006 by defeating nationally ranked (#23 in Division I NAIA), Biola University out of California, 74-70.
In just 16 years at Ramapo, he has been named Ramapo College Coach of the Year in both basketball and tennis. In 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 he was named NJAC, Met Writers, and NABC Atlantic Region coach of the year as well. During the 2002-2003 season, McBreen set school records for overall wins, 26, conference wins, 17, and consecutive wins, 17.
As a recruiter, McBreen has proven to be one of the best in the state. Despite being hired in late June of 1998, McBreen landed one recruit, Tuquan Smith of Jersey City, NJ who was named NJAC Rookie of the Year. In his second year, he landed Charles Ransom, Tennyson Whitted, and Amin Wright, all out of Jersey City, NJ, and former assistant coach Robert Anderson. Ransom was named NJAC Rookie of the Year, and NJAC Player of the Year his junior year, while Whitted earned NJAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Wright was also a two-time Defensive Player of the Year while also receiving Atlantic Region Player of the Year honors. All four recruits went on to be named All-Americans. As McBreen continues to stock–pile tremendous student–athletes, the program continues its climb to one of the top teams in the country.
Before coming to Ramapo, McBreen spent two years as an assistant coach at Division I Western Carolina University. Prior to his time at WCU, he served as the head boy’s basketball coach at Union Hill High School for four years. A two–time Hudson County Coach of the Year, McBreen turned around a program that had only won five games in three seasons. After posting a 9–16 record in his first year in 1992, he led the team to three consecutive winning records of 17–9, 15–9, 19–8, and took each of those teams to the state playoffs. The team’s 19–8 record in 1996 was the best at Union Hill in 25 years.
McBreen began his coaching career at North Bergen High School as an assistant during the 1988–89 season and spent three years at his alma mater in that capacity.
He is a 1988 graduate of Towson State University with degrees in physical education, driver’s education and health. He is also in charge of athletic scheduling for the department’s 20 intercollegiate sports.
2016-2017 Season
