Mike Iuzzolino is in his eighth season at RMU in 2023-24, including his third as Associate Head Coach.
Over the last two years as the top assistant for the Colonials as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC), RMU recorded an overall record of 38-31 (.551), including a mark of 24-12 (.667) in conference play. The Colonials played in the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), advancing to the second round thanks to a 98-89 overtime win over Cornell in the first round, while in 2019-20 the Colonials finished 20-14 (.588) overall and earned an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament after a 77-67 triumph over Saint Francis U at the UPMC Events Center.
Iuzzolino, a native of Altoona, Pa., joined the Robert Morris staff after spending two seasons as an assistant coach under head coach Jim Baron at Canisius. Iuzzolino served as the director of basketball operations with the Golden Griffins in 2012-13 before holding the same position at New Mexico in 2013-14.
Iuzzolino began his collegiate playing career at Penn State before transferring to Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. In two seasons with the Red Flash from 1989 to 1991, Iuzzolino scored 1,346 points. He was named the 1991 Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Year after leading SFU to 24 wins, a school record, and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Iuzzolino was the only player in the country in 1990-91 to average more than 20 points per game (24.1), shoot better than 50 percent (.542) from the field, 50 percent from beyond the arc (.528) and 80 percent (.887) at the free-throw line.
Upon completion of his career with the Red Flash, Iuzzolino was drafted in the second round of the 1991 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft by the Dallas Mavericks as the 35th overall selection. He played two seasons in Dallas, producing per game averages of 9.0 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 122 career contests. During the 1991-92 campaign, Iuzzolino ranked fourth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.434).
Iuzzolino played two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) with the Fort Wayne Fury (1993-94) and the Rapid City Thrillers (1994-95) before concluding his professional career with stints overseas in Italy, Greece and Spain.
Iuzzolino began his coaching career as an assistant with the Duquesne women's program from 2005-07 before spending a year in the same capacity with George Mason. He joined the men's coaching staff at Saint Vincent College in 2008 and spent four years with the Bearcats as Associate Head Coach before joining the staff at Canisius.
A two-time Academic All-America First Team selection (1990, 1991) by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Iuzzolino was named the 1991 CoSIDA Academic All-America Player of the Year. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and secondary education from Saint Francis U in 1991.
Iuzzolino and his wife, Dana, reside in Wexford, Pa., and have two children, Michael and Olivia. His son, Michael, will be a freshman at Bryant in 2021-22.
THE MIKE IUZZOLINO FILE
Birthdate: Jan. 22, 1968
Hometown: Altoona, Pa.
Age: 55
Alma Mater / Year: Saint Francis U / 1991
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (political science / secondary education)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Robert Morris University
(Moon Township, Pa.)
- Associate Head Coach (2021 – present)
Robert Morris University
(Moon Township, Pa.)
- Assistant Coach (2016-2021)
Canisius College
(Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Assistant Coach (2014-16)
The University of New Mexico
(Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Director of Basketball Operations (2013-14)
Canisius College
(Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Director of Basketball Operations (2012-13)
Saint Vincent College
(Latrobe, Pa.)
- Associate Head Coach (2008-12)
George Mason University
(Fairfax, Va.)
- Assistant Coach (Women) (2007-08)
Duquesne University
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Assistant Coach (Women) (2005-07)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Saint Francis U
(Loretto, Pa.)
- Guard (1989-91)
Penn State University
(State College, Pa.)
- Guard (1986-1988)
Altoona High School
(Altoona, Pa.)
- Guard (1982-86)
