Warren Caruso has served as the head coach for the Husson men's basketball program since 1994 and has led the Eagles to 16 conference championships and 16 NAIA/NCAA National Tournament appearances. Additionally, Caruso's teams have won 10 conference titles since 2009 and made 19 conference championships posting a 16-4 record in championship games. Additionally, Caruso has been named conference coach of the year seven times and Maine State coach of the year three times.
The winningest coach in North Atlantic Conference history, Caruso was inducted into the Husson Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. He has served 35 years as both a head and assistant coach for the Eagles and currently ranks top 10 in the nation in NCAA Division III wins and second in New England in wins by an active coach.
Caruso was a four-year letter-winner and team captain with the basketball program. Caruso has recruited 23 of the 55 1,000-point scorers in program history and one 2,000-point scorer since taking over the helm of the Husson men’s basketball program. Additionally, Caruso has guided his teams to 15 20-win seasons, including three-in-a-row from 1996-97 to 1998-99, and five-in-a-row from 2012-13 to 2016-17 and has 29-winning campaigns during his tenure.
A 1989 graduate from Husson, Caruso earned his bachelor of science public accounting and earned his master of science in business in 2003 and a master of science in human relations in 2018, both from Husson.
Caruso has been a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches since 1990 and has served on the NABC National Congress since 2006. In 2008, Caruso served on the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Selection Committee for the ECAC New England Basketball Championship. Caruso is a past president of the Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association, an organization that serves college basketball in the State of Maine. In the past, he served on two national committees with the NAIA, Men’s Basketball Rating Committee and Men’s Basketball All-American Committee.
Born and raised in Bangor, Maine, Caruso enjoys being a part of the community where he grew up, went to school, works, and raised a family with his wife Nicole. They started dating in 1983 and married on Sept. 29, 1990. They have two children Nathan Richard Caruso 'DPT 21, born Feb. 29, 1996 and Luke Ballard Caruso born Mar. 23, 2001.
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WARREN CARUSO'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS
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Season
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Overall
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NAC/MAC
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Finish
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Postseason
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| 1994-95 |
23-9 |
9-3 |
3rd
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Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance
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| 1995-96 |
17-13 |
10-2 |
2nd |
Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals |
| 1996-97 |
20-12 |
9-3 |
2nd |
Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance
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| 1997-98 |
21-9 |
10-2 |
1st |
Maine Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals
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| 1998-99 |
22-8 |
13-1 |
1st |
Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance
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| 1999-00 |
19-11 |
7-3 |
3rd |
Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance
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| 2000-01 |
21-5 |
11-1 |
1st |
Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance
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| 2001-02 |
18-9 |
11-1 |
1st |
Maine Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Maine Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up
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| 2002-03 |
23-6 |
15-1 |
1st |
Sunrise Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions; Sunrise Athletic Conference Tournament Champions; NAIA National Tournament Appearance
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| 2003-04 |
16-11 |
13-5 |
T-2nd |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals |
| 2004-05 |
19-8 |
10-2 |
T-2nd |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals |
| 2005-06 |
17-10 |
13-1 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals
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| 2006-07 |
22-6 |
14-0 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Runner-Up
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| 2007-08 |
18-11 |
10-3 |
2nd |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance
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| 2008-09 |
16-12 |
11-3 |
T-1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Co-Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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| 2009-10 |
16-12 |
9-5 |
T-3rd |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance
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| 2010-11 |
21-7 |
12-2 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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| 2011-12 |
15-13 |
13-5 |
4th |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance
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| 2012-13 |
20-9 |
14-4 |
2nd |
North Atlantic Conference Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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| 2013-14 |
26-3 |
17-1 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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2014-15
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20-8 |
14-4 |
2nd |
North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up; Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Tournament Appearance
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2015-16
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21-7 |
15-3 |
2nd |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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2016-17
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21-7 |
16-2 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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2017-18
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19-7 |
15-3 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals
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2018-19
|
17-11 |
11-3 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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2019-20
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12-15 |
8-6 |
4th |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals |
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2020-21
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10-0 |
- |
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Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 |
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2021-22
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15-10 |
9-3 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference East Division Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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| 2022-23 |
13-13 |
11-3 |
2nd |
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Semifinals |
| 2023-24 |
23-6 |
11-3 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference East Division Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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| 2024-25 |
21-8 |
12-1 |
1st |
North Atlantic Conference East Division Regular Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions; North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Appearance
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Totals
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582-276
(.678)
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352-79
(.817)
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COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
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- Two-time Maine Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1998 & 2002)
- Three-time Maine State Coach of the Year (2002, 2011 & 2016)
- Five-time North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2011, 2014 & 2025)
- 17 Conference Regular Season Championships
- Two Divisional Championship
- 16 Conference Tournament Championships
- Six NAIA National Tournament Appearance
- 10 NCAA National Tournament Appearances
- Nine NAIA All-American Selections
- Three NAIA Academic All-American Selections
- One D3hoops.com All-American Selection
- One College Sports Communicators Academic All-American Selection
- Eight College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Selections
- Two NAIA National Scholar Athlete Selection
- 39 Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State Selections
- 12 Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State Rookie Team Selections
- Two Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State Defensive Team Selections
- Two Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association All-State All-Star Game Participants
- Two Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association State Rookie of the Year Selections
- Five Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Writers Association State Player of the Year Selections
- One Sunrise Scholar Athlete of the Year Selection
- 10 Conference Player of the Year Selections
- One North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year Selection
- Two North Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year Selections
- 68 All-Conference Selections
- Three New England Basketball Coaches Association Division III Senior All-Star Game Participants
- 29 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court Selections
- Five National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Selections
- Three Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference All-New England Selections
- One Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Division III Player of the Year Selection
- Five D3hoops.com All-Region Selections
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