MBB's Leibovitz Announces Coaching Staff

"John Gallagher, Chris Gerlufsen and Elliott Broadnax are three men who bring to the University of Hartford tremendous ethusiasm, teaching ability and the highest degree of integrity," said Leibovitz. "I could not be more pleased to have these individuals by my side as we work toward building a championship-caliber program. Our staff combines youth with valuable experience, and it is a collection of guys that quite simply will not be outworked. This is an exciting day for me and for this university."

Gallagher becomes the Hawks associate coach after serving as the top assistant at Lafayette College the past two seasons under head coach Fran O'Hanlon. He was the Leopards' top recruiter and handled the development of the team's guards.

Gallagher previously coached five seasons at La Salle University, two of which came under Speedy Morris and the final three under Billy Hahn. His coaching career began immediately following his graduation from Saint Joseph's University (1999), where he enjoyed a successful playing career as a guard for three seasons.

Gerlufsen joins the Hartford staff after serving as an assistant coach for four years at The Citadel as a member of Pat Dennis' staff. He joined The Citadel staff in 2000 as a graduate assistant coach and worked his way up to the top assistant spot by the 2003-04 season. In addition to serving as the team's recruiting coordinator, Gerlufsen also assisted in scheduling and had on-floor coaching responsibilities with the guards and wings.

A 1998 graduate of Randolph-Macon College, Gerlufsen played for Hal Nunnaly for two and one-half seasons and served as the team captain his final two years. He also helped the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Division III Tournament twice (1996 and 1998).

Broadnax also comes to Hartford via Lafayette, where he served as an assistant coach the past four seasons. As the second assistant on O'Hanlon's staff, his primary responsibilities included recruiting and developing the Leopards' post players.

Broadnax is a 2000 graduate of Colorado College, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in Mathematics with an emphasis on Computer Science. He also played basketball for the Division III school and graduated as the all-time leading rebounder (721) and fifth all-time scorer (1,311).

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