August 25, 2008
Dave Faucher Appointed Eagles Head Men's Basketball Coach
 

Phil Rowe welcomes Dave Faucher as new Head Men's Basketball Coach (Daniel Webster College photo).

The Faucher Files * Graduate of the University of New Hampshire * Served 13 years as head men's basketball coach and seven preceding years as assistant coach at Dartmouth College. * Coached two Ivy League "Freshmen of the Year" and three Ivy League first team selections. * Coached one former Olympian (French national team). * Spent three seasons at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. * Guided KUA to 42-32 mark over three seasons. * Former Head Coach at Newmarket and Sanborn Regional (N.H.) High Schools. * Directed the Dave Faucher Basketball Camp for 19 years. * Author of the "Baffled Parents Guide to Coaching Youth Basketball."

Nashua, N.H. -- The Daniel Webster College Department of Athletics today announced that David Faucher has been named head coach of its men’s basketball program. The announcement was made by Phil Rowe, assistant vice president of Student Affairs. The hiring of Faucher underscores Daniel Webster’s commitment to advancing its athletic program while continuing to provide an academic-rich environment, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math.

“I am extremely pleased that Dave has agreed to join the Daniel Webster College community as our next head men’s basketball coach,” said Rowe. “Dave brings an incredible wealth of experience. He is an extraordinary coach, an exceptional recruiter, and a true program builder.”

Faucher inherits an Eagles program that posted a 7-19 overall mark last season, including a 5-13 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) mark and a berth in the GNAC championship tournament. Along the way, the Eagles saw five different student-athletes earn GNAC “Rookie of the Week” honors, while newcomer shooting guard Chris Hanson of Salem, Mass. earned the first conference “Rookie of the Year” award in Eagles program history.

“I am extremely impressed with the renewed commitment Daniel Webster College has made to its athletic program,” said Faucher. “And I am very excited to assist in the College’s effort to create a successful men’s basketball program, and a first-class athletic program. We want our program to make an impact not only on the court, but in the community, and I can’t wait to get started.”

Faucher is well known in not only New Hampshire college basketball circles, but throughout the New England region and at the national level. Faucher spent 20 years with the Dartmouth College men’s basketball program, serving 13 years as head coach (1991-2004), preceded by seven years as assistant coach.

During his tenure as head coach, the Big Green compiled an overall record of 136-208 including a high-water mark of 18-8 in 1996-97. Dartmouth posted a 74-108 mark in Ivy League play, including a 10-4 record in both the 1996-97 and 1998-99 seasons.

Faucher has spent the past three years at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H., where he has served as the boys’ varsity basketball coach as well as assistant director of development. Under his guidance, the Wildcats posted a three-year record of 42-32 including an 18-8 record in 2006-07, in which the squad qualified for the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class B Championship tournament.

Faucher is a 1972 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he earned a degree in Health Studies/Physical Education. He got his coaching start as an assistant at UNH and later served as head coach for five years at Newmarket (N.H.) High School, four years at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, N.H. and one year as assistant coach at Merrimack College.

Faucher also directed the Dave Faucher Basketball Camp based in Hanover, N.H. for 19 years. Faucher is also the author of “Baffled Parents Guide to Coaching Youth Basketball,” a perennial best-seller in the youth coaching category.

The Eagles enter a new athletic conference in 2008-09 as charter members of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC), which includes Bay Path College, Becker College, Elms College, Lesley University, Mitchell College, Newbury College, Southern Vermont College and Wheelock College.

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